2022-2027 Haston Family History Books Project
The Heritage, Life, and Legacy of Daniel Hiestand/Haston
The 2022-2027 Hiestand/Haston Family History Books Project
The Story That Led to This Project
I began researching my Haston family in the fall of 1999. It started as a simple attempt to satisfy my curiosity, but it soon became a hobby, sometimes an obsessive one. I started to collect and organize pertinent documents. Then, I began ordering and reading books broadly related to the historical trail I was discovering, which gradually became an extensive library.
Having had professional experience as a website developer, it seemed appropriate to put my findings online to share what I discovered with Hastons who were interested. I created a simple website for that purpose, which grew into a vast resource for public access. Later, it was supplemented by a more contemporary blog site.
At some point, I thought, “You ought to write a book to preserve what you have learned for your own children, grandchildren, future descendants, and other relatives.” When I retired in 2017, I began writing, thinking it might result in a book of a few hundred pages.
But after a few years of writing, I realized that I had written about 1,300 pages! A good friend with a lot of experience in publishing told me, “Wayne, nobody is going to purchase a book of 1,300 pages!” He commented further, “You need to condense that down into a smaller book, then flesh the rest of your work out into a series of books.” So, that’s what I’ve done and am doing.
When completed, we should have more than 2,000 pages of recorded and published history of our Haston family. I urge you to collect the complete set and then pass it down to future generations of your family.
Published 2022
The Story of the Daniel (Hiestand) Haston Family
The Condensed Version of the Story
This was a difficult book to write because I was forced to leave out so much valuable historical information about our (Hiestand) Haston family. It’s what I call my “Reader’s Digest” version of the FULL story because it is condensed, containing about 25% of what the following four books combined will contain.
But there is a reason it is a condensed version of our family’s history. It is written and designed to give you a good and fairly succinct overview of our Haston family, from the mountain slopes along the south shore of Lake Zürich to the Rhineland of Southwest Germany, to Pennsylvania in the USA, then down into northern Virginia, and on to Tennessee, and eventually all across the United States to where YOU probably live.
Every Haston and Haston-related family should have this book. It’s an excellent gift for children, grandchildren, cousins, and other relatives.
Published 2024
The Swiss-German Hiestand Roots
Book 1 of the Four-Book Series – The Heritage
The 2022 book was difficult to write because it was a condensation of a much bigger account of the Daniel Haston family story. But this volume was very challenging for another reason–most of it is the European (Switzerland and Germany) part of our story (based on old German language documents)–our European roots that were undiscovered until after 2008. It expands the content of Chapters 1-8 of the 2022 book by four times.
With the assistance of some highly regarded European historians and translators, I was able to craft the story of precisely where our family came from along the shore and mountain south of Lake Zürich, Switzerland – when the family name first appeared – why they were forced to leave Switzerland – where they settled along the Rhine Rivers of Southwest Germany – when our earliest immigrant ancestor (Henrich Hiestand) came to America – where he initially settled and later moved to – how many children he had – and where our ancestor, Daniel Hiestand/Haston fit into the family.
Please note: There is more Swiss and Rhineland Germany historical information about the Hiestand family (and consequently our Haston family) in this book than is in any book, anywhere. It is was a very expensive project and is an extremely valuable resource.
Published 2025
The Life of Daniel Haston
Book 2 of the Four-Book Series – The Life
This book, The Life of Daniel Haston, is Book 2 in the four-part series, The Heritage, Life, and Legacy of Daniel Haston.
Daniel Haston was the youngest son of Henry Hiestand, a 1727 immigrant to America. The Hiestand family originated in Canton Zurich, Switzerland. Daniel’s parents and older ancestors were Anabaptists (Mennonites). They were forced out of Switzerland by severe persecution and settled on the Rhineland of Southwest Germany.
The eight chapters in the book cover the life of Daniel Haston, from his (approximately 1750) birth in what is now Page County, VA, to his 1826 death in what is now Van Buren County, TN. Every major step in his transition from the upper Shenandoah Valley of VA to Middle TN is covered in the book, as well as information about his brother, Abraham Hiestand (Hestand), who accompanied him much of the way but settled in South Central KY. It also deals with such family history questions as – was Daniel a Revolutionary War soldier, who was his wife, and who were his children.
Daniel Haston became the progenitor of a massive family that spread all across the USA, including some who changed the family name to Hastin, Hasting, Hastings, Hastain, and other variant spellings of the Haston name that Daniel and the sons who remained in Tennessee with him adopted and preserved.
Projected for 2026 Publication
The Legacy of Daniel Hiestand/Haston, Part 1: David Haston, Montgomery Greenville Haston, Joseph Haston, Lucinda Haston Mitchell, Catherine Haston Austin, Isaac Haston (in Tennessee and Missouri)
Projected for 2027 Publication
The Legacy of Daniel Hiestand/Haston, Part 2: Isaac Haston (in California), Jesse Haston, Jeremiah Haston, Daniel Haston, Jr., Elizabeth Haston Roddy
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The Big Story of the Hiestand-Haston Family Video Presentation
Video Presentation - Haston History, 600+ Years in 60 Minutes
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Our Pre-Daniel Haston European Roots
New Release - Book 1 of a 4-Part Series
The Heritage of Daniel Haston – His Swiss Ancestors and the Experiences that Drove His Father to America
My 2022 book, The Story of the Daniel Haston Family, was a “Reader’s Digest” version of an upcoming much more extensive series of four books on our Haston family’s history. This 2024 book is Book 1 of the 4-part series. The current volume expands chapters 1-8 of the 2022 book by about 300 pages. It focuses on the heritage of Daniel Haston–the heritage that he inherited, including his Swiss ancestors all the way back to 1401.
I developed a working relationship with some highly esteemed Swiss historians, Hiestand/Haston cousins on the German Rhineland, archivists, old German script researchers, translators, and other Europeans in producing this in-depth story of Daniel’s father and the earlier Hiestands from whom we descend.
This is a book that every descendant of Daniel Haston, regardless of how he or she spells the family name, and every Hiestand family, should own and pass down to their kids, grandkids, and the other generations to follow.
Flip through the “First Pages” of Book 1 of the 4-Part Series, The Heritage, Life, and Legacy of Daniel Haston
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Help Finding Your Place in the Daniel Haston Family
Help Tracing You Back to Daniel Haston
If you are a “Haston” or related to a Haston, chances are you are a member of the Daniel Haston FAMILY, that is scattered in all or most all of the United States. I have to add the “chances are” caveat because there are some American Hastons that descend (apparently) from Scotland or Ulster (Northern) Ireland. But MOST Americans who carry the Haston name, or are related to Hastons, descend from one early American pioneer–Daniel Haston.
Daniel Haston was the youngest son of a Swiss Mennonite, Henrich/Henry Hiestand, who emigrated to Pennsylvania in about 1727 and settled a few years later near what is now Luray, VA. Henry came from a little village (Ibersheim) on the Rhine River near Worms, Germany where he was born. But his family’s original nationality was Swiss. His ancestors (probably grandparents) were driven out of Zürich Switzerland in the mid-1600s because of their Anabaptist (Mennonite) faith.
When Daniel’s father’s will was settled in 1783, Daniel moved his young family from the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to what was formerly western North Carolina, but Tennessee since 1796.
One of Henry’s grandsons stated that his grandfather had 13 children. We have identified nine of those. What happened to the others, we do not know currently but hope that they can be identified at a later time.
Many of you who read this article already know where you fit into the Daniel Haston FAMILY. But we often receive requests wanting to know how someone fits into the family, particularly which branch of the Daniel Haston family is his or her line and specifically how he or she is linked back from generation to generation to Daniel Haston.
No promises, but there is a good chance that some of our researchers can help you with that.
If you would like us to help you determine how you fit into this BIG Daniel Haston FAMILY, contact us. What we will need of you is what you know about your Haston or Haston-related ancestors–parents, grandparents, and more if you know farther back.
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This blog began on January 1, 2001. Some of the main topics included in the blog focus on the history of the Daniel Haston family, going all the way back to the Hiestands of Zürich Switzerland, as early as the 15th century, honoring earlier Haston family researchers and other notable Hastons, announcing events of significance to members of the Daniel Haston Family and related families, as well as other related topics.
The Story of the Daniel Haston Family – Book
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In this book, I tell a story—a historically true story about our Haston family roots in Europe, beginning near the end of the Middle Ages. The story will continue as I describe some of the dreadful experiences they were forced to endure in Europe because of their evangelical Christian faith and how our immigrant ancestor (earliest-to-America ancestor) got to America. But the most extensive part of the story will focus on how our American forefathers moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia, from Virginia to Tennessee and Kentucky, and from there, all across the United States.
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The 31 Chapters in the Book
Section One – Our Haston Family Roots in Europe
Chapter 1 – The Pre-DNA Search for Our Family Roots
Chapter 2 – Switzerland, Our Deepest European Roots
Chapter 3 – Anabaptists in Switzerland
Chapter 4 – Anabaptists Flee to Eastern France and the Rhineland of Germany
Chapter 5 – Ibersheim in the Palatinate of Germany
Chapter 6 – Emigration to America
Section Two – Henrich Hiestand in America
Chapter 7 – Henrich Hiestand in Pennsylvania
Chapter 8 – Henrich Hiestand in Virginia
Section Three – Daniel and Abraham Hiestand
Chapter 9 – Daniel Haston in Virginia
Chapter 10 – Daniel Haston, a Revolutionary War Veteran?
Chapter 11 – Daniel Haston’s Early North Carolina Connections
Chapter 12 – Hiestand Families in Upper East Tennessee
Chapter 13 – Hiestand Families in Early Kentucky
Section Four – Daniel Haston Family in Tennessee
Chapter 14 – Daniel Haston Family in Knox County, Tennessee
Chapter 15 – David Haston’s Young Family
Chapter 16 – Daniel Haston’s Family in White County, Tennessee
Section Five – Children of Daniel Haston
Chapter 17 – David Haston in White County, Tennessee
Chapter 18 – David Haston in Van Buren County, Tennessee
Chapter 19 – Grandson, Montgomery Greenville Haston
Chapter 20 – Joseph Haston
Chapter 21 – Jacob and Lucinda Haston Mitchell
Chapter 22 – John and Catherine Haston Austin
Chapter 23 – Isaac Haston in Tennessee
Chapter 24 – Isaac Haston in Missouri
Chapter 25 – Isaac Haston in California
Chapter 26 – Jesse Haston
Chapter 27 – Jeremiah Haston
Chapter 28 – Daniel Haston, Jr.
Chapter 29 – James and Elizabeth Haston Roddy
Chapter 30 – Mary/Polly and Peggy Hastings?
Addendum
Chapter 31 – Big Fork Baptist Church and Cemetery
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Haston Family History Overview
The Daniel Haston Family: A Historical Overview
The Story of the Daniel Hiestand/Haston Family
From the Mountains of Switzerland to the Rhineland of Germany to all across America
The Story of Daniel Haston’s SWISS Ancestors, His Life, and All of His Known Children in 50+ Segments

