52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #47 Matilda Glasgow Hairston and Her Sisters

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Matilda Glasgow married Samuel B. Hairston (#12) on August 7, 1851. How long she had been acquainted with Samuel is not known, but the 1850 census places Matilda, her mother, and three sisters living very near Samuel's brother, James M. Hairston, in Troup County, Georgia.

No Story Too Small

Matilda's mother was reported on the census as Mary H. Glasgow. Her maiden name was recorded as Belcher on daughter, Nancy's death record. She was a widow and born in Virginia in about 1810. Daughters, Mary Jane, Matilda, Susan Rebecca, and Nancy F. were born in Virginia as well. On a Civil War pension application, it was written that Nancy was born in Patrick County near Richmond. 

Mary Jane Glasgow married Nathan Davis in Troup County on October 29, 1851. Susan Rebecca Glasgow married William D. Wills in Troup County in 1858. Nancy F. "Nannie" remained single until the 1860s.

In 1860, Matilda Glasgow Hairston is living in Randoph County Alabama with her husband and five young children. Mary Jane and her husband, Nathan Davis are living in nearby Chambers County, Alabama with a child (Nannie L. - age 2), two of Nathan's siblings (William R. and Henry W.), and Nancy F. "Nannie" Glasgow. Sister, Susan Rebecca and her husband, William D. Wills, are recorded on the same page. 


During the war, both Matilda's husband, Samuel B. Hairston, and Susan's husband, William D. Wills, joined infantry divisions in Georgia. William D. Wills, died at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Samuel was captured and more of his story can be found by clicking on this link. 

Nancy "Nannie" Glasgow married Marshall Brown Hurst on November 7, 1865 and, a year later, Susan Rebecca Glassgow Wills married Benjamin F. Davis on December 9, 1866.  

In 1870, Matilda, Mary Jane, Nancy, and Susan Rebecca and their families were all living in Chambers County. 

Susan Rebecca Glasgow Davis died on August 11, 1876 and is buried in the Bethel Baptist Cemetery with her husband, Benjamin.

In 1880, Matilda, Mary Jane, and Nancy lived in the Bloomingdale community of Chambers County with their families. 

By 1886, it is suspected that Matilda and Samuel B. Hairston along with all of their children moved to Texas. An S. B. Hairston along with sons, E.V. Hairston and Jesse B. Hairston, paid taxes in Falls County, Texas between 1886 and 1889. All of Matilda and Sam's children ended up in Texas at about the same time. Click on the following to see posts about each of their children.

• #13 James Hairston
• #16 Ella Hairston Simonton
• #19 Edward Vinson Hairston
• #23 Jesse B. Hairston
• #42 Sarah Jane Hairston McBurnett
• #45 Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Hairston White
• #46 Peter/Perry Melvin Hairston

Mary Jane Glasgow Davis died on June 21, 1894; just a few months after her husband, Nathan Davis. They are buried in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Chambers County.  
Sister, Nancy F. "Nannie" Glasgow Hurst is buried along with her husband, Marshall Brown Hurst, in the Five Points Belcher Cemetery in Chambers, County. 

All three of Matilda's known siblings can be found from before marriage to their time of death and place of burial. So, what happened to Matilda? Matilda is last found, as a widow, on the 1910 U.S. census in Bell County, Texas. Her husband may be the S. B. Hairston found in Falls County, paying taxes beginning in 1886 and last found in 1889. 

Hairston family researcher, Carl Greenway, wrote that Samuel and his wife, Matilda were said to have been buried on a plantation near Wedowee in Randolph County, Alabama. 

With all of their children and grandchildren in Texas, did Matilda and Samuel have the desire or the means to return to Alabama?

If Matilda or Samuel died in Texas, would their children have made the 800+ mile trip back to Alabama for a burial? 

Diana

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Sources

Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Dauphin, Daniel M. - Davis, Green F.

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Original data: See Description for original data sources listed by county.

Greenway, Carl (New York, New York) to "Dear Bill" [William H. Hairston, Jr.]. Letter. 22 November 1965. Formby Family Genealogical Collection [Manuscript]. Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. 

