Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Edith Isabella McLAIN¹

HAIRSTON.org ID#7753, b. about 1800, d. 19 September 1853

Father*

John McLain

Mother*

Ellen "Elly" NELSON b. a 1776

Marriage*

Edith Isabella McLAIN married Robert HAIRSTON (HARSTON).¹

Birth*

Edith Isabella McLAIN was born about 1800 in Tennessee.¹

She was the daughter of John McLain and Ellen "Elly" NELSON.

Census 1850

Edith Isabella McLAIN appeared on the 1850 census of Robert HAIRSTON (HARSTON) on 12 November 1850 in Osage, Benton, Arkansas; Robert Harston 42 NC, Isabella Harston 50 TN, John Harston 16 TN, Wm Harston 14 TN, James Harston 12 TN, Amanda Duff 36 TN, Susan Duff 10 AR, Martha Duff 6 AR, James Duff 4 AR, John Duff 2 AR, Ellen McLane 74 NC, Jane McLane 41 TN (these are probably Isabella's mother and sister).¹

Death*

Edith Isabella McLAIN died on 19 September 1853.

Family

Robert HAIRSTON (HARSTON) b. 8 May 1808, d. a 1872

Children

John W. HAIRSTON (HARSTON)¹ b. 5 Dec 1834, d. 28 Jan 1902
William Alexander HAIRSTON (HARSTON)¹ b. 27 Nov 1836, d. 3 Oct 1904
James D. HAIRSTON (HARSTON)¹ b. 7 Aug 1838, d. 8 Aug 1913
Isabel HAIRSTON (HARSTON)² b. Sep 1853

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

3 Jan 2022