Zoom – Wayne’s Haston Reunion Presentation
Are You Interested in a Two-Part Series of Zoom Presentations in Which I Would Give the Haston History Presentation I Gave in the Recent Haston

Video Presentation – Daniel Haston Family Tree
Video Presentation – Daniel Haston’s Family Tree Wayne Haston presents the first-generation Daniel Haston Family Tree, with information on each of the nine known children

Timeline of Daniel Haston’s Life
Timeline of Daniel Haston’s Life – c. 1750-1826 The first 30 or so years of Daniel Hiestand’s life were spent in Virginia. The next (approximately)

The Story of the Daniel Haston Family – Book
Scroll Down to Order a Copy or Copies of the Book In this book, I tell a story—a historically true story about our Haston family

The Centuries-Old Mystery of Daniel Haston’s Mother
Clues to the Identity of Daniel Haston’s Mother A Centuries-Old Mystery The family of Henrich Hiestand has been thoroughly researched for many years, but the

The Big Story of the Hiestand-Haston Family Video Presentation
Video Presentation – Haston History, 600+ Years in 60 Minutes Wayne Haston traces our Hiestand-Haston history from Switzerland, beginning in 1401 when the family name

Hastons – A Family of Early Tennessee Pioneers
The Daniel Haston Family – Pioneer Tennessee Settlers More Than a Decade Before Tennessee Became a State Daniel Haston was truly an American pioneer in

52 – Other Daughters of Daniel Haston?
52 – Daughter of Daniel Haston? One Yes, One Maybe, One No I am confident that Daniel Haston had two or three daughters (and/or maybe

51 – Daniel Haston, Jr. Married into the Famous KY “Skaggs” Longhunters Family
51 – Daniel Haston, Jr. Married into the Famous KY Longhunters Skaggs Family Did you know that descendants of Daniel Haston, through his son Daniel,

50 – Jeremiah Haston – Another Son of Daniel Goes to Missouri
50 – Jeremiah Haston, from Tennessee, to Illinois, to Dallas County, Missouri The three youngest sons of Daniel Haston settled in Missouri. Jesse and Jeremiah

49 – Jeremiah Haston – A “Lost Son” of Daniel Haston Found by DNA
49 – Jeremiah Haston – Lost Son of Daniel Haston Found by DNA Sometimes you may see his name as Jeremiah MC Haston, but there

48 – Jesse Haston – His Family’s Civil War Years and Following
48 – Jesse Haston’s Family in the Civil War Years and After Some Selected Highlights Some of Daniel Haston’s grandsons and great grandsons joined the

47 – Jesse Haston – A Missouri Pioneer with His Three Wives and 21 Children!
47 – Jesse Haston, Missouri Pioneer With 3 Wives & 21 Children Part 1 – Until the Civil War Of Daniel Haston’s sons, Jesse was

46 – Isaac Haston – Across the Plains in an Oxen-Drawn Wagon – Isaac’s California Years
46 – Isaac Haston – Across the Plains in an Oxen-Drawn Wagon The California Years Approximately 2,000 miles – Cave Spring, Missouri to Santa Rosa,

45 – Isaac and Agnes Simpson Haston – Missouri Years
45 – Isaac and Agnes Simpson Haston – Missouri Years Isaac Haston lived the Great American Dream. He left Tennessee landless and broke, moved to

44 – Isaac and Agnes Simpson Haston – Tennessee Years
44 – Isaac Haston – Battle of New Orleans Hero & Much More Part 1 – His Tennessee Years Look at the battle map above.Â

43 – John and Catherine HASTON Austin
42 – John and Catherine HASTON Austin History, especially genealogical history, is sexist!  OK, I’m pretty much a traditional-minded person and don’t use the word

42 – Jacob and Lucinda Haston Mitchell
42 – Jacob and Lucinda Haston Mitchell Lucinda Haston – Daughter of Daniel Haston Jacob Mitchell was the son of Morris and Elizabeth Husong Mitchell

41 – Joseph Haston – Son of Daniel Haston
Joseph Haston – 2nd Son of Daniel Joseph and David were probably the only two sons of Daniel who were born in Virginia. If we

40 – Herbert Clinton Haston – Grandson of Montgomery Greenville Haston
Herbert Clinton Haston, Grandson of Montgomery G. Haston From Notebook of Mrs. Dave Rhea (Estelle) Haston The 1880 census record for D.L. (David Levander) and

39 – Montgomery G. Haston – His Civic Service and Civil War Experience
39 – M. G. Haston – His Civic Service and Civil War Experience Montgomery Greenville Haston is one of my most respected early Haston heroes!Â

38 – Mystery of the Father of Montgomery Greenville Haston
38 – Mystery of the Father of Montgomery Greenville Haston Based on the evidence cited previously, I think we can confidently assume Polly Haston was

37 – Mystery of the Mother of Montgomery Greenville Haston
37 – Mystery of the Mother of Montgomery Greenville Haston As far as we can tell, the parents of Montgomery Greenville Haston–and how he fit

36 – David Haston – A Founding Leader in Van Buren County, TN
36 – David Haston – A Founding Leader of Van Buren County, TN David Haston spent much of his time in the final 20 years

35 – David Haston, Popular Civic Leader in Early White County, TN
35 – David Haston – White County, Tennessee Pioneer, Part 2 David Haston, Esq. (Justice of the Peace) How did simple farmers and businessmen –

34 – David Haston (Daniel’s Son) in White County, TN
34 – David Haston, White County, Tennessee Pioneer, Part 1 Isaac T. Haston Family Home – Grandson of Daniel Via. David The “David Haston” Bible

33 – Daniel Haston’s Final Years
33 – Daniel Haston’s Final Years Daniel Haston lived his final years on his 150 acres farm in what we now know as the Cummingsville

32 – Daniel Haston – Petitioner to Create White County, TN
32 – Daniel Haston, A Founding Petitioner for White County, TN The first record we have of Daniel Haston in (what became)Â White County, as well

31 – Daniel Haston and the White County, TN “Big Spring” Settlers
31 – Daniel Haston & Other White County, TN Big Spring Settlers The area south of the Caney Fork River near the mouth of Cane

30 – Daniel Haston Family Moves Across the Cumberland Plateau
30 – Our Hastons Moved West of the Cumberland Mountain Through the Tellico Treaties of October 25 and 27, 1805, Cherokee chiefs ceded to the

29 – Resolving the “McComisky Mystery” in the Daniel Haston Family
29 – Resolving the “McComisky Mystery” in the Haston Family A common piece of erroneous family lore has circulated among Daniel Haston family members for

28 – David and Peggy Haston on Grassy Creek in Knox County, TN
28 – David Haston – Distinguishes Himself as a Young Adult Adjacent to a 2020 $45 Million Development Project At age 25, David Haston became

27 – David Haston Marries 14-Year-Old Girl
27 – David Haston Married 14 Year Old “Peggy” Roddy Yeah, I just created the title for the dramatic effect, but it was true. On May

26 – Daniel Haston’s Many Experiences in the Knox County, TN Courtroom
26 – Daniel Haston’s Many Experiences in the Courtroom While Living in Knox County, TN When Daniel was a young man back in Shenandoah County,

25 – Another Haston Boy in Trouble – Joseph and the Broken-Down Fence
25 – Another of Daniel Haston’s Boys in Trouble Joseph and the Broken-Down Fence Let’s start with a couple of definitions, for those of you

24 – Daniel’s Son David Haston Cut Tails Off a Neighbor’s Cows
24 – David Haston Cut Tails Off a Neighbor’s Horned Cows Some of us Haston boys have been known for mischief. Just ask people who

23 – Daniel Haston Family – South of Holston River, Opposite Knoxville, TN
23 – Daniel Haston Family, South of the “Holston” River Opposite Knoxville, TN Daniel and family lived in the Knoxville, TN area for about 10

22- Two of Daniel Haston’s Siblings in South Central KY
Two of Daniel Haston’s Siblings in South Central, KY The Mill Creek Meeting House Near Tompkinsville, KY. Built in 1804. Abraham Hiestand’s (Hestand’s) Path Ends

21 – Daniel Haston Votes in Favor of the State of Franklin
21 – Daniel Haston Voted in Favor of the State of Franklin So, our Daniel was a “Franklinite” The yellow county – Washington County –

20 – Abraham and Daniel Hiestand in the “Overmountain” Wilderness of NC
20 – Abraham and Daniel in the “Overmountain” of NC For approximately 10 to 15 years, Henry Hiestand’s “boys”–Daniel and his older brother Abraham–lived in

19 – The Hiestand Brothers – Abraham and Daniel – Settle in Western North Carolina
19 – Abraham and Daniel Hiestand Settle in the “Carolinas” Headed for “the Carolinas” When the earliest post-Revolution settlers left their homes in places like

18 – The Mysterious Daniel MG Hastings “Mortality List” Card
18 – The Mysterious Daniel MG. Hastings Mortality List Card The “1830 Revolutionary War Mortality Listing” Card In the early 1970s, Dwight Haston discovered the

17b – Thomas Archer – the Eccentric Man from Guilford County, NC Who Ended Up with Warrant #2344
Thomas Archer – an Eccentric Man from Guilford County, NC Who Ended Up With 640 Acres from Military Bounty Land Warrant #2344 This is #3

17a – The “Guilford County Four” and Rev War Land Grant Proceedings at Fairfield Plantation
17a – The “Guilford County Four” And the Epicenter of 1785 Land Fraud – James Glasgow’s “Fairfield” Plantation This is #2 in a sequence of

17 – The “Daniel Haston” Revolutionary War Land Grant
The “Daniel Haston” Rev War Land Grant Legal or Fraudulent? 640 acres in Houston County, TN (west of Nashville) were granted to Thomas Archer, based

16 – Daniel Haston and the DAR and SAR
16 – Can I Get Into the DAR or SAR through Daniel Haston? The centennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1876

15 – Henry Hiestand’s Estate Settled and the Family Splits
15 – Henry Hiestand’s Estate Settled and the Family Parts Ways Daniel’s Mother & Father Die in 1777 and 1779 Peter Hiessandt, Sr.’s, (older brother

14 – Daniel & Christina Nave Haston – Newlyweds in Fort Valley
14 – Daniel and Christina Nave Hiestand/Haston Newlyweds in Fort Valley, VA Daniel and Christina lived on Passage Creek for the first ten years or

