Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#112, b. 15 March 1825, d. 27 July 1888
Father*Hardin HAIRSTON1 b. 23 Oct 1786, d. 23 Oct 1862
Mother*Sarah "Sally" Stovall STAPLES1 b. 1 Oct 1791, d. 4 May 1845
Birth*Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON was born on 15 March 1825 in Patrick, Virginia.1,2 
He was the son of Hardin HAIRSTON and Sarah "Sally" Stovall STAPLES.1 
College*Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON graduated college about 1845; Educated at Harvard College.3 
Census 1850 Agri*He appeared on the Mississippi Agriculture Census of 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi. Page 13. FSL #7942515 image 79.
Census 1850*He appeared on the census of 26 September 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi, Nicholas E. Hairston 25, Planter 2460, VA.4

 
Tax RollsN. E. Hairston paid 1852 taxes in Lowndes County, Mississippi; 1 clock $4, 1 horse of $50, 1 white polls, 26 slaves between 5 and 60, state tax $8.32, county tax $8.32. Lowndes County Tax 1852, page 14. Family History Library Film #008610738, image 483.
Tax Rolls*The 1853 Lowndes County tax records show the following for N. E. Harston: 1 watch $4, 1 horse $75, 32 slaves under 60, 1 free white polls, $12.81 state tax, $6.41 county tax and $35.23 rail road tax. Lowndes County Tax 1853, page 18. Family History Library Film #008610738, image 529.
Tax RollsNicholas E. Hairston paid 1857 taxes in Lowndes County, Mississippi; 1 carriage $200, 1 watch $50, 1 horse $100, $120 in gold or silver, 1 white polls, 75 slaves between 5 and 60, state tax $33.00. Lowndes County Tax 1857, page 18. Family History Library Film #008610738, image 582.
Marriage*He married Kiziah C. "Kizzie" STAPLES, daughter of Abraham STAPLES and Mary S. PENN, on 15 January 1857 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.1,5 
WillNicholas Edward HAIRSTON witnessed the will of Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON on 21 April 1858 in Will Book 1, pages 15-17, Lowndes, Mississippi; FSL #5835939, images 102-103.6
Property*George Hairston Sr. of the county of Henry of the State of Virginia sells 243 acres of land in Lowndes County, Mississippi to N. E. Hairston. - Lowndes County Deed Vol. 31, page 324. FSL #8567104, image 177.
Tax RollsNich. E. Hairston paid 1859 taxes in Lowndes County, Mississippi; $100 loaned, 1 carriage $60, 1 watch $30, 1 clock $20, 8 cattle, 1 horse $150, $50 gold/silver, 1 piano $300, 1 white polls, 78 slaves between 5 and 60, state tax $34.35. Lowndes County Tax 1859, page 20. Family History Library Film #008610738, image 637.
Deed*Hardin Hairston and his son Nicholas Edward Hairston purchased 245 acres in Lowndes County from the children of Peter and Ruth S. Hairston - Samuel Hairston and wife Henretta, George Hairston Jr. and wife Martha R., Peter Hairston Jr. and wife Lucy J., and John S. Reamy and wife Elizabeth. - Lowndes County Deed Vol. 31, pages 326-327. FSL #8567104 image 179.
Census 1860*Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 20 July 1860 in Lowndes, Mississippi, Listed - N. E Hairston 35, K. C. Hairston (F) 22, Mary Hairston 2, Sallie 8 months.7

 
WillIn Hardin HAIRSTON's will dated 29 September 1862 in Lowndes, Mississippi, Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON was named as an heir; Hardin Hairston left a will dated 29 September 1862, Lowndes County Courthouse, Mississippi, Will Book 1, page 122. PDF transcript and a copy of will attached.8
Census 1870*He appeared on the census of 16 June 1870 in Lowndes, Mississippi, N.E. Hairston 45, Kizzie 33.9

 
Anecdote*The gin-house of Maj. N. E. Hairston near Crawfordville, was accidentally set on fire, last Saturday, and burned down, involving the loss of some 20 bales of cotton, 1000 bushels of corn. 2,000 bushels of cotton seed. Loss estimated at about $8,000. - The Weekly Clarion, Jackson, Mississippi, Thursday, January 22, 1874, Page 1.
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Deed*On 17 August 1874, George Hairston, his brother Nicoholas E. Hairston and Nicholas's wife Kizzie, obtained a bond on about 94 acres of land in Chicago they purchased in 1871. The land was north of Garfield Park. George, Nicholas and Kizzie defaulted on the loan and a Trustee's Sale was advertised in Chicago newspapers, November 1879. - Cook Deed Book 461, page 346-352. FSL #8577058, image 999-1005.
DeedOn 1 January 1878, Nicholas E. Hairston sells a house and property to J. L. Crigler in Crawfordville, Lowndes County. - Lowndes Deed Book 45, page 372. FSL #8567113 image 542.
Deed*On 1 January 1878, Elizabeth T. Connor sells to George Hairston a house and property in Crawfordville, Lowndes County. - Lowndes Deed Book 45, page 370. FSL #8567113 image 541.
Census 1880*He appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 in District 4, Lowndes, Mississippi, N. E. Harston widower 56 born in VA, B. W. dau. 17 born in MS, G.W. son-in-law 22 born in MS, M.W. dau. 22 born in MS.10 
AnecdoteA Foul Murder. - Columbus Dispatch

