Samuel HAIRSTON1

HAIRSTON.org ID#7289, b. about 1830
Birth*Samuel HAIRSTON was born about 1830 in Georgia. The 1860 Federal Census indicated both parents born in Georgia.1 
Marriage*He married Matilda Sarah GLASSGOW on 7 August 1851 in Troup, Georgia.2 
Census 1860*Samuel HAIRSTON was Head of Household on 14 July 1860 in Randolph, Alabama. Samuel Hairston 31 GA, Matilda Hariston 21 VA, Ella 7 GA, Sara 6 GA, Mary 6 GA, Edward G. 4 GA, Jesse B. 1 GA.3

 
Census 1870*He was Head of Household on 24 August 1870 in Chambers, Alabama, Houston, Samuel 44 GA, Sarah 39 VA, Ella 18 GA, Sallie 16 GA, Mary 16 GA, Edward 13 GA, Jesse 11 GA, James 2 GA.4

 
Census 1880*He appeared on the census of 17 July 1880 in Chambers, Alabama, Hairston, Samuel 50 born GA & parents born GA, wife Mitilda 46 VA, sons Ed 23 GA, Jim 12 GA, Peter 10 AL.1

 

Family

Matilda Sarah GLASSGOW b. a 1834
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S3460] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Georgia Marriages 1851-1900., Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited1 Apr 2026