13 – Daniel Hiestand Married Christina Nave
13 – Our Daniel Hiestand Married Christina Nave In Shenandoah County, Virginia View Larger Version of this Image I think we can safely say it’s

12 – Hiestand Land in “The Fort” – Powell’s Fort Valley, VA
12 – Hiestand Land in “The Fort” – Fort Valley, Virginia Seven Bends of North Shenandoah River, near Woodstock, VA with Fort Valley in the

11 – The Henry Hiestand Family in Virginia
11 – The Henry Hiestand Family in Virginia When Henry Hiestand and his wife (name unknown) moved their family to Virginia, they probably already had

10 – Indian Troubles in the Shenandoah Valley, VA
10 – Indian Attacks Around Our Hiestands in Pennsylvania and Virginia Memorial for Rev. John Roads – Mennonist & wife and six children massacred here

09 – Our Ancestor Moves to the Shenandoah Valley, VA
Hiestands Move to the Shenandoah Valley in Northern Virginia From a “Hiestand field” on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River Our Daniel Hiestand/Haston was

08 – Henry Hiestand Settles on Penn Family Land
08 – Henry Hiestand Settled on Land Acquired from William Penn’s Sons Outline of the 226 acre tract Henry Hiestand settled on and had surveyed

07 – Our Hiestands Begin Life in America
07 – Henry Hiestand – His Earliest Years in America William Penn’s first visit to his American colony in 1682 paved the way for our

06 – The Journey from Ibersheim to America
06 – The Journey from Ibersheim to America Source: http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/ In early 1727, Henrich Hiestand probably boarded a barge in Worms, much like the one

05a – Our Hiestands (Heystandts) – Refugees on the North Sea
05a – Our Hiestands (Heystandts) – Refugees in Friedrichstadt on the North Sea “Heystandt” was the way the Hollander-Dutch spelled our Hiestand name. The Nine

05 – Where Henrich Hiestand Was Born – Ibersheim, Germany
05 – Ibersheim, Germany German Home-Village of Our Hiestands https://www.akpool.de/ The village of Ibersheim (pronounced, Ibers-heim [“ib” as in “crib”]) is situated on what historically

04 – Swiss Anabaptists Flee to the Germany
04 – Our Swiss Ancestors Flee to Germany (Source: artuk.org) The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) Paves the Way for Swiss Anabaptists to Find New Homes

