Thomas Brown HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1374, b. 30 March 1824, d. 30 July 1864
Father*Robert HAIRSTON1 b. 19 Jul 1778, d. 31 Mar 1831
Mother*Ann SARGEN b. 23 Apr 1788, d. 21 Jan 1839
Birth*Thomas Brown HAIRSTON was born on 30 March 1824 in Laurens, South Carolina.2,1,3,4 
He was the son of Robert HAIRSTON and Ann SARGEN.1 
Marriage*Thomas Brown HAIRSTON married Nancy L. "Sparks" HUTCHINSON, daughter of Robert HUTCHINSON II and Margaret BLAKELY, on 7 October 1847.1,3,5,4 
Census 1850*Thomas Brown HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1850 in Laurens, South Carolina, Thos Hairston 25, Nancy 25, Robert O 12; (living next to Robert & Margaret Hutchinson.)3

 
Census 1860*He appeared on the census of 13 August 1860 in Cold Water, Laurens, South Carolina, Thos Hairston 36, N 35, R O 12, J D 9, M C 8, W Hutchinson 5, M A Hutchinson 1; (Living next to Robert & M. Hutchinson.)5

 
Death*Private in Company F, 22 Elliot Troup, CSA. Killed 30 July 1864 in the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia.1,4 
Burial*He was buried in Leesville Southern Methodist Church Cemetery, Laurens, South Carolina.4 

Family

Nancy L. "Sparks" HUTCHINSON b. 22 Dec 1824, d. 3 Feb 1875
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S231] Robert Hairston. Hairston Family Bibile - Laurens Co. South Carolina. 190 Greenwich Street, New York: Daniel D. Smith, 1823. Private owner, Texas.
  2. [S230] South Carolina, Early Death Records.
  3. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S3040] Hutchinson, Frederick McAlpine. The Hutchinson Family of Laurens County, South Carolina, And Descendants. Houston, Tex.: A. Jones Press, 1947 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066169962, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  5. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited6 Jan 2023