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Year: 1850; Census Place: District 735, Troup, Georgia; Roll: M432_84; Page: 96A; Image: 79 

Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Division, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: M653_4; Page: 774; Image: 496; Family History Library Film: 803004

Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M653_22; Page: 683; Image: 289; Family History Library Film: 803022.

Year: 1870; Census Place: Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: M593_6; Page: 87A; Image: 176; Family History Library Film: 545505.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomingdale, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: 5; Family History Film: 1254005; Page: 240D; Enumeration District: 178.

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #46: Peter aka Perry Melvin Hairston, son of Samuel B. Hairston

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As I researched this Hairston family, I wondered how much contact they had with family spread throughout Texas. 

I loved the fact that I found Mollie Hairston White visiting her brother, Peter "Perry" M. Hairston. However, found that it was sad that the visit was the first in almost 25 years. 

Peter was the youngest child of Samuel B. Hairston and Matilda Glasgow, born August 21, 1870 in Alabama. In 1912, Mollie had not seen her 41 year old brother since he was in his late teens. 

No Story Too Small

On the 1880 United States Census, ten year old Peter was living in Bloomingdale, Chambers County, Alabama with his parents, Samuel and Matilda, and his brothers, Edd and Jim. Older siblings were living with their young families. 

I did not find Peter again until 1910 in Vernon, Texas where he was a laborer doing odd jobs. His family consisted of his wife Lila and two daughters, Ella and Anna. 

The newspaper article above indicates that Peter was living in Spur in 1912, but by 1916, he was living and working as a laborer in Fort Worth. In 1918, Peter was found in Dallas where he would spend the next 10 years living with his family. Peter sometimes worked as a cemetery caretaker and Lila as a seamstress. Two more daughters were born in the 1920s - Vivian LaVerne and Evelyn Irene. 

By 1928, Peter and his family were living in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas and all found records indicate that Peter and his wife remained in that city.  

In 1940, the household consisted of Peter and Lila, three of four daughters, and three grandchildren. Ella Hairston Fox was living in the home with her daughter, Lila Geraldine, and Annie Hairston Kline was living in the home with her daughters, Janice Ann and Carolyn Joy. Fifteen year old Evelyn was living in the home, but sister, Vivian LaVerne was not found. Sometime around 1940, Vivian married Fred Arthur Thetford. 

Peter died at age 82 on January 22, 1953. He is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery along with Lila who died in 1969. 

Diana

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White, Frank E., editor. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1912, Newspaper, April 18, 1912; (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242278/ : accessed December 13, 2014), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library, Crosbyton, Texas.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomingdale, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: 5; Family History Film: 1254005; Page: 240D; Enumeration District: 178

Year: 1910; Census Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas; Roll: T624_1597; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0237; FHL microfilm: 1375610

Year: 1920; Census Place: Dallas Precinct 19, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T625_1792; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 535

Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 2392; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 170.0; FHL microfilm: 2342126

Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T627_4184; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 257-6

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #45 Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Hairston White is the Twin Sister of Sarah Jane "Sallie" Hairston McBurnett

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Twins, Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" and Sarah Jane "Sallie" Hairston, the daughters of Samuel B. Hairston and Matilda Glasgow, were born on March 10, 1854 in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia. Their father, Samuel B. is thought to be the brother of my great-great-grandfather, John L. Hairston. 

This post is about Mollie, as I have written about Sarah Jane in a previous post. Click here to see the post about Sarah Jane. 

Found in The Crosbyton Review. Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1909
No mention is made in the newspaper regarding the photograph or the individuals pictured.

Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" married Nathaniel H. White on March 15, 1874 in Alabama. They were living in Randolph County, Alabama in 1880. They were first in Bell County and by 1890 settled in Lott, Falls County, Texas. From there the family lived in Haskell County, Jones County, and Crosby County. Nathaniel White and his sons ran newspapers in all of those towns, beginning in Lott and eventually founding the Crosbytown Review in 1909. 

The Crosbyton Review -Thursday, October 6, 1910

Although Mollie's husband and son, Frank moved to Crosbyton early in 1909, Mollie remained in the town of Hawley in Jones County until her home burned to the ground on April 2, 1909. It was reported that she lost a chest containing 45 unused quilts, many things that she had preserved as reminiscences of the past, and beautiful pictures that hung on the walls of the home. 