03 – Our Mennonite Roots
03 – What Do You Know About Our Mennonite Roots? Image from Christianity.com Rev. Samuel Hiestand’s parents, grandparents, and several generations before were all Mennonites.
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1898 – Hastons-Hastains-Hastins in the News
Thanks to the “now” online availability of historical newspapers, we can learn interesting facts and stories about some of our Haston relatives, especially the ones who lived in communities where there were newspapers that have been digitized and become accessible through the Internet.
I focus only on the Hastons known or suspected to be members of the Daniel Haston FAMILY. That includes the Hastains, who changed the spelling of the family name in Missouri and surrounding areas. Unfortunately, I am unable to include those who adopted the English Hasting and Hastings spellings, because only a tiny percentage of the people with those spellings are Daniel’s descendants.
1898, January 1
Woody Haston
The Nashville Tennessean: The month before this one, Woody Haston was shot and killed with five bullets in northern Van Buren County, TN. Kin Maynard, Woody’s cousin, was suspected to have been the murderer. Kin confessed to some Mitchell boys that he did it, but fled during the night and was caught a few days later. This article is about the preliminary trial that took place in the Cummingsville, TN Methodist Church.
1898, January 6
W.C. (Wm. Carroll) Hastin
Cedar County (MO) Republican and Stockton Journal: This ad ran throughout the year. W.C. Hastin was the son of Samuel Douthard Hastin, whose father was Isaac Haston, son of Daniel Haston. Wm. Carroll Hastin of Cedar County, MO was a prominent attorney and political leader in the county, before later moving to California.
1898, January 6
E (Ed, Eddie, Edwin) Hastin
Appleton City (MO) Journal: Ed Hastain was the son of James P. Hastain. Daniel Haston > David Haston > Daniel McComisky Haston > James Preston Hastain > Edwin Hastain. He passed his bar exam in the previous year. After trying to decide where to set up practice, apparently he ended up back home in Appleon City, MO.
1898, January 10
Mayor “Bud” (P.D.) Hastain
The Clinton (MO) Daily Democrat: Pleasant Dawson Hastain (son of Daniel McComisky Haston), ever the optimistic (Republican) politician, went to Washington, D.C., with his brother-in-law, seeking an appointment to the office of U.S. District Attorney of the Western District. Republican, William McKinley was the President at that time.
The suspense was driving his political enemies crazy!
1898, January 26
Thos. (Thomas) J. Hastain
The Clinton (MO) Daily Democrat: Thomas Jefferson Hastain, son of Daniel McComisky Haston/Hastain, suffered from extreme rheumatism.
1898, February 2
“Bud” (P.D.) Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: The dirty politics played against Bud Hastain’s fight to become a U.S. District Attorney caused many of his political (and personal) enemies to support his efforts.
1898, February 8
John Hastin
The Springfield (MO) News-Leader: John Hastin was the son of Isaac N. Hastin, son of William Carroll Hastin who died in 1845 in Greene County, MO, who was the son of Isaac Haston/Hastin, the son of Daniel Haston. John and his father previously owned a store in Cave Spring of Greene County, but John moved his store to Springfield, MO, south of Cave Spring. Rabbits must have been a problem for farmers and gardeners, so a contest was launched to thin them out. John Hastin’s grocery store was one of the check-in points for hunters to record their kills.
1898, February 13
I.S. Haston
Nashville Tennessean: James A. Tullas accused I.S. Haston (of White County, TN) of taking a $1,000 bill from him, when Tullas thought he was giving him a $100 bill. Tullas lost the case because he could not prove his accusation. Apparently, the incident happened in 1880, 18 years before this case. This appears to have been a TN Supreme Court case.
Nashville (TN) Banner, February 12, 1898, page 2
1898, March 4
T.J. (Thomas Jefferson) Hastain
The Clinton (MO) Daily Democrat: Thomas Jefferson Hastain was back from Hot Springs, Arkansas and was running for County Clerk of Henry County, MO.
Because of poor health, T.J. Hastain withdrew from his race to become the County Clerk of Henry County, MO a few months later.
1898, April 2
Rev. Jesse B. Haston
Los Angeles (CA) Evening Express: Rev. Jesse Bascom Haston was a prominent Church of Christ (Christian Church / Disciples of Christ) minister. He was the son of William Asbury Haston and the grandson of Jesse Haston, Sr., which means he was a Great Grandson of Daniel Haston. Much of his ministry was in Northern California, but at this time he was called to become pastor at the Santa Barbara Church of Christ near Los Angeles. He was the “General Evangelist of California” and the “Corresponding Secretary of the State Board of Missions.”
This is a bit strange since three months earlier he had moved to Santa Cruz, CA, where he “will permanently reside.”
January 14, 1898
The Berkeley (CA) Gazette, January 14, 1898, Page 2
1898, April 17
Mayor (P.D.) Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: Pleasant Dawson Hastain’s 2nd term as Mayor of Sedalia, MO ended. He and his administration were replaced by a slate of Democrats.
1898, April 20
C.T. (Charles Thomas) Haston
Nashville (TN) Banner: C.T. Haston, son of William Carroll Haston (whose father was David Haston, son of Daniel Haston), was appointed to be a delegate to an Industrial Convention. C.T. was a prominent farmer in White County, TN at that time. (He was my–Wayne Haston–Great Grandfather.)
1898, May 19
John W. Haston
Buffalo (MO) Reflex: Jeremiah Haston’s son, John Wesley Haston (of Dallas and Webster Counties, MO) died. He was a prominent citizen and well-loved and honored man.
1898, May 27
“Colonel” Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: The Governor of Missouri was asked to appoint ex-Mayor of Sedalia, MO, Pleasant Dawson Hastain, a colonel in one of the new Missouri regiments. The Governor made no promises, until he talked with Adjutant General Bell. The Spanish-America War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was in progress at the time.
Even the Democrat newspaper believed he would be a good Colonel.
But one of Pleasant Dawson Hastains lifetime “friends” wanted him appointed Colonel, to fight in the Spanish-American War, so that he might get killed.
1898, June 16
Cinda Haston
Buffalo (MO) Reflex: Cinda (Mary Lucinda) was a daughter of John Wesley Haston, who was a son of Jeremiah Haston, Sr. Thus, Cinda was a granddaughter of Jeremiah Haston, Sr., Daniel Haston’s son. She was born in 1860, so she would have been 38 years old at the time. She married Robert Marion Windo in 1902. So her name was still Haston, three years before she married.
1898, June 21
Woods (Woodson) Hastain
The Clinton (MO) Daily Democrat: The home of Woodson Asbury Hastain (1835-1914) was burglarized while the family was at church. Woodson was one of the sons of Daniel McComisky and Anna Greene Haston/Hastain, David’s son. Supposedly, he was the first white male child to be born in Henry County, MO. His cousin, Susan I. Avery, was born October 6, 1832 in Tebo Township, so she was the first white child born in the county.
Later in the year, two men were arrested for possessing the $150 gold watch stolen from Woodson Asbury Hastain.
Another man arrested in the burglary of the Woodson A. Hastain home. The arrested man had at one time worked for W.A. Hastain, according to a September 3 newspaper account.
Kincaid confessed to the crime. The man he traded the watch to, Ben Rickel, identified Kincaid as the man who had the watch.
1898, June 22
P.D. Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: After he finished his terms as Mayor of Sedalia, MO, P.D. Hastain ran for the office of county attorney, but he failed to become the Republican candidate. He was not chosen to be the U.S. District Attorney for the Western District. He was not chosen to be a Colonel in the Missouri Army. He had made too many enemies and was paying the price, even among the Republicans of his county.
1898, June 23
John W. (Wesley) Haston
Bufflo (MO) Reflex: John Wesley Haston, son of Jeremiah Haston, Sr. was a member of the Dorrick Masonic Lodge near where he lived in northern Webster County or southern Dallas County, Missouri . When he died, the Lodge published an article in memory of him.
1898, July 10
Bud (P.D.) Hastain
The Review and Plain Talker: This drawing and story appeared two months after the event. This is the September 11 issue of the paper and the event occurred in early July. The story that accompanied this picture, and the picture, were part of a paid advertisement paid for by the man Pleasant Dawson Hastain assaulted. He had issued a lawsuit against Hastain for $5,000. The two men, both Republicans, were political enemies.
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Apparently, Parmerlee was the owner of the newspaper that published this story and picture.
Here is the story published after the event and following Parmerlee’s lawsuit was initiated.
1898, July 12
Rev. J.B. Haston
El Paso (TX) Times: Rev. Jesse Bascom Haston was on the move to another church in another state, about three months of a pastorate in Santa Barbars, CA. Three moves and the year is only half over.
1898, July 14
I.S. Haston
Buffalo (MO) Reflex: I.S. (Isaac S. ) Haston was elected to be a delegate to the Republican of Dallas County, MO Judicial Convention. He was a veteran of the Federal Army in the Civil War and a son of A.V.F. Haston, who was a son of Jeremiah Haston, Sr.
1898, July 29
“Col.” P.D. Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: I’m not sure where the title “Colonel” came from, but P.D. Hastain was going to become an assistant commissary, a Captain in the Commissary Department of the War Department in Washington, D.C. According to subsequent articles, it did happen as predicted. But, I have found no record of him ever functioning in that capacity. I’m guessing he wasn’t excited about overseeing a commissary.
1898, August 5
Pearl Haston
Chariton (MO) Courier: Pearl Haston married James F. Lisenby, a prosperous young farmer of Linn County, MO. Pearl was the daughter of deceased Thomas Jefferson Haston (son of Jesse Haston, Sr.).
1898, August 11
Ed Hastin
The El Dordo Springs (MO) Sunday: Ed Hastain purchased a newspaper in his home town of Appleton City, MO.
1898, September 13
W.R. and J.W. Haston
Springfield Leader and Press – W.R. (William Riley, 1872-1956) and J.W. Haston, cattle thieves, were sent to prision for two and three years. This was probably the W.R. Haston from Dallas County, MO who was jailed “for some time” for burglary in 1894. His father was William N. Haston and his wife was E.R. (Emma Rebecca) Seaton. Apparently, God turned his life around. From his obituary: “He left a wonderful testimony of God’s great works and healing power of the wonderful thing the Lord did for him.” He was a Great-Grandson of Jeremiah Haston (Sr.) = Jeremiah > Jeremiah McKinley Haston > William N. Haston > William Riley Haston. This J.W. Haston, may have been William Riley Haston’s uncle (John Wesley, 1856-1919), his father’s brother. J.W. was sentenced to one more year in prison than W.R.
1898, October 16
J. B. (Jesse Bascom) Haston
Chattanooga (TN) Daily Times: On October 13-21, Grandson of Jesse Haston (Daniel’s son) was the Corresponding Secretary for the Christian Church (Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ) in Northern California at their national convention held in Chattanooga, TN. At that time, he was living in or near Berkeley, California. When he attended th conference in Chattanooga, TN, he was less than 100 miles from his family’s roots in Van Buren County, TN.
1898, December 2
Pleasant Dawson Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: P.D. Hastain, it seems, took a lot of cases in which he was defending some bad people where he and his clients were “underdogs.” The defendants in this case were alleged train robbers. One was an engineer and the other a conductor, but apparently not for the train they supposedly robbed. One of them was pleading insanity and the other was drunk. Someone said they were simply out coon hunting and flagged the train down for a ride back into town. But, another person said, “Why were they wearing masks if they were coon hunting?”
The fuller story is interesting, if you care to read it.
The Kansas City Times, December 8, 1898, Page 5
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Haston Migration to Missouri – 1818-1850
Part 1 - Why Mid-America for a Gathering of Daniel Haston Descendants?
Haston – Hastin – Hastain – Hasten – Hasting – Some Hastings (and maybe other H-names)
Early Middle Tennesseans, especially the second generation of pioneer families, felt little or no emotional attachment to their state, town, or local community. Procuring good land was much more important to them than attachment to where they grew up or even close proximity to their nuclear or extended families. By the time the second generation attained legal age, most good land in Middle Tennessee was either already claimed and settled or too expensive for start-up families. A pioneer spirit was bred into them, so naturally they loaded their wagons and carts and headed west of the Mississippi River.
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Before the mid-century mark of the 1800s, four of Daniel Haston’s sons and daughters had moved to Missouri, along with some of his grandchildren.

