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Major Lee Hairston Jr. 1920–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1920

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 17 Feb 2003

Death Location: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Father: Mort Hairston

Mother: Frances Compton

Spouse(s): Bernett Hairston

Children(s):

Major Lee Hairston Jr. was born in 1920 in Virginia, the child of Mort Major Hairston And Frances H Compton. In 1950, Major Lee Hairston Jr. resided in Filbert, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. Major Lee Hairston Jr. married Bernett Hairston, and had children including Alice Hairston, Carolyn Hairston, Gerald Hairston, Major Hairston Iii, Thresa Hairston. Major Lee Hairston Jr. passed away in 2003 in Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Lee Hairston Jr. was born in 1920 in Virginia, the child of Mort Major Hairston And Frances H Compton.
  • In 1950, Major Lee Hairston Jr. resided in Filbert, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • Major Lee Hairston Jr. married Bernett Hairston, and had children including Alice Hairston, Carolyn Hairston, Gerald Hairston, Major Hairston Iii, Thresa Hairston.
  • Major Lee Hairston Jr. passed away in 2003 in Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Jr.'s Ancestors

Self
Major Jr.
1920–2003
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Mort Major Hairston
1891–1986
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Frances (H) Compton
1898–1983
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Major Hairston
1842–1920
Beavercreek Plantation, Henry Co, Va
Patsy ("Pattie") Dillard
1862–1951
Virginia, USA
John (Tyler) Compton
1870–1928
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Alice Hairston
1874–1910
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Hairston
1820–
Mary Easley
1820–
John Holder)
1820–
Sallie Trent
1830–1922
Moses Compton
1851–1939
Letitia Davis
1853–1911
Christopher Hairston
1835–1925
Patsy Blagg
1832–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abram Hairston
1800–
Aggy Hairston
1800–
Edward Easley
1843–1893
Sally Winbush
1845–1912
James Sr
1819–1910
Martha Eggleston
1821–1900
George Davis
1795–1870
Rebecca Davis
1817–
Emanuel Hairston
1810–
Easter Hairston
1817–
Edmund Hairston
1811–1889
May Hairston
1819–1883

Major Jr.'s Timeline

3 Records

1920
11 Jun 1920
Birth of Major Lee Hairston Jr. in Virginia
Virginia
1950
1950
Age 30
Major Lee Hairston Jr. resided here in Filbert, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Filbert, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
2003
17 Feb 2003
Age 83
Death of Major Lee Hairston Jr. in Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Filbert, McDowell, W

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Filbert, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Filbert, McDowell, W

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 2003
    Event Place: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, USA

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