Samuel Harden HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#4030, b. 22 June 1830
Father*Samuel Saunders HAIRSTON Jr.1,2 b. 12 Aug 1804, d. 8 Jul 1850
Mother*Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON1 b. 4 Apr 1809, d. 8 May 1858
Birth*Samuel Harden HAIRSTON was born on 22 June 1830 in Virginia.1

 
He was the son of Samuel Saunders HAIRSTON Jr. and Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON.1,2 
Census 1850Samuel Harden HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of Hardin HAIRSTON on 25 September 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi; Hardin 64, Elizabeth 40, (the following children are Col. Samuel Hairston's) Elizabeth 15, Sarah 18, Samuel 20, Theodosia 13, John 11, Robert 8, George 5, Joseph 3, Sanders 1, and Harden's son George 38 VA.3
WillSamuel Harden HAIRSTON was mentioned in the will of Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON on 21 April 1858 in Will Book 1, pages 15-17, Lowndes, Mississippi; FSL #5835939, images 102-103.4
Tax Rolls*Samuel H. Hairston paid 1859 taxes in Lowndes County, Mississippi; $100 loaned, 1 watch $50, 1 white polls, 7 slaves between 5 and 60, state tax $3.45. Lowndes County Tax 1859, page 20. Family History Library Film #008610738, image 637.
Court Record*On 2 November 1859, Samuel H. Hairston was charged with "unlawfully cohabitating and living in fornication with a slave.... named Julia" - The State vs. Samuel H. Hairston, #1862. 
Census 1860*Samuel Harden HAIRSTON was Head of Household on 24 July 1860 in Crawfordville Post Office, Lowndes, Mississippi.5

 
Military*Samuel Harden Hairston - Fourth Sergeant, mustered on the 15 February 1861 at Crawfordsville, Mississippi, in the Prairie Guards, he was 30. He was discharged on 3 October 1861 with chronic rheumatism and was described as six feet 2 inches tall, dark hair, fair complextion and blue eyes.6 
WillIn Hardin HAIRSTON's will dated 29 September 1862 in Lowndes, Mississippi, Samuel Harden 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.7
Census 1870*He was Head of Household on 12 July 1870 in District 3, Lowndes, Mississippi, Hairston, Sam - 40 male white farmer, born in Virginia.8 
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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. [S24] Hall, Wm. Kearney 1918-. Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia. 1957 Ann Arbor, Michigan.
    https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89069618338, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  3. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [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,.
  5. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S3458] Howell, H. Grady Jr., For Dixie Land I'll Take My Stand, A muster listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors and Marines,, unknown repository.
  7. [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,.
  8. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited27 Sep 2024