Jesse Haston, a son of Daniel, married a neighborhood girl, Elizabeth Jane Terry Gillentine, in about 1816, and soon after moved to Howard County, Missouri. They settled near the Missouri River, "when people of that State still had to live in forts to protect themselves from the Indians." That was three years before Missouri became a state.
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Jesse had three wives due to the deaths of his first two wives. And he had 21 children. Even today, numerous descendants of Jesse Haston live in Missouri. Several of his children accomplished some remarkable feats and lived amazing lives. One of his grandchildren was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the U.S. Navy. In future articles, I will share some of their stories with you.

Daniel's daughter, Lucinda, married Jacob Mitchell sometime in the first decade of the 1800s. They lived on a 50-acre tract, which joined Daniel's 150 acres on the Big Spring Branch, which flowed into Cane Creek in what is now northern Van Buren County.
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Jacob, a son of Morris Mitchell, was from an avid and somewhat famous Methodist family. His father, a Revolutionary War veteran, was a Methodist preacher, as well as some of his brothers and nephews. But some of his descendants have thought that he was a "black sheep" in the family, or at least less devoted to the faith.
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In about 1834 or 1835, we think Jacob and Lucinda moved to Washington County, MO, where he probably became engaged in lead mining, a booming industry there at the time. Apparently, Lucinda died in Washington County, and Jacob showed up alone in the village of Ebenezer of Greene County, MO, in the 1840s--the very village where our October 2026 All Hastons Gathering will be held. From what I can tell, that is where he died.
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I'll add an article on Jacob and Lucinda, as well as the other early Hastons in Missouri, later in this series.

Isaac fought heroically in the Battle of New Orleans at the end of the War of 1810. After marrying Agnes Simpson and having a batch of kids, they moved to the Hiawasse District, which had been newly acquired from the Cherokee Nation. But after about 10 years there, he moved to Missouri in search of better opportunities. And he found them!
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Isaac settled his family near Cave Spring in Cass Township of Greene County. Twenty years later, he had amassed 333 acres, which he sold for $3,333.00. Missouri was good to Isaac's family, but when his son returned from the gold fields of California and told him about the rich valleys of Northern California, Isaac sold all his properties in Missouri and, at about age 62, headed to California.
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As part of the October 9-10, 2026 Family Gathering in Missouri, we will visit the farmland Isaac owned, as well as sites in that area connected to his family.

Like other young men of his time, Jeremiah married a neighborhood girl he probably had known all of his life--Esther Riddles. It was probably about 1818 when Jeremiah led his young family westward. But after they crossed the Ohio River, they settled in Gallatin County, IL, for about 20 years. Jeremiah probably worked in the salt industry there. While there, his wife Esther died and left him with nine children. She may have died of malaria, or possibly as the result of giving birth to her last child.
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Jeremiah and his wife-less family trudged on westward and settled in Dallas County, Missouri, not far from his brother Isaac in nearby Greene County. At the October 2026 MidAmerica Gathering of Daniel Haston descendants, you will hear some of the interesting stories about his family in Dallas County, and we will visit the farmland he settled on.

Daniel McComisky Haston was a son of David Haston, Daniel's oldest son. He was the first of Daniel's grandsons to venture west of the Mississippi River.
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He even preceded his Aunt Lucinda, Uncle Isaac, and Uncle Jeremiah!
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His first wife, Annie Greene, died shortly after living in Missouri. He married Martha Jane Wade in January 1838. Apparently, Daniel MC was the one who decided to spell the family name "Hastain," which still is used by his descendants.
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In the 1840s and 1850s, he acquired a lot of land in Henry County. At some point, he moved over to Benton County, where he became a store owner in the town of Warsaw and a prominent citizen.
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Daniel Mc's youngest son, Pleasant Dawson Hastain, became a prominent and powerful attorney in Missouri and a two-term (often controversial) mayor of Sedalia, MO.

Isham Bradley Haston, another son of David Haston and grandson of Daniel, was one of the earliest Justices of the Peace in Van Buren County, TN. However, Isham B. was only in that role in Van Buren County for a short time, as he moved to Hickory County, Missouri (approximately 60 miles directly north of Springfield, Missouri) sometime between 1843 and 1845.
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On August 3, 1845, Isham B. Hastain (yes, he picked up the Hastain spelling from his older brother) was one of the first Justices of the Peace appointed in Green Township of Hickory County, Missouri. Isham B. signed his name as the President of the Hickory County Court on August 7, 1850.
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During the Civil War, he played a prominent role for the Union Army in Hickory County as a Pro-Federal civic leader.
These six men greatly influenced the early history of Missouri. But they were just the forerunners of other Hastons who would move west and influence Missouri and other states in MidAmerica. I will share other stories in the upcoming weeks.
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SW Missouri Research Week
Daniel Haston’s sons, Isaac and Jeremiah, arrived in Southwest Missouri at about the same time, 1836-1837. Isaac Haston/Hastin settled in Cass Township, north of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. Jeremiah settled about 30 miles northeast of Isaac, in the Charity community of Dallas County, Missouri.
Daniel’s son-in-law (husband of daughter Lucinda), Jacob Mitchell, lived, off and on, in the village of Ebenezer in Greene County, MO, in the mid-1840s to mid-1860s, apparently after Lucinda died. Ebenezer is about 10 miles east of Cave Spring and approximately 25 miles southwest of Charity in Dallas County.
The purpose of our week in Southwest Missouri was to learn what we could about the places where these men lived.

Although I have a lot of evidence that Jeremiah Haston and some of his family members are buried (as late as 1913) in a "Haston Burying Ground" on land where they settled in about 1837, nobody in the county knows the location of the cemetery.
Charlie Dill's family owns the land where we think the cemetery is located. Charlie and his family have been super helpful! He drove us around the 40-acre tract where I feel confident the graveyard is located.
I was pleased to hear that all 160 acres (4 tracts) that Jeremiah and his oldest daughter, Minerva, owned are now in the Dill family and they are very interested in and supportive of what we are doing.

Charlie grew up on this farm and has run cattle on this land most of his life, but he found some large stones that he had never known were there. They were positioned in what appears to be a rectangular pattern, perhaps foundation stones for a very old homesite. And other similar large stones were located on the surface of the ground nearby. A perpetual spring is about 30 yards away.
Some of these stones could be gravestones, but if not there is plenty of room in that area for a burying ground.
Charlie told me that he had heard about a man, James Williams, who knew all about locating forgotten graveyards. You will learn more about James in the Thursday section of this story.

20 yards or so in front of the pattern of old stones is this site. Charlie estimates that some of these oak trees are 200+ years old, old enough to have been there when Jeremiah and daughter Minerva lived on this land. It is on a high point of land that Minerva purchased in 1874, two years before Jeremiah died in 1876! The site overlooks the 1874 40 acre-tract , and the fence row in the distance is the east side of the 40 acres that Jeremiah acquired after he settled there. We think this would be a prime site for a cemetery. We shall see.

