Col. John Tyler Hairston

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Col. John Tyler Hairston

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Red Plains, Henry County, Virginia, United States
Death: January 13, 1857 (45)
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States (Consumption)
Place of Burial: Stanleytown, Henry County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of George R. Hairston, General and Louisa Hairston
Husband of Pocahontas Rebecca Hairston
Father of Virginia Hairston; Louisa Hardiman Williams; Elizabeth Lewis Claiborne; George Hairston; Sarah Epes Doswell Redd and 4 others
Brother of Dr. George Stovall Hairston, III; 4-Elizabeth Hairston (Seawell); Nicholas Hardyman Hairston; Louisa Hardeman Watkins; Robert Henry Hairston and 4 others

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About Col. John Tyler Hairston

Source: The Cabells and Their Kin by Alexander Brown, D.C.L.

"died of consumption, at Jacksonville, Fla., where he had gone for his health, January 13, 1857, and was buried near his former residence, in Henry County, Va. His wife died February 3, 1858, at "Bridgewater," and was buried by the side of her husband."

Married 25 Aug. 1836 to Pocahontas.

John was a lawyer.
He settled at "Red Plains" about 2 miles from Marrowbone, where he was born, in Henry County, Va. He was 46 when he died... "Leaving a much afflicted widow, eight children and numerous friends to mourn their loss."

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Col. John Tyler Hairston's Timeline

1811
November 25, 1811
Red Plains, Henry County, Virginia, United States
1837
July 4, 1837
1839
July 7, 1839
Henry County, Virginia, United States
1841
March 20, 1841
Henry County, Virginia, United States
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1845
May 21, 1845
1847
February 10, 1847
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