Dr. Ernest Joseph HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#531, b. 10 September 1880, d. 16 June 1918
Father*Robert Peter HAIRSTON1 b. 4 Oct 1841, d. 20 Jun 1906
Mother*Margaret Sommer POTTS b. 1 Jul 1845, d. 11 Sep 1903
Birth*Dr. Ernest Joseph HAIRSTON was born on 10 September 1880. 
He was the son of Robert Peter HAIRSTON and Margaret Sommer POTTS.1 
Census 1900Dr. Ernest Joseph HAIRSTON appeared on the 1900 census of Robert Peter HAIRSTON on 8 June 1900 in Lowndes, Mississippi.2

 
Death*Dr. Ernest Joseph HAIRSTON died on 16 June 1918 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, at age 37. Died intestate, without a will. However, he did have a life insurance policy listing his brothers and a sister. Lowndes County Probate Records, File #3478. Family Search Library Film #5783033, image 1252.
Burial*He was buried in Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.3

 
Obituary*


The Columbus Commercial, Columbus, Miss., Thursday Morning, June 27, 1918. 
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S136] Bible - Thomas Potts Family Bible - 1668-1893 , area covered is Charleston, South Carolina. Bible printed in 1740. other surnames mentioned: Akin, Burton, Gray, Hairston, Keelin, Smith, and Thornton. Library call number 24346, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  2. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S17] Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Information and photographs gathered from personal visits.
Last Edited31 Jul 2023