Capt. Marshall HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#738, b. 6 August 1840, d. 11 March 1904
Father*John Adams HAIRSTON1 b. 15 Mar 1799, d. 7 Sep 1849
Mother*Malinda CORN1 b. a 1814, d. a 1882
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Capt. Marshall Hairston’s Confederate Uniform is on display at the Carter House Museum in Franklin, Tennessee. Part of the Battle of Franklin Trust, the Carter House is about a mile from the Carnton Plantation. Capt. Marshall Hairston’s sister, Susan America Hairston, was Capt. Roland Ward’s first wife.

Capt. Roland Ward Jones spent over a year recuperating in The Carnton Plantation after the Battle of Franklin in 1864. The Battle of Franklin Trust maintains the house and grounds where the battle took place and they offer tours that are fascinating. They also have letters written by Capt. Ward to his second wife Lizzie.

If you are in the Nashville, Tenn. area, I highly recommend spending some time at the Carnton Plantation and the Carter House.

www.battleoffranklintrust.org
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Birth*Capt. Marshall HAIRSTON was born on 6 August 1840 in Yalobusha, Mississippi.1,2 
He was the son of John Adams HAIRSTON and Malinda CORN.1 
Census 1850Capt. Marshall HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of Malinda CORN in 1850 in Patrick, Virginia.1

Census 1860Capt. Marshall HAIRSTON appeared on the 1860 census of Malinda CORN on 17 August 1860 in Yalobusha, Mississippi.3

Military*With Capt. F. M. Aldridge's Company B, 15th Mississippi (Yalobusha Rifles) - CSA. Transferred to Gen Cabels staff 1862. Surrendered to Gen Taylor 4 May 1865 and was paroled at Gainesville, AL 11 May 1865.4,5

 
Marriage*Capt. Marshall HAIRSTON married Mary Ready WENDALL on 22 November 1865 in Lafayette, Mississippi.6 
Census 1870*Capt. Marshall HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 13 June 1870 in Range 8, Bolivar, Mississippi.7

Census 1880*He appeared on the census of 12 July 1880 in Coffeeville, Yalobusha, Mississippi.8

Census 1900*He appeared on the census of 7 July 1900 in District 108 Beat 4, Yalobusha, Mississippi, Marshall 59 Post Master, Mary R 51 b. TN, Hattie L. 25.9

Death*He died on 11 March 1904 in Shelby, Tennessee, at age 63.2

 
Burial*He was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Grenada, Mississippi.2 

Family

Mary Ready WENDALL b. Oct 1842, d. 11 Sep 1910
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S132] Cemetery - Odd Fellows, Grenada County, MS.
  3. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S177] National Archives - Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations.
  5. [S3458] Howell, H. Grady Jr., For Dixie Land I'll Take My Stand, A muster listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors and Marines,, unknown repository.
  6. [S76] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com.
  7. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  9. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited4 Aug 2023