HAIRSTON - Samuel HAIRSTON

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.

Probate

Samuel HAIRSTON was listed as a beneficiary in George HAIRSTON's will on 31 May 1869 in Stokes County, 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 1880

Samuel HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of Ann Elizabeth LASH on 15 June 1880 in Winston, Forsyth County, 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 County, 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 County, 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 County, 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 County, 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 County, 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*

The Bee, Danville, Virginia, Monday, 9 January 1933, Page 1. - Newspapers.com.

Burial*

He was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Virginia.

Family

Mary May Julia JOPLING b. 20 Apr 1873, d. 1957

Children

James Jopling HAIRSTON+^6,2 b. 8 Sep 1899, d. 4 Aug 1970
Samuel HAIRSTON Jr.+^6,2 b. 2 Nov 1901, d. 10 Nov 1975
Mary "May" HAIRSTON^6,2 b. 10 Feb 1904, d. 20 Jan 1975
Anne Lash HAIRSTON^1,6,2 b. 31 Jul 1906, d. 12 Jan 1968
Ruth Perkins HAIRSTON^1,2 b. 29 Jul 1908, d. 13 Nov 1969
George HAIRSTON+^1,2 b. 9 Sep 1911, d. 30 Mar 1958
Rufus Thomas HAIRSTON+^1,2 b. 8 Nov 1913, d. 15 Apr 1989

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[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.
[S3309] George Hairston (1822-1866) Estate Records, Stokes County, North Carolina State Archives, Project NC09250, Roll 468, Page 392-416, Ancestry.com.
[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

22 Nov 2021