HAIRSTON.org ID#6109, b. about 1803, d. about 1850
| Birth* | Samuel HAIRSTON was born about 1803 in Missouri.1,2 |
| He was the son of John HAIRSTON.1 |
| Property* | Purchased 80 acres Section 20 - Section: W2NW, Price per Acre: $2.00, Total Price: $160.00, Date: 30 Jun 1831, Volume: 010, Page: 342, Type: FD, Sect: 20, Township: 13S, Range: 01W, Meridian: 3, Acres: 80.00, Corr-Tag: 0, ID: 233903, Reside: 000.3 |
| Property | Purchased 32.5 acres for $40.62 on 15 July 1839 - Volume: 031, Page: 166, Type: FD Sect: 02, Township: 04S, Range: 02W, Meridian: 3, Acres: 32.50, Corr-Tag: 0, ID: 385968, Reside: 091 - FSL #8566605, image 34.3 |
| Deed* | On 19 July 1839, Samuel Hairston, of Union county, buys land from Peter Crase Jr.. - Alexander County Deeds 1818-1839, page 607. FSL #8566614, image 311. |
| Census 1840* | Samuel HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1840 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, Samuel Hurston Males: 20-29 1, Females: 5-9 1, 20-29 1, 40-49 1.4 |
| Property | On 1 July 1841, Samuel Harston, of Union County, purchased 32.05 acres in Alexander County. Land Office: Kaskaskia Meridian: 3rd PM Township: 14-S Range: 2-W Section: 2 Accession Number: IL1420__.474 Document Number: 8082.3 |
| Newspaper* | "BAY COLT -- Taken up by Samuel Harston, living in Mill creek precinct, in Alexander county, on 23rd day of November, 1841, one bay colt, supposed to be 3 years old, with a few white hairs on his belly, small for his age; appraised to $7. Dec 20, 1841." - Illinois State Register, Friday, January 7, 1842, page 2. |
| Death* | He died about 1850 in Alexander, Illinois. Died without a will. |
| Probate* | His estate was probated on 2 August 1850 in Alexander, Illinois. On 2 August 1850, John Hairston was the administrator of Samuel's estate. Name is spelled Hurston, Harston and Hairston in documents. - FSL #4661836, image 813.1 |