After our exciting tour of the original Haston property in the community of Charity in Dallas County, MO. We drove through the little village of Ebenezer, MO, where we would meet with the board members of the Ebenezer Historical Society the next day, Tuesday.
The historical center of the hamlet of Ebenezer, Missouri is the Ebenezer Methodist Church, which was founded in 1832. The current (beautiful) building was constructed in 1894. It is the oldest continuously functioning United Methodist congregation west of the Mississippi. Lucinda Haston's (daughter of Daniel Haston) inlaws--Jacob Mitchell family--lived in Ebenezer in the mid-1800s and were active members in this church. One of Jacob's brothers was the pastor of this congregation in 1850. Jacob may have died in the village. Facebook Page

This is our meeting place for the October 2026 MidAmerica All Hastons Gathering.
The original building was the one-room school for the community of Ebenezer, MO. It has been beautifully remodeled, added to, and converted for meetings such as we will have there. Website Facebook Page

Laura and I discussed logistics and general planning related to the MidAmerica All Hastons Gathering. She also explained the layout of the historic village of Ebenezer, MO in its earlier years.

Laura showed us some of the historical locations of Ebenezer sites, such as the original church, the Methodist college, and the original road.

We visited the Friendship Baptist Church building, the church that some descendants of Isaac Haston attended.
The story of how this building was moved intact from its original location near Isaac Haston's land, down a creek bed to the current site on the Little Sac River is truly amazing--on wagons pulled by mules. You will hear that story when we visit here in October.

Some of Haston relatives worshiped in this building. The family that owns the property where the building is located is in the process of restoring it to, as near as possible, to its original condition.

Now known as the Cave Spring Memorial Church
Isaac Haston/Hastin's land in Cass Township of Greene County, MO was about a mile east of this church, which was established soon after Isaac's family settled in Greene County. It was founded in 1839, a few years after the Ebenezer Methodist Church was organized. Before its founding, large camp meetings were held in this area.
Even though he was probably a Methodist, and not a Presbyterian, Isaac, Agnes, and members of their family no doubt attended here some times. There is evidence that some of their children were associated with this congregation.
This building, which was constructed in 1869, is being restored by members of the local community. After a few decades of the discontinuance of services, monthly services are now held in the building.

Originally, the church services were held in this room, upstairs in the church. You can see the "choir loft" and platform at the front of the church. Eventually, church services were moved to the first floor, due to the difficulty of getting caskets up and down the steps for funerals. Obviously, members with mobility issues had a difficulty time ascending the steps.

This room was originally used for a school, but later used for worship services, as it is monthly now. There are some interesting artifacts in the room. You will hear the story of the founding of this church and its many years of gospel ministry. Let's plan to sing a few old hymns while we are here.

On Thursday morning I visited the Dallas County Historical Society, where I met Jack and Linda Crawford. For several years, Linda, President of the Historical Society, has been my go-to person for historical information about Dallas County, MO. Jack's ancestors lived in the Cherry Creek community of White County, TN in the early 1800s. He's a great storyteller with lots of good stories about history. Website

I was happy that Charlie and James got to meet each other the morning I visited the Dallas County Historical Society. Charlie, whose family owns the possible Haston Cemetery property, and James, an experienced locator of "lost" or hidden cemeteries, are both interested in helping to find the old "Haston burying ground," as it is described in one family source.

James Williams grew up in Dallas County, Missouri but worked for a large cemetery in California for many years. Now, retired, he hopes to locate every "lost" cemetery in the county. He had read about the Haston family cemetery, but I was able to give him more detailed information about it and get him connected with Charlie.
James uses dowsing rods and says they are about 80% accurate in locating graves. He has already located about 50 previously old hidden cemeteries in Dallas County, MO. We hope he can add the Jeremiah Haston family cemetery to his list of successes.

Since the 1950s, this church is a Baptist Church. But its history goes back into the 1840s, when it was a Cumberland Presbyterian Church. It is located about 3 miles from where Jeremiah Haston settled. Although the church records for the earlier years of the church no longer exist, we do have evidence that members of Jeremiah's family were members there. Jeremiah's son, John Wesley Haston, may have been a member there for 50 years or more.
There is one Haston family buried in the old cemetery adjacent to the church.

On Friday, Sharon and I had lunch with the Board of the Ebenezer Historical Society (Nelson, Kevin and Laura), to make some additional plans for our October Gathering.

On Friday, we drove through Cave Spring again. You can see the old Mount Zion Presbyterian [now, Cave Spring Memorial] Church building and cemetery in the background. We were on our way to see the land that Isaac Haston owned while living in Greene County, Missouri.

When Daniel's son, Isaac, left Tennessee in about 1836, he owned no land and was apparently quite poor. But before moving to California in 1857, he owned 280 acres. His son, William Carroll Hastin, owned 40 acres when he died in 1845. Notice that West Farm Road 54 goes right through Isaac's land, making it possible to get some good views of the property he settled on and farmed.

When Isaac settled here in about 1836, this was prairie land, part of the Grand Prairie of Greene County, Missouri. Because of the thick prairie grass, the soil was extremely difficult to plow. The land proved good for pasture but not so good for many crops, such as corn.

About 20 miles north of Cave Spring, MO, the historic Mitchell Campground Cemetery is located in southern Polk County, MO. Daniel Haston's daughter, Lucinda married (Jacob Mitchell) into this family. The Mitchells moved there from East TN in the mid-1830s. They were stauch Methodists and established a church, cemetery, and campground there shortly after they arrived. The history of this site is legendary! Daniel Haston's family is probably connected to these Mitchells in another way. Sarah Nave, probably a close relative of Christina Nave (Daniel's wife), is buried in this cemetery. She married Rev. James Mitchell, a popular Methodist preacher from the family for which this site is named.

The Methodist Church and cemetery were organized on this site in 1839. Many of the graves are from the mid-to-late 1800s.
Meetings are still held annually to support the foundation that cares for the property.

