150 Years of History in the (Isaac T.) Haston Family Cemetery
Imagine: For 150 years, descendants of Isaac T. and Elizabeth Sparkman Haston have been visiting this cemetery!
On Sunday, October 12, 2025, a few dozen Haston family members gathered for the annual decoration at the Haston Cemetery on Tandy Lane off TN Highway 285 (Cane Creek – Cummingsville Road) in northern Van Buren County, TN, for what was really a historic event. As of this year (2025), it has been 150 years since Isaac T. Haston became the first person buried on his farm, just east of where his father (David Haston) and grandfather (Daniel Haston) lived. In the years since his death and burial, many of his and Elizabeth’s, descendants have been buried there.
I (Wayne Haston) was invited to share some stories about the history of the Isaac T. Haston family, his farm, the cemetery, and a few of the stories of people interred there. Most of that information, and much more, can found on the following pages.
Although Dr. Fred Dexter Haston was not buried in this cemetery, his father (Erastus S. Haston – son of Isaac T.) is buried here.
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