Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Thomas Oscar HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#868, b. about 1804, d. 6 October 1887

Father*

Peter HAIRSTON b. bt 1771 - 1774, d. a 1836

Mother*

Mattie Martha BAKER b. a 1776

Birth*

Thomas Oscar HAIRSTON was born about 1804 in Abbeville, South Carolina.^1,2

He was the son of Peter HAIRSTON and Mattie Martha BAKER.

Relocated

Thomas Oscar HAIRSTON relocated with Peter HAIRSTON to Gwinnett, Georgia, about 1818.^3,4

Marriage*

Thomas Oscar HAIRSTON married Matilda Elizabeth MOORE about 1830 in Gwinette, Georgia.^5,1

Census 1830*

Thomas Oscar HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1830 in Gwinnett, Georgia, Males 20-29 1, Females <5 2, 15-19 1.⁶

Property

Thomas Hairston acquired lot #237 of the 17th District, First Section Cherokee Land Lottery. Became Union County on December 3, 1832.⁷

Property*

Thomas Hairston acquired lot #104 of the 10th District, First Section Cherokee Land Lottery. Became Union County on December 3, 1832.⁷

Census 1840*

He appeared on the census of 1840 in Cobb, Georgia, Thos Hairston - Males <5 2, 30-39 1, Females <5 2, 5-9 2, 15-19 1.⁸

Census 1850*

He appeared on the census of 7 October 1850 in Roswell, Cobb, Georgia.¹

Census 1860*

He appeared on the census of 3 August 1860 in Big Shanty District, Cobb, Georgia, Thos Hairston 55M SC, M.C. 49F GA, W.C.D. 18M GA, P.M. 16M GA, A.B. 14M GA, A.M. 12F GA, L.O. 10F GA, L.V. 6F GA.⁵

Census 1870*

He appeared on the census of 4 August 1870 in Middle Township, Franklin, Arkansas.²

Census 1880*

He appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 in Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, Thomas 76 born South Carolina and both his parents born in South Carolina, Matilda C. 69 born in Georgia and both her parents born in Georgia.⁹

Death*

He died on 6 October 1887 in Arkansas.¹⁰

Burial*

He was buried in Nixon Cemetery, Franklin, Arkansas.¹⁰

Family

Matilda Elizabeth MOORE b. 4 Dec 1811, d. 2 Mar 1904

Children

Sarah Mahale HAIRSTON^10,1 b. a 1832
Mary Adaline HAIRSTON^10,1 b. a 1834
Oliver Hazard Perry HAIRSTON+¹ b. 28 Sep 1836, d. 1 Nov 1886
Thomas J. HAIRSTON+¹ b. a 1838, d. 25 Jul 1862
William C. D. HAIRSTON^5,1 b. a 1840
Pinkney Madison HAIRSTON+⁵ b. 10 Jan 1844, d. 26 Apr 1921
Adolphus B. HAIRSTON+⁵ b. a 1846, d. a 1920
Amanda M. HAIRSTON⁵ b. a 1848
L. Octavia HAIRSTON⁵ b. a 1850
Lucille V. HAIRSTON⁵ b. a 1854

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S43] Joyce W. Letah and Leah Stevens, The Descendants of Andrew Hairston, 14 June 1996 - this is typewritten scrapbook with little or no sources and some newspaper clippings., Personal Collection - copy.
[S3412] Stewart, William C., 1907-. Gone to Georgia: Jackson And Gwinnett Counties And Their Neighbors In the Western Migration. Washington: National Genealogical Society, 1965., unknown repository.
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S3427] Smith, J. F. The Cherokee land lottery: containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district. 1838 By James F. Smith. New York: Printed by Harper & brothers., Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S46] Vic Hairston and Edward J. Bregenzer, The Hairston History, February 12, 1998. Personal Collection - copy.

Last Edited

16 May 2018