Samuel Hairston WILSON
HAIRSTON.org ID#728, b. 11 August 1855, d. 27 June 1930
| Father* | Samuel Pannill WILSON b. 30 Aug 1822, d. 18 Nov 1894 |
| Mother* | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON b. 7 Dec 1827, d. 11 Mar 1889 |
| Birth* | Samuel Hairston WILSON was born on 11 August 1855 in Windsor Plantation, Pittsylvania, Virginia.1 |
| He was the son of Samuel Pannill WILSON and Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON. | |
| Marriage* | Samuel Hairston WILSON married Hallie REDD in 1878.2 |
| Census 1900* | Samuel Hairston WILSON appeared on the census of 19 June 1900 in Turnstall District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, Samuel 44, Hallie R 41, Robert B 20, William 19, Agnes H 11, John R 9, Samuel P 5, Peter H 7.2 |
| Census 1910* | He appeared on the census of 16 May 1910 in Turnstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia.3 |
| Death* | He died on 27 June 1930 in Windsor Plantation, Pittsylvania, Virginia, at age 74.1 |
| Burial* | He was buried in Berry Hill Plantation Cemetery, Pittsylvania, Virginia;
Photo: by Robert E. Hairston, Jr., 1990.1 |
| Obituary* | Funeral services of Samuel Hairston Wilson were conducted Saturday morning, and interment made in the Hairston burial ground at Berry Hill. Mr. Wilson, a prominent farmer of Cascade, died Thursday morning at his county home, "Windsor," following a lingering illness. Mr. Wilson was born seventy-five years ago in the house in which he died. In this house he had lived his entire life. His death was not unexpected for he had been in declining health for the last eighteen months. He was born August 11, 1855, the son of Sam Panill and Ruth Hairston Wilson. He was widely know and highly esteemed, and for many years active in politics, having represented the county in the state legislature for two terms, 1904-06 and 1906-07. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hallie Redd Wilson, and the following children: Dr. William Wilson, Robert Wilson, Peter H. Wilson of Cascade; John Wilson, United States Navy; Sam Panill Wilson of Detroit; Mrs. Spencer James of Danville and Cascade, and Miss Agnes Wilson, of Cascade. He also leaves two sisters, Misses Agnes and Bettie Willson of Roanoke. - The Henry Bulletin, Martinsville, Va., Tuesday, July 1, 1930, page 1. |
Family | Hallie REDD b. 30 Nov 1858, d. 3 Jul 1939 |
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| Charts | Descendant Chart (#1) Descendant Chart (#2) Descendant Chart Box |
Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
| Last Edited | 8 Dec 2025 |