Martha Redd SMITH

HAIRSTON.org ID#968, d. 6 February 1865
Father*Joseph M. SMITH1
Martha Redd SMITH was the daughter of Joseph M. SMITH.1 
Marriage*Martha Redd SMITH married George HAIRSTON, son of Peter HAIRSTON and Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON, on 11 November 1856 in Henry, Virginia. George Hairston is listed as George Hairston Jr. when his marriage and death are recorded in the bible of his father Peter Hairston. His will and probate records also indicate George Hairston Jr.1,2,3

 
DeedHardin Hairston and his son Nicholas Edward Hairston purchased 245 acres in Lowndes County from the children of Peter and Ruth S. Hairston - Samuel Hairston and wife Henretta, George Hairston Jr. and wife Martha R., Peter Hairston Jr. and wife Lucy J., and John S. Reamy and wife Elizabeth. - Lowndes County Deed Vol. 31, pages 326-327. FSL #8567104 image 179.
Census 1860Martha Redd SMITH appeared on the 1860 census of George HAIRSTON on 11 September 1860 in Henry, Virginia; $29,000 Real Estate $32,000 Personal.4

 
WillIn George HAIRSTON's will dated 28 May 1861 in Henry, Virginia, Martha Redd SMITH was named as an heir; He signed his name George Hairston Jr. - Henry County Will Book 7, page 103. FSL #7645136 image 516.
Death*She died on 6 February 1865.1

 

Family

George HAIRSTON b. 21 Dec 1832, d. 3 Dec 1865
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [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.
  2. [S141] Samuel Hairston Family Bible 1755-1891 - North Carolina.
  3. [S68] Vestal-Miller, Anne, The Marriage Register of Henry County Virginia Vol I , 1853-1878 Old Mill Printers, Rocky Mount, VA 1998 - FSL 7857819-583, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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