Anna Caroline POTTS

HAIRSTON.org ID#592, b. 30 April 1849, d. 3 June 1911
Father*Dr. Hugh Swinton POTTS1 b. 12 Mar 1818, d. b 1880
Mother*Narcissa Eliza GRAY1 b. a 1826
Birth*Anna Caroline POTTS was born on 30 April 1849 in Mississippi; (1900 Federal Census shows birthplace as Virginia). Her parents birthplace are both South Carolina.2,3,4 
She was the daughter of Dr. Hugh Swinton POTTS and Narcissa Eliza GRAY.1 
Census 1850Anna Caroline POTTS appeared on the 1850 census of Dr. Hugh Swinton POTTS on 4 September 1850 in Winston, Mississippi; H.S. Potts 32 physician from SC, wife Narcissa 25 from SC, Margaret 5, Anna 1.

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Census 1860Anna Caroline POTTS appeared on the 1860 census of William H. GRAY on 20 June 1860 in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi; William H. Gray (head of household) 32 born in SC, Ella Gray 5 born MS, H. S. Potts 42 Physician South Carolina, Narcissa Potts 34 South Carolina, Margaret 14, Anna 11, Martha & Elvira 7 (twins). Sumner Hudson 9 and William Hudson 1.1


 
Marriage*Anna Caroline POTTS married George HAIRSTON, son of Samuel Saunders HAIRSTON Jr. and Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON, in December 1868.6,4 
Census 1880Anna Caroline POTTS appeared on the 1880 census of George HAIRSTON on 15 June 1880 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi; Harston, George Jr. 34, A.C. Harston 30, Robt 10, G.C. 6, F.A. 4, M.E. 2, Baby 4 months; (the Junior was probably added to stop confusion with his Uncle George, whom he grew up with in the same home for awhile. Junior was also added to some legal documents).2

 
Census 1900Anna Caroline POTTS appeared on the 1900 census of George HAIRSTON on 12 June 1900 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi; George Hairston 54, Anna Hairston 51, Lizzie 22, Sam Henry 20, Jubal Early 17,
William 14, John Henry 12, Gerald 9, Le Gree 7.7

Census 1910*Anna Caroline POTTS appeared on the census of 27 April 1910 in Ward 2, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, Anna C. Hairston 60 widow, J. E. 26, Wm. B. 24, Jerold 19, Legare 17, Mary E. 32, John H. 22.


Year: 1910; Census Place: Meridian Ward 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1374759.8 
Death*She died on 3 June 1911 at age 62.3 
Burial*She was buried in Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.3

 

Family

George HAIRSTON b. 16 Dec 1845, d. 5 Oct 1905
Children
ChartsDescendant Chart (#1)
Descendant Chart (#2)
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1880] 1880 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.
  4. [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
  5. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S55] Harden Hairston Family Bible, 1750-1908. The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues,.....J. Holbrook's Sterotype Copy., Eighth Edition, Brattleborough, (Vt.), 1817, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  7. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited26 Nov 2021