Last Sunday night, on Mr. Nick Hairston's plantation, near Crawford, a foul murder was committed, in which Lena Borders and Jeff Wooten were the perpetrators and Alfred Borders the victim. The particulars are about as follows : Lena Borders and her husband Alfred Borders were walking past the house of Jeff Wooten. Jeff came out, and the woman struck her husband on the head with a stick. This was followed by a heavy blow with a stick from Jeff, which prostrated their victim, and he was taken up and thrown into a cistern.
Jeff Wooten's statement is that the woman had been after him to kill her husband, and when she struck him he hit him too, and helped throw him in the cistern. He says he had no motive in killing him. Lena Borders says she was the second wife of the deceased. - That there were children by the first marriage. That these children were a source of trouble. That her husband often beat her, aud she wanted to get rid of him.
Neither of the murderers seem to apprehend the enormity of their crime. - The Comet, Jackson, Mississippi, July 30, 1881, Page 3. (Mississippi Department of Archives and History.)11 
Court Record1885 - Lowndes County Chancery Court Case #670 - George W. Hairston vs Bettie W. Hairston, regarding minor Kizzie S. Hairston and the estate of Kizzie C. Hairston, wife of N. E. Hairston, which included land in Crawford. - FSL #8631089, images 587-627. 
ProbateHe was mentioned in the probate of the estate of George HAIRSTON on 6 June 1885 in Lowndes, Mississippi; George Hairston died without a will. Lowndes County Chancery Court Case #2019. FSL #5815249 image 244.12
Will*Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON left a will on 12 June 1888 in Lowndes, Mississippi; Lowndes County Will Book 1, page 538. Family Search Library Film #5835939, image 395.
Death*He died on 27 July 1888 in Lowndes, Mississippi, at age 63. 
Burial*He was buried in Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.13

 
Probate*His estate was probated on 1 September 1888 in Will Book 1, page 538, Lowndes, Mississippi; Family Search Library Film #5835939, image 395. Chancery Court Estate #2934, Film #5783306, image 1769.
Court RecordGeorge Hairston CALLAWAY; 1888 - George H. Calloway, by next friend (guardian) vs N. E. Hairston, Marshall Hairston, Samuel Hairston, George Hairston, Hardin Hairston, John A. Hairston, Ruth S. Hairston, America Hairston and Mrs. Bethania Pannill. The complaint is that George H. Callaway, who is a lunatic, is claiming he should be an heir to the estate of Robert Hairston (1783-1852). - Lowndes County Chancery Court Case File #782. FSL #8631779 image 18. 

Family

Kiziah C. "Kizzie" STAPLES b. 25 Aug 1836, d. 1 Oct 1875
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S55] Harden Hairston Family Bible, 1750-1908. The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues,.....J. Holbrook's Sterotype Copy., Eighth Edition, Brattleborough, (Vt.), 1817, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  2. [S253] Bible of Nicholas E. Hairston Family, 1825 (Boston, New York, Philadelphia: American Family Bible Publishing Company, N. E. Hairston, Jr., Mississippi.
  3. [S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940 https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=13164, Ancestry.com.
  4. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S176] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 - Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
  6. [S3316] Will of Elizabeth Perkins Hairston - 21 April 1858, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Will Book 1, Page 15, 16 & 17. Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Q6-R6LN : 21 May 2014), Lowndes > Wills 1847-1889 vol 1 > image 25 of 341; county courthouses and public libraries, Mississippi., Lowndes County Courthouse,.
  7. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S271] Will of Hardin Hairston - 29 Sep 1862, Lowndes County Will Book #1, page 122. Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q6-RFZ9 : 21 May 2014), Lowndes > Wills 1847-1889 vol 1 > image 82 of 341; county courthouses and public libraries, Mississippi., Lowndes County Courthouse,.
  9. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  10. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  11. [S3188] Library of Congress, Chronicling Amercia - Historic American Newspapers.
  12. [S3317] Lowndes County Chancery Court Records, Lowndes County Courthouse,.
  13. [S17] Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Information and photographs gathered from personal visits.
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