Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Matilda M. MARTIN

HAIRSTON.org ID#70, b. 7 August 1818, d. 4 May 1854

Father*

Col. Joseph MARTIN^1,2 b. 22 Sep 1785, d. 3 Nov 1859

Mother*

Sallie HUGHES b. 30 Apr 1792, d. 1879

Birth*

Matilda M. MARTIN was born on 7 August 1818.³

She was the daughter of Col. Joseph MARTIN and Sallie HUGHES.^1,2

Marriage*

Matilda M. MARTIN married Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON, son of Col. George "Old Rusty" HAIRSTON Jr. and Louisa HARDYMAN, on 14 July 1837 in Greenwood, Henry, Virginia; Listed as daughter of Jos. Martin and minister was Arnold Walker. Elizabeth Seawell books lists 18, July 1837.

Married- On July 18, by Rev. Arnold Walker, Dr. George Hurston, to Miss Matilda M. Martin, fourth dau. of Col. Joseph Martin, all of Henry County. Publication: Richmond Whig & public advertiser, Richmond, Va., Friday, July 28, 1837, (p. 1, c. 7) - From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.^4,5,6,1

Census 1840

Matilda M. MARTIN appeared on the 1840 census of Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON in 1840 in Henry, Virginia; George S - Males 20-29 1, Females <5 1, 20-29 1, Slaves 22.⁷

Census 1850

Matilda M. MARTIN appeared on the 1850 census of Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON on 10 October 1850 in Henry, Virginia; George 37, Matilda 32, Sarah L 12, Susan J 9, Elizabeth 7, George 5, Matilda 3, Joseph 1.⁸

Death*

Matilda M. MARTIN died on 4 May 1854 at age 35.³

Burial*

She was buried in Marrowbone Plantation Cemetery, Henry, Virginia;

Photo: By Robert E. Hairston, Jr., 1989.³

Family

Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON b. 2 May 1813, d. 9 May 1863

Children

Sarah "Sallie" Louisa HAIRSTON+ b. 8 Apr 1838
Susan Jane HAIRSTON+ b. 4 Aug 1841, d. 18 Sep 1904
Elizabeth Mclemore HAIRSTON+ b. 7 Jul 1843, d. 22 Apr 1930
George Stovall HAIRSTON Jr.+ b. 11 Mar 1845, d. Sep 1876
Matilda Martin HAIRSTON+ b. 16 Feb 1847
Joseph Martin HAIRSTON b. Dec 1848, d. 6 May 1853
Nicholas Hardyman HAIRSTON+ b. 19 Apr 1851, d. 27 Jun 1927
Ruth Ann HAIRSTON b. 6 Jan 1853, d. 6 Oct 1854

Charts

Descendant Chart
Descendant Chart Box

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S3326] Knight, Nancy Marlene Martin. Peacemaker - Joseph Martin 1740-1808 and His Descendants, 1976., Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
[S3327] Horton, Lucy Henderson. Family History, Press of the News, Franklin, Tenn. 1922. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066169020, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S19] Marrowbone Plantation Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
[S67] Dodd, Virginia Anderson, Henry County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1849, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenvile, S.C. 1955.
[S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940 https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=13164, Ancestry.com.
[S3319] Pace, Ruth and McGee, Mary Pace. The Life and Times of Ridgeway, Virginia 1728-1990. Pocahontas Press, Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia, 1990., Personal Collection - printed book.
[S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

23 Nov 2021