In Crosbyton, Mollie was active in the the Ladies Aid Society and numerous church and community activities. For several years in Crosbyton, she sold hats. 

By 1913, the Crosbyton Review was sold. Mollie and her husband lived in or near Crosbyton for at least the next 6 or 7 years. Eventually, they moved to Center Point, Kerr County, Texas where Mollie passed away in 1925 and Nathaniel in 1937. Both are buried in the Center Point Cemetery. 

Mollie's obituary, written as Millie E. (Harrison) White, can be found at The Portal to Texas History in the Crosbyton Review. Nathaniel White's obituary can be seen by clicking here. 

Center Point Cemetery, Kerr County, Texas - Courtesy of Nancy Price 

Mollie and Nathaniel had a baby girl who died at nine months and a boy, probably Nathaniel, that died at nine years old. Six other children are listed below. 

Frank Edward White was born on January 24, 1876 in Randolph County, Alabama. He married Georgia Fatheree in 1896. She died in 1905 and Frank married Nancy "Nannie" Elizabeth Lawrence McCall about two years later.  In Crosbyton, Frank served as a Justice of the Peace, editor the Crosbyton Review and part owner of the White Printing Company. Frank died on February 22, 1959 and is buried in the Center Point Cemetery. Click here to see an article about his death along with his photograph in the Crosbyton Review. 

Lena E. White was born about 1877 in Alabama. She was said to have been married to Harvey Starnes. They had one child, Gertrude Marie Starnes. In 1900, 22 year old Lena was divorced and living with her parents in Falls County, Texas. According to her mother's obituary, Lena died at age 24. Mollie and Nathaniel raised Gertrude. 

Louella Eloise White was born in December 1884. In 1904, she married George M. Hill and had children, George M. Jr. and Lois (sometimes seen as Jean). She and George were divorced as George married Jewell Scott in June of 1918. Little more is known abut Louella, who was sometimes referred to as Eloise in newspaper articles about the family. 

Kelley Stephen White was born on October 27, 1889 in Temple, Bell County, Texas. By age 21, he was living in Crosbyton, where he worked for the White

Kelley's name is often seen as Kelly; however, this
signature, found on his WWI Draft Registration
Card, indicates that he spelled his name as Kelley.

Printing Company and was married to Bessie Boggs. In Crosbyton, he was active in the Modern Woodmen of America. When in New Mexico in 1917, Kelley reported that his occupation was farming on his WWI Draft Registration Card. In 1920, he was farming in Cosby County. Kelley worked as a printer in a newspaper office in Kerrville from at least 1930 to 1940. In the 1950s, he was found working as a foreman at the Austin Tribune. Kelley S. White died on February 28, 1972 in Bakersfield, California. He is buried with his wife in Portales Cemetery, Portales, Roosevelt, New Mexico. 

Hollie Clifford White was born in Lott, Falls County, Texas on June 26, 1896. He was 13 years old and in school when his family moved to Crosbyton. He served in the army as a bugler during WWI. He married Ivah Berea Lester and they had at least three children. By 1930, the family was living in Kerrville, but moved to Garza County by 1937.  Hollie died at age 43 from Toxemia as a result of Tuberculosis. He and his wife Ivah are buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Southland, Garza County, Texas. 

Sallie B. White, the youngest child of Mollie Hairston and Nathaniel White was born in Lott, Falls County, Texas on March 10, 1894. She married John Rector Ward, a printer, and had children Mollie and Kenneth. Sallie worked for telephone companies in Texas and New Mexico. She died on July 17, 1979 and is buried in Groom Cemetery in Carson County, Texas along with her husband and daughter. 

Diana

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Sources

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Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M653_22; Page: 683; Image: 289; Family History Library Film: 803022.


Year: 1870; Census Place: Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: M593_6; Page: 87A; Image: 176; Family History Library Film: 545505.

Year: 1900; Census Place: Lott, Falls, Texas; Roll: 1632; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1241632.

Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Crosby, Texas; Roll: T624_1539; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1375552

Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Crosby, Texas; Roll: T625_1786; Page: 46A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 507

Year: 1930; Census Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; Roll: 2367; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 66.0; FHL microfilm: 2342101

Year: 1940; Census Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; Roll: T627_4086; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 133-2A

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #42 Sarah Jane Hairston McBurnett

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This is #42 of my 52 posts. Only 10 more to go.  I haven't found all of my answers, but have learned many new facts, organized my Hairston family research, and have been able to now see how the various families connect. 

Today, I am writing about Sarah Jane Hairston McBurnett.  Sarah and her twin, Mollie/Mary Elizabeth, were daughters of Samuel B. Hairston and Matilda Glasgow. 

If my great-great-grandfather, John L. Hairston and Samuel B. Hairston are found to be brothers and sons of Hugh Brown Hairston, then Sarah Jane Hairston McBurnett would have been first cousins to my great-grandfather, Phillip.  

Samuel B. and his family members often lived so close to my Hairston family in Texas. I still wonder if some of my unknown photos are those of Hairston cousins. 

John W. McBurnett applied for this patent in 1893.

Sarah Jane's fascinating family had me looking online for documents in Iowa, Florida, California, Alabama, Texas, and North Carolina.  Divorce, Hollywood, jewelers, a hotelier, a patent, a town site developer, an alias, and so much more had me searching and writing for much longer than expected.  

Sarah was born on March 10, 1854. Four of five census records indicate that she was born in Georgia.  Her parents were known to have lived in Troup County, Georgia in 1851 and 1867 so it is presumed that she was born in that county.  

Sarah married John Wesley McBurnett in the 1870s and by 1880 Sarah, John, and children Christoper C. and Carrie B. were living in Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama. 

John, born about 1853, was a farmer in 1880, but later occupations included blacksmith and silversmith.

By 1900, Sarah and John were living separately. Sarah was in Mitchell County, Texas and John in Cooke County, Texas. Sarah and her younger children moved to Fort Worth, Texas before 1910 where Sarah remained until her death on February 13, 1926. Her place of burial is unknown. 

John Wesley McBurnett died at age 82 in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas in 1935. At the time he was using an alas of Max and may also have been known as Dad Stephens. John is buried in an unmarked grave in the Roscoe Cemetery in Nolan County, Texas. 

Known Children of Sarah Jane Hairston and John Wesley McBurnett

Sarah and John had six known children; however the 1900 census record indicates that Sarah had 11 children born to her and only six were living. 

Carrie B. McBurnett, born in 1877 in Alabama, married lumberman, Theodore R. Glass in Davenport, Iowa on November 29, 1906. They moved to Burke, North Carolina where Theodore had family and a business.  The family moved between a home in Florida and a home in Burke, North Carolina.  In 1926, Theodore died while in Florida.  Carrie remained in Florida, starting a dressmaking business in Miami where she can be found until 1941.

Abilene Reporter-News Dec. 16, 1928

Christopher Columbus McBurnett was born in 1879 in Alabama. As an adult, he went by the name Columbus and, in newspapers, was often referred to as C. C. McBurnett. In 1900, Columbus was living with his mother and siblings and working as a blacksmith.  Ten years later, he was married to Mary Elizabeth Henderson and worked as a watchmaker and jeweler at the Leffel Jewelry Store in San Angelo. He opened The McBurnett Jewelry Company and later sold it to concentrate on his hotel business. Throughout his life he appeared to be extremely prosperous. He owned numerous hotels and other real estate. In Texas newspapers, there were reports of lavish parties, travel, and purchases of race horses. He owned a ranch, appeared to be involved in the oil business and was an avid golfer. Christopher Columbus McBurnett died on December 19, 1959 in San Angelo, Texas and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery. 

Martin Van Buren McBurnett was born on May 28, 1883 in Mitchell County, Texas. In 1900, he was living with his mother and siblings in Mitchell County, Texas where he attended school. At 35 years old, he was found working as a jeweler for the McBurnett Jewelry Company, owned by his brother, in San Angelo, Texas. He was married to Cora Franklin. In 1920, he was manager of the Holland Jewelry Company (formerly McBurnett Jewelry Company). For more than 12 years, he owned his own jewelry shop on South Chadbourne in San Angelo. Robert died on December 18, 1961 in San Angelo, Texas. He is buried at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. 

