Published Feb. 20, 1916 in the Columbus Commercial

VICTIM OF FIRE IS BURIED HERE

BODY OF P. S. HAIRSTON IS BROUGHT TO COLUMBUS FOR INTERMENT.

LOST HIS LIFE IN BLAZE AT TORONTO

Deceased Was a Native-Lowndes County and Was Well Known Here

The body of Mr. P. S. Hairston, who lost his life in the fire which destroyed the club house of American Club at Toronto, Canada, last Wednesday, was brought here for burial, having arrived over the Mobile and Ohio railroad at noon yesterday and which was carried immediately to Friendship cemetery, where interment took place.

Rev. R. B. Eggleston, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, conducted the funeral service, which was solemn and impressive, and an appropriate musical program, including a vocal solo by Miss Mary Lou Peyton, was rendered.

Mr. Hairston was about 52 years old, and for the past eight years had been residing in Toronto, where he was engaged in the mining business. He was born near Crawford, and was a member of a family which for many years has been prominent in local financial and social circles. surviving him are his widow who was in Toronto at the time of his death and who accompanied the remains to Columbus, three sisters, Mrs. E. E. Moore, of this city, Mrs. W. S. Turner, of Crawford, and Mrs. J. E. Cox, who lives in the prairie section west of Columbus, and four brothers, Mr. George Hairston, of Crawford, Mr. John Hairston, of Waynesboro, and Messrs. Hardin Hairston and J. T. W. Hairston, both of whom reside in the western portion of the county.

The following gentlemen officiated as pall bearers: active, Messrs. J. C. Cox, W. C. Cox, Sam Ervin, P. C. Hairston, W. S. Turner, and George Hairston; honorary, Messrs. J. R. Richards, T. H. Sharp, F. R. Simms, S. B. Johnston, R. B. Hardy, C. W. Evans, and W. G. Evans.

The following information was provided by Find a Graver L. L.
Peter Stewart Hairston
in the Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948

Name: Peter Stewart Hairston
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Birth Date: abt 1863
Birth Place: USA
Death Date: 16 Feb 1916
Death Place: York, Ontario, Canada
Cause of Death: Asphyxiation At Fire
** Source Citation
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 217
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Peter S Hairston
in the 1911 Census of Canada
Name: Peter S Hairston
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Race or Tribe: Canadian English (Canadian)
Age: 49
Birth Date: Jan 1862
Birth Place: USA
Census Year: 1911
Relation to Head of House: Head
Immigration Year: 1905
Province: Ontario
District: Toronto North
District Number: 126
Sub-District: 38 - Ward four
Sub-District Number: 38
Place of Habitation: 6 Spadina Rd
Family Number: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Peter S Hairston 49 - Head
Carlota Hairston 29 - Wife
Wortley S Turner 15 - Niece
Mary A Lawrence 54 - Mother-in-law
Mary A Provenchere 23 - Sister-in-law
Carlotta Provenchere 3/12 - Niece
Ada Bulpitt 45 - Nurse

** Source Citation
Year: 1911; Census Place: 38 - Ward four,
Toronto North, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 1
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