Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Robert HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#818, b. 8 December 1863, d. 6 January 1955

Father*

Samuel HAIRSTON¹ b. 6 May 1829, d. 5 Sep 1895

Mother*

Henrietta Alice JONES b. 30 May 1835, d. 10 Mar 1869

Birth*

Robert HAIRSTON was born on 8 December 1863. The 1900 census and death certificate indicate December 1864 as birth date. However cemetery marker and bible indicate 1863.^2,3,4

He was the son of Samuel HAIRSTON and Henrietta Alice JONES.¹

Census 1870

Robert HAIRSTON appeared on the 1870 census of Samuel HAIRSTON on 13 August 1870 in Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia.¹

Marriage*

Robert HAIRSTON married Penelope C. WILSON on 25 December 1891 in Presbyterian Church, Milton, North Carolina, by Rev. W. S. Campbell.^5,3,6

Census 1900*

Robert HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina.⁷

Census 1910*

He appeared on the census of 13 May 1910 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina.⁸

Census 1920*

He appeared on the census of 3 February 1920 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina.⁹

Census 1930*

He was Head of Household in the 1930 Federal Census on 1 May 1930 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina.¹⁰

Death*

He died on 6 January 1955 in Granville, North Carolina, at age 91.³

Burial*

He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Henry, Virginia;

Photo: Find A Grave by Jenepher and Sandford McElheny.⁴

Death Certficate*

Death Certficate on 11 January 1955 in Dutchvill, Granville, North Carolina.

Family

Penelope C. WILSON b. 31 Dec 1871, d. 1958

Children

Virginia A. HAIRSTON b. 9 Oct 1892
Penelope Wilson HAIRSTON² b. 2 Apr 1894, d. 22 Sep 1895
Ruth Perkins HAIRSTON² b. 8 Dec 1895
Mary Wilson HAIRSTON+² b. 25 Jun 1897
Caroline Henrietta HAIRSTON² b. 17 Dec 1898
Robert HAIRSTON Jr.+² b. 20 May 1900, d. 15 Jun 1968
Lucy Jones HAIRSTON+² b. 4 Jun 1902, d. 21 Oct 1978

Charts

Descendant Chart (#1)
Descendant Chart (#2)
Descendant Chart Box

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S142] Hairston Family, Peter Hairston Bible - 1750-1928, The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Translated Out of the Original Greek: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. Boston, Published by C. Ewer, T. Bedlington, and J. H. A. Frost. 1828., North Carolina, State Archives of North Carolina.
[S51] Death Certificate.
[S48] Find A Grave Website with Photo - only listings with photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof.
[S141] Samuel Hairston Family Bible 1755-1891 - North Carolina.
[S3776] Abrams, George Carter, The Abrams Family Genealogy 1745-1979 - 1979, unknown repository.
[S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

21 Jul 2023