Mary "Mollie" Elizabeth McBurnett was born on March 13, 1887 in Texas. Probably Mitchell County. I suspect that she was named for Sarah Jane's twin, also named Mary "Mollie" Elizabeth.  Sometime after 1900, Mollie moved to Fort Worth with her mother and two youngest brothers.  Mollie married James Homer Woodard in 1906. They had two children; James Homer Jr. and Willota May. Mollie's husband seemed to be an ambitious young man. He can be found in Makers of Fort Worth at The Portal to Texas History. James Homer Woodard was described, in 1914, as one of the youngest and most successful real estate salesmen and town site promoters in the Southwest. The marriage didn't last as from 1916 to 1923, Mollie could be found working as a sales clerk with marital status "widow."

The News-Herald, Morgantown, NC
Sept. 29, 1921

 In 1920, Mollie is living in Fort Worth along with her two children, her mother, and her brother, Robert. In 1930, James can be found with wife, Loretta C. Woodard and his son Homer; however, I did not find Mollie or Willota. I suspect that they were in California as 20 year old Willota, an actress, married Pat Mahan, a 26 year old director, on April 19, 1927. Mollie was a witness to the marriage. She lived in Hollywood. 

Mollie was found in Miami, Florida, not far from her sister, Carrie Glass, in 1935. Mollie was not found again until searching death certificates. She outlived both of her children and died at the age of 94 on June 3, 1981 in Fort Bend, Texas. 

Samuel Albert McBurnett was born in Colorado City in Mitchell County, Texas on March 15, 1890. He lived with his mother and siblings and by age 20, he was living with his mother and younger brother, Robert, in the city of Fort Worth. It was reported on the 1910 census that he worked odd jobs as a laborer.  By 1917, he was married to Ruth Jenkins and supporting his family by working as a traveling artist. The family home was in San Angelo. In 1920, they were living in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas where Samuel worked as driver. In 1930, he was found with his family in Los Angeles where he was working as a jewelry salesman and auctioneer. From 1935 until his death in, Samuel had his own jewelry and watch repair business in San Angelo, Texas. Samuel Albert McBurnett died on October 31, 1964 in San Angelo where he is buried in the Fairmount Cemetery. 

The News-Herald, Morgantown, NC
Jan. 29, 1920

Robert Neal McBurnett was born on September 29, 1895 in Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas. He can be found living with his mother, first in Mitchell County and later in Fort Worth through 1920. He worked as a clerk in a bank and reported on his 1917 draft record that he contributed to his mother's support. Robert married Ruby Lee Hanks in 1926 in San Angelo.  Robert and Ruby were living in Temple, Bell County, Texas in 1930 where Robert managed one of his brother's hotels. In 1935, the family was back in San Angelo where Robert managed another of his brother's properties, the Western Reserve Building. He later managed the McBurnett Building and continued to manage his brother's properties throughout most of the 1940s. He was found, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, working as a salesman for an insurance and real estate agency. Robert died on June 5, 1962 in San Angelo, Texas where he is buried in the Fairmont Cemetery.

This post was much longer than planned. I kept finding more and couldn't put it down. There was very little in the Public Trees at Ancestry.com about this family so I hope that this will help many McBurnetts. If you are a descendant of Sarah Jane Hairston, I would love to hear from you as I have much more to share. 

Diana

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Year: 1880; Census Place: Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 29; Family History Film: 1254029; Page: 293C; Enumeration District: 110

Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Mitchell, Texas; Roll: 1659; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1241659

Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Cooke, Texas; Roll: 1623; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1241623

Year: 1910; Census Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1100; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375113

Year: 1910; Census Place: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas; Roll: T624_1592; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0280; FHL microfilm: 1375605

Year: 1920; Census Place: Cisco, Eastland, Texas; Roll: T625_1797; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 1183

Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 10, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T625_1850; Page: 38A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 497

Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 154; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0570; Image: 557.0; FHL microfilm: 2339889

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #12 Samuel B. Hairston of Georgia and Alabama

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Samuel B. Hairston was said to be the son of Hugh Brown Hairston and Sarah McElhaney. Census records indicate that he was born sometime between 1826 and 1830 in Georgia.  

