HAIRSTON.org ID#2237, b. 14 December 1808, d. 13 January 1881
| Birth* | James McElhaney HAIRSTON was born on 14 December 1808 in South Carolina. Cemetery marker shows birth Dec. 17, 1808.2,3 |
| He was the son of Hugh Brown HAIRSTON and Sarah MCELHANEY.1 |
| Property | James M. Hairston sold to James Anderson 202 1/2 acres of land in Butts County, Georgia on 30 July 1830. Butts County, Georgia Deed Book B, page 242. FHL #8153254, image 380.  |
| Property | Eli Cooper sold to James M. Hairston 200 acres and a house in Butts County, Georgia on 10 October 1830. Butts County, Georgia Deed Book B, page 262. FHL #8153254, image 391. |
| Property* | James M. Hairston purchased 112 acres of land in Butts County, Georgia from William McCally on 27 November 1832. The document was witnessed by John S. Hairston and H. B. Hairston. Butts County, Georgia Deed Book F, page 349-350, FHL #8564638, image 530-531. |
| Property | James M. Hairston sold to Sterling Camp 200 acres in Butts County on 26 November 1833. Butts County, Georgia Deed Book C, page 317-318, FHL #8153255, image 177. |
| Marriage* | James McElhaney HAIRSTON married Matilda Louisa McCALLAY, daughter of James McCALLAY and Margaret AIKEN, on 4 December 1834.1,2,4,5 |
| Census 1850* | James McElhaney HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 10 October 1850 in Troup, Georgia, Jas Hurston 40 SC, Matilda 34 GA, Margarett 14 GA, Sarah 12 GA, Jane 6 GA, Wm 4 GA, Mary J 1 GA.4
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| Death Spouse* | His wife, Matilda Louisa McCallay, died on 21 May 1851. |
| Marriage* | He married Louisa M. ELLIS on 21 December 1854.2 |
| Court Record* | On 15 January 1856, after his wife died, James M. Hairston became guardian of his minor children Sarah May, Jane E., William M. and James Harston. Guardian Bonds, Troup County, Georgia, page 181.6 |
| Census 1860* | James McElhaney HAIRSTON was Head of Household on 18 June 1860 in West Vernon, Troup, Georgia. Jas Hearston 50, H. M. 42F, C. Estes 16M (probably child of Jack Estes, a neighbor), J Hearston 14M, O. Hearston 12F, N. Hearston 10F, W. Hearston 6M.7 |
| Census 1870* | He was Head of Household on 14 July 1870 in West Vernon, Troup, Georgia, J. M. Hurston 60, Louisa 52, Jane 21, William 23, James 18.8 |
| Court Record* | In the early 1870s there are Troup County court records stating that James M. Hairston was judged to be mentally ill (a lunatic) and his son William M. Hairston was appointed his guardian. |
| Census 1880 | He appeared on the 1880 census of James HAIRSTON on 3 June 1880 in Chambers, Alabama; Hairston, James 29 GA, Julia F. 20 GA wife, Ellen L. 2 daughter AL, J. M. Hairston 73 father (listed as insane), Louisa M. 68 mother.9 |
| Death* | James McElhaney HAIRSTON died on 13 January 1881 at age 72. James M. Hairston died without a will, his son William M. Hairston had been his guardian for several years.1,3 |
| Burial* | He was buried in Harmony Methodist Church, Troup, Georgia; 
Photo: Find A Grave by Donald Flynn.3 |
| Probate* | His estate was probated on 14 November 1881 in Troup, Georgia; William M. Hairston was the guardian of James M. Hairston and sold 440 acres to W. D. Barnes in Troup County, Georgia on 14 November 1881. Troup County, Georgia Deed Book U, page 483-485. FHL #8317692, image 260-261. |