HAIRSTON - James Needham HAIRSTON

James Needham HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#3976, b. 13 September 1812, d. about 1857

Father*

Robert HAIRSTON¹ b. bt 1776 - 1780, d. 22 Aug 1841

Mother*

Margaret SMELTZER (SMELSER)¹ b. a 1785, d. 16 Nov 1862

Birth*

James Needham HAIRSTON was born on 13 September 1812 in Tennessee. The 1900 census of Nancy Minerva Hairston McCaleb states both her parents were born in Tennessee.^2,3

He was the son of Robert HAIRSTON and Margaret SMELTZER (SMELSER).¹

Marriage*

James Needham HAIRSTON married Mary VAUGHN about 1838.

Census 1840*

James Needham HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1840 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, Males under 5 1, 20-29 2, Females under 5 1, 15-19 1, slaves 2. A Sarah Vaughan, age 50-59 born 1781-1790, is also listed in the 1840 Lincoln County census. Possibly related to Mary Vaughan.⁴

Will

In Robert HAIRSTON's will dated 12 August 1841 in Marshall County, Mississippi, James Needham HAIRSTON was named as an heir; a copy of the will was also filed in the Lincoln County Will Books, Page 204 - Tennessee Wills and Probate Records. Family History Library Film #007642927, Image #383.⁵

Census 1850*

He appeared on the census of 17 October 1850 in Tulip, Dallas County, Arkansas.

Probate*

James Hairston as guardian for his son Robert Hairston a minor 6 April 1852 Probate Court, Dallas County, Arkansas.⁶

Probate

James hairston as guardian for his son Robert Hairston a minor 5 April 1854 Probate Court, Dallas County, Arkansas; James Hairston as guardian for his son Robert Hairston a minor.⁶

Death*

He died about 1857 in Dallas County, Arkansas.⁶

Probate

His estate was probated on 14 February 1857 in Probate Court, Dallas County, Arkansas.⁶

Property*

1857 Dallas County - 40 acres Township 10 S, Range 16 W, Section 36 Note: This was issued after his death.⁷

Family

Mary VAUGHN b. 3 Sep 1815, d. 19 Jul 1901

Children

Martha HAIRSTON⁸ b. a 1838
Robert HAIRSTON+⁸ b. Oct 1839
Margaret Ann Hairston b. 1842
Mary Ann HAIRSTON¹ b. 25 Feb 1844, d. 26 Jan 1938
Sarah Ann Hairston¹ b. 1845
Nancy Minerva Hairston¹ b. 15 Aug 1848, d. 1919
James HAIRSTON b. 1849
Virginia A. "Jennie" Hairston+¹ b. Jan 1852, d. 1927
America M. Hairston¹ b. Apr 1852, d. 3 Dec 1922
Amanda Hairston¹ b. 16 Dec 1855, d. 28 Aug 1935

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S46] Vic Hairston and Edward J. Bregenzer, The Hairston History, February 12, 1998. Personal Collection - copy.
[S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S3176] Lincoln County Tennessee Bible Records, Volume 4, compiled by Mabel Abbott Tucker and Jane Warren Waller, Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers. Family History Library Film #007831066., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S3251] Tennessee Wills & Probate Records 1779-2008, Ancestry.com.
[S3260] Record of Wills, 1843-1921; Author: Arkansas. Probate Court (Dallas County); Probate Place: Dallas, Arkansas, Ancestry.com.
[S3261] United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

5 Jan 2023