Halifax County NcArchives Obituaries.....Hairwell, Sterling March 1806 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com September 27, 2008, 11:25 am Mon. March 24, 1806, Raleigh Minerva SUICIDE -- On Thursday last, MR. STERLING HAIRWELL of Halifax County, put a period to his existence, by discharging the contents of a gun into his head. We are informed that for some time previous to his committing this unhappy deed, he had been mentally deranged owing to a trifling embarrassment in his pecuniary affairs. MR. HAIRWELL was an industrious farmer, and had always borne the character of a worthy man. He was for many years a member of our Legislature File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/halifax/obits/h/hairwell1924gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb