Elizabeth Dudley SAUNDERS

HAIRSTON.org ID#667, b. about 1823
Father*Samuel SAUNDERS1 b. 9 Aug 1783, d. 1852
Mother*Mary INGLES1 b. a 1796, d. 1862
Birth*Elizabeth Dudley SAUNDERS was born about 1823 in Virginia.2 
She was the daughter of Samuel SAUNDERS and Mary INGLES.1 
Marriage*Elizabeth Dudley SAUNDERS married Robert Henry HAIRSTON, son of Col. George "Old Rusty" HAIRSTON Jr. and Louisa HARDYMAN, on 17 November 1852 in Franklin, Virginia. They were married by Rev. Robert Gray. Family Search Library Film #007578970, image 77.2,3,1
Property*On 11 July 1861, Robert H. Hairston and his wife Elizabeth, of Henry County, sold to George Hairston Sr. of Henry County a 1,572 acre tract of land on both sides of Pig river in Franklin County, Virginia. This land was adjacent to Creed Ward, Powel Ward, John S. Neale and John Saunders. Franklin Co., VA Deed Book 27, Page 53-54, Family Search Film #008572267, Image 42-43.
Census 1870Elizabeth Dudley SAUNDERS appeared on the 1870 census of Robert Henry HAIRSTON on 8 August 1870 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia; Robert Hairston 46, Elizabeth 45, Mary 13, Elizabeth 11.4
Census 1880Elizabeth Dudley SAUNDERS appeared on the 1880 census of Robert Henry HAIRSTON on 4 June 1880 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia; Robert Hairston 56, Elizabeth 57, Mary L. 24, Elizabeth 21.2

Family

Robert Henry HAIRSTON b. 2 Jan 1824, d. 30 Jan 1903
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3804] Wingfield, Marshall Pioneer Families of Franklin County Virginia, 1964 The Virginia Book Company., Personal Collection - printed book.
  2. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S3077] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ6-6JZ : accessed 13 September 2015), William Turnbull and Ruth Hairston, 07 Nov 1792; citing Franklin County, Virginia, reference p98; FHL microfilm 31,523.
  4. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited27 Oct 2023