My first sighting of Samuel B. Hairston was his marriage record, in Troup County, dated August 7, 1851. I couldn't find Samuel in the 1850 census; however, his future wife, Matilda S. Glasgow, was found on the same census page with his older brother, James M. Hairston and family, in Troup County. 

In 1860, Samuel, a farmer, and Matilda Hairston were living with their children Ella, Sara and Mary (twins), Edward, and Jesse in Randolph County, Alabama. All of the children were reported to have been born in Georgia.
 
There were several Samuel Hairstons with many spelling variations (Hurston, Hearston, Harriston, etc.) who served in the Civil War. Four records were found for Samuel Hairstons serving from Alabama or Georgia. Two of those four, a confederate record and a union record,  could very well be this Samuel B. Hairston. 

Samuel B. Hairston, age 30 years, enrolled in the Confederate Army in Troup County, Georgia on July 9, 1861 for the duration of the war and joined Company F, Regiment 21 of the Georgia Infantry in Richmond, Virginia that same month. 

Nothing significant was noted in his record until February 2, 1862 where it was reported that he was "absent on sick 30 days" and in Troup County, Georgia. From April 1862 to October 1862 he was in hospitals in Richmond and Danville Virginia. Diseases were written as convalescent, debility, debilitas, and rubeola. 

On March 12, 1863, Samuel B. Hairston was on detached service - provost guard. No other papers for that year were found in his record until the summer of 1863 when he was found on a register of Prisoners of War at Fort Delaware - captured at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. On another roll of of prisoners and deserters being transferred from Harrisburg, PA to Philadelphia he was described as a "rebel deserter." On the last page of the confederate record, dated August 30, 1863, Samuel B. Hairston was found on a roll of prisoners at Fort Delaware who were "desirous of entering the service of the United States." 

Samuel B. Hairston enlisted in the United States Army, for a period of three years, on September 10, 1863 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a farmer, born in Jasper County, Georgia, described as 5 feet 10 inches tall with dark skin, hair, and eyes.  On one page his age is given as 24 years and on the next page his age is 34 years. I believe 34 years is the approximate age as in his confederate record his age is given as 30 in 1861.

He didn't stay with the United States Army for more than a few months. On December 4, 1863 Samuel "deserted from a steamer while leaving Baltimore." 

Samuel's whereabouts from the time that he left Baltimore until the end of the war are unknown to this writer. He signed, with his mark, his oath of allegiance to the United States on August 5, 1867. This, found in the Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869, places Samuel B. Hairston in Troup County, GA along with brother James M. and numerous other Hairstons, Herstons, Hastons, and Houstons.

The Samuel B. Hairston family was living in Chambers County, Alabama in 1870 and 1880. Ella, Sara and Mary (twins), Edward, Jesse, and James were the children living in the home in 1870. In 1880, Edd (Edward), Jim (James), and Peter were living in the home. 

Samuel's death date is unknown. Researcher, Carl Greenway, wrote that Samuel and his wife were said to have lived on a plantation near Wedowee in Randolph County, Alabama where they are buried, but the actual place and date not known.

Diana

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Sources

Ancestry.com. Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State Of Maryland. Original data from: The National Archives

Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: See Description for original data sources listed by county.

Greenway, Carl (New York, New York) to "Dear Bill" [William H. Hairston, Jr.]. Letter. 22 November 1965. Formby Family Genealogical Collection [Manuscript]. Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.

"Map of Georgia & Alabama. / Burr, David H., 1803-1875 / 1839." Map of Georgia & Alabama. / Burr, David H., 1803-1875 / 1839. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2014. <http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~1620~140007:Map-of-Georgia-&-Alabama-Exhibiting?cic=RUMSEY~8~1&widgetType=detail&nsip=1>.

Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M653_22; Page: 683; Image: 289; Family History Library Film: 803022.

Year: 1870; Census Place: Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: M593_6; Page: 87A; Image: 176; Family History Library Film: 545505.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomingdale, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: 5; Family History Film: 1254005; Page: 240D; Enumeration District: 178.