Samuel HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#704, b. 9 February 1865, d. 8 January 1933
Father*George HAIRSTON b. 11 Jan 1822, d. 9 Feb 1866
Mother*Ann Elizabeth LASH b. 14 May 1834, d. 1 Jan 1925
Birth*Samuel HAIRSTON was born on 9 February 1865 in Walnut Cove, North Carolina.1,2 
He was the son of George HAIRSTON and Ann Elizabeth LASH. 
ProbateSamuel HAIRSTON was listed as a beneficiary in George HAIRSTON's will on 31 May 1869 in Stokes, North Carolina; On 31 May 1869 William A. Lash, Jr., William A. Lash, Sr. and A. E. Hairston put up a bond of $20,000 and William A. Lash, Jr. was appointed guardian of William Lash Hairston and Samuel Hairston, both minors.3 
Census 1880Samuel HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of Ann Elizabeth LASH on 15 June 1880 in Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina; Ann E George 45, William Hairston 17, Samuel Hairston 15, Mary George 11 (step daughter), Lizzie George 2 (step daughter).4

 
Residence*Samuel HAIRSTON lived about 1898 in Oak Hill Plantation, Pittsylvania, Virginia.2 
Marriage*He married Mary May Julia JOPLING, daughter of James Rufus JOPLING and Mollie Jane PHELPS, on 16 November 1898 in Danville, Virginia.1,2 
Census 1900*Samuel HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 26 June 1900 in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, Samuel 35, Mary J 27, James J 8/12, Eiza Douglas 70 (Black servant).5

 
Census 1910*He appeared on the census of 2 May 1910 in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, Sam 45, Mary 37, James 10, Sam Jr. 10, May 6, Ann 4, Ruth 1, A E George 75 (Samuel's mother), Bessie Hairston (niece).6

 
Census 1920*He appeared on the census of 6 February 1920 in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, Samuel 54 NC, May J 47 VA, George 8 VA, Rufus T 6 VA, Anna E George 85 NC (Samuel's mother).7

 
Census 1930*He appeared on the census of 22 April 1930 in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, Samuel 65, May J 57, Ann R 23, Ruth P 22, George 18, Rufus T 16.1

 
Death*He died on 8 January 1933 at age 67.2 
Obituary*SAM HAIRSTON IS VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK - Large Landowner Passes Suddenly at Home Oak Hill - Samuel Hairston, probably one of the largest landowners in this section of Virginia, died at his home at Oak Hill, in Pittsylvania county, at seven o'clock on Sunday morning following a heart attack. It was his second seizure for on December 9th he became seriously ill but recovered from the heart attack thought recently had complained of not felling well. Mr. Hairston who was 67 years of age, rose on Sunday morning for breakfast as usual but almost immediately became ill and went back to bed. His condition rapidly became worse and in fifteen minutes he was dead. Mr. Hairston was born at Walnut Cove, N. C., a son of George Hairston but he took over the ancestral estate at Oak Hill in 1881 and since that time he has managed the far flung plantation being known as a highly successfull tobacco grower. He was active in state and county affairs being a member of the State Board of Agriculture at the time of his death as well as being a member of the Pittsylvania county electoral board. He was a senior warden of St. Lukes Episcopal church at Spray, N. C.. Surviving him is his widow and the following seven children J. J. Hairston of Spray, N.C; Samuel Hairston Jr. of Oak Hill, Miss May Hairston of Oak Hill, Miss Ruth T. Hairston of Oak Hill and George Hairston and Rufus Hairston now attending Duke University. The funeral will be conducted at the home tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. The remains will be brought here and placed in the Joplin Vault in Green Hill cemetery. - The Bee, Danville, VA., 9 January 1933, page 1. 
Burial*He was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Virginia. 

Family

Mary May Julia JOPLING b. 20 Apr 1873, d. 1957
Children
ChartsDescendant Chart (#1)
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S24] Hall, Wm. Kearney 1918-. Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia. 1957 Ann Arbor, Michigan.
    https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89069618338, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  3. [S3309] George Hairston (1822-1866) Estate Records, Stokes County, North Carolina State Archives, Project NC09250, Roll 468, Page 392-416, Ancestry.com.
  4. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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