The Mitchell Methodist "class" (church plant) was organized in the house of Ransome Cates in 1834 or 1835. A hewed log meeting house was built in 1836, and the Mitchell Camp Ground was established in 1841, in which year the first camp meeting was held there. In 1858, a brick church building was erected at that location. There was a fire in 1904 that partially damaged the building, and it had to be rebuilt. The church [building] was dedicated in 1905.
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1897 – Hastons-Hastains-Hastins in the News
Thanks to the “now” online availability of historical newspapers, we can learn interesting facts and stories about some of our Haston relatives, especially the ones who lived in communities where there were newspapers that have been digitized and become accessible through the Internet.
I focus only on the Hastons known or suspected to be members of the Daniel Haston FAMILY. That includes the Hastains, who changed the spelling of the family name in Missouri and surrounding areas. Unfortunately, I am unable to include those who adopted the English Hasting and Hastings spellings, because only a tiny percentage of the people with those spellings are Daniel’s descendants.
1897, January 1
Jess Haston
Marceline (MO) Journal-Mirror: I’m not sure who this Jess Haston was, but I’m sure he was from the Jesse Haston branch of the family. Ludlow a village in southwest Livingston County, Missouri, United States. It is about 18 road miles southwest of Chillicothe, MO.
January 7, 1897
W.C. Hastin
Cedar County (MO) Republican and Stockton Journal: As in previous years this newspaper ad appeared frequently in the 1897 newspapers in Cedar County, MO. W.C. (William Carroll Hastin), son of Samuel Douthard Haston/Hastin, was a grandson of Isaac Haston, who moved to Greene County, MO in about 1837, then later to California.
1897, February 14
Erastus Haston
The (Nashville) Tennessean: Erastus S. Haston (1875-1919), son of George W. and Sarah Armanca Shockley Haston, and Grandson of Isaac T. and Elizabeth Sparkman Haston married Cleopatra Brady Haston (1874-1900). Cleo was the daughter of (Civil War Federal) Colonel Hugh James Brady and Cherokee Deloniga Wilcher Haston.
February 20, 1897
Walter Haston
The Clinton (MO) Eye: Poor Walter Haston, it just goes to show that you couldn’t get away with anything in a small town in Missouri in those early years. I suspect that Walter’s father took some other actions when Walter showed up at home.
March 2, 1897
Rev. Jesse B. Haston
San Antonio (TX) Express-News: Jesse Haston, Sr.’s grandson, Rev. Jesse Bascom Haston, moved from Texas to California for a change of climate thought to be beneficial to his and his family’s health. As you will see in later articles, he became very popular as a preacher in Northern California.
Rev. Jesse B. Haston was so popular in California that reports of his ministry appeared frequently in newspapers there. You will see just a few of those below. He was described as being scholarly and a fluent speaker, who attracted large crowds.
March 18, 1897
Hon. P.D. Hastain
The Tipton (MO) Times: Pleasant Dawson Hastain, Mayor of Sedalia, MO, was an applicant for the US attorneyship of the Western District of MO. His lineage from Daniel Haston: Daniel > David > Daniel McComisky Haston/Hastain > Pleasant Dawson Hastain.
June 1, 1897
Janet Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: Mayor P.D. Hastains’s youngest daughter chosen to christen a new boat.
See the June 18 story (below).
June 8, 1897
Ed Hastain
Butler (MO) Daily Democrat: Ed Hastain made an application to be admitted to the Bar.
See the July 8 newspaper article (below) to learn how his bar exam turned out.
June 11, 1897
“Bud” (P.D.) Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: Were Mayor Pleasant Dawson Hastain’s chances really as good as his hometown friends thought? We shall see.
June 11, 1897
Husband of Bettie Haston Broadus
Chariton (MO) Courier: Mrs. John A. Broaddus, was Bettie Haston, a daughter of Jesse Haston, Sr., and granddaughter of Daniel Haston. After the death of her husband, Bettie moved to Broaddus, Montana, to be with her sons. The town in Montana was named for her sons.
June 22, 1897
Mrs. Dee (Hastain) Reese
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: Mrs. Dee Reese, was a sister of Mayor P.D. Hastain. Her father was Daniel McComisky Hastain, a grandson of Daniel Haston through David Haston. Miss Jennie Hastain married Mr. (Dr.) Dee Reese (both of Warsaw in Benton County, MO) on December 13, 1867.
She survived this near-death fever and lived 40+ more years.
June 23, 1897
Mayor P.D. Hastain
The Sedalia Democrat: Mayor Hastain fought hard to have the Missouri Capital moved from Jefferson City, MO to his town, Sedalia, MO, but Sedalia lost that battle. However, he remained optimistic about some future plans.
July 8, 1897
Ed Hastain
Appleton City (MO) Journal: Ed Hastain was the son of J.P. (James Preston) Hastain. They lived in Appleton City of St. Clair County, Missouri–about 100 miles northwest of Springfield, MO. Earier newspapers indicated that “Eddie” was a bright and industrious young man. Eddie’s father, James Preston Hastain (1828-1904) was a son of Daniel McComisky Haston, who was the son of David Haston (Daniel’s oldest son).
July 11, 1897
Mayor P.D. Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: Earlier newspaper articles indicate that Republcian Mayor Hastain was strongly supported by “negros” because he worked to protect them and come to their aid, politically.
August 1, 1897
Thomas J. Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: The healing powers of the water at McAlister Springs, MO.
1897, September 10
Haston and Davis Grocery Store
Gallatin North Missourian: Gallatin is a town in Daviess County, MO in Northwest Missouri.
1897, September 10
Isham S. Haston
The (Memphis, TN) Commercial Appeal: Isham S. Haston became the Postmaster of the River Hill post office in southern White County, TN. This was about a half mile east of the Old Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church and cemetery. And not far from the Isham S. Haston homeplace. Isham S. Haston was the son of Isaac T. and Elizabeth Sparkman Haston. Before the 1829 flood that washed out the Caney Fork River bridge down the hill from there, River Hill was a significant location on the road from Sparta, TN to Spencer and Chattanooga.
September 26, 1897
Mayor P.D. Hastain’s House Fire
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: Major disaster avoided at the Pleasant Dawson Haston house.
October 9, 1897
Elder (J.B.) Haston
Marysville (CA) Democrat: Jesse Haston, Sr.’s grandson, Jesse Bascom Haston, was a popular, and obviously successful, minister in the Christian Church. His father was William Asbury Haston. He served for several years in Northern California, as well as other states. Marysville is the county seat of Yuba County, CA.
October 14, 1897
Attorney Ed Hastain
Appleton City (MO) Journal: Ed Hastain, the young attorney, decided to move to Ogden, Utah.
About a week later, Ed’s wife left Appleton City, MO, to join her husband in Ogden, Utah.
1897, October 22
Mrs. Richard Haston
Chattanooga (TN) Daily Times: I do not know who this Mrs. Richard Haston was, unless he was the “Dick Haston” that Monroe Seals mentioned in the History of White County:
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Van Haston, brother of C. T. Haston, ran a fine farm in Western Hickory Valley and raised fine stock. He was a factor in the development of that part of the County but was not as active in the affairs of the County as was his brother, though Van Haston was once County Surveyor. Dick Haston,* another brother was also a useful citizen and large land owner and stock raiser. All these were descended from David Haston.
*Note: I know of no Richard Haston who was a brother of Van and C.T. Haston. There was an R.V. Haston on the 1891 enumeration of Male Voters list in White County, but I am virtually positive he was not a brother of Van and C.T.
October 23, 1897
Ed Hastain
Butler (MO) Daily Democrat: It did not take Ed Hastain long to realize he did not like Utah, so within a couple of weeks of choosing to move there, he changed his mind and moved to Denver, CO.
October 26, 1897
Thomas Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: One brother (P.D.) a Republican, the other (Thomas), a Democrat. But apparently they were on friendly terms. I assume Thomas visited his brother to get some political advice.
October 27, 1897
Evangelist (J.B.) Haston
Tri-Weekly Promoter (Willows, CA): Apparently, Jesse Bascom Haston was an excellent Bible teacher and evangelist in the Christian Church.
October 29, 1897
Shirk and Hastain Office
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: Mayor P.D. Hastain and his brother-in-law, Judge Shirk, were on the cutting edge of technology!
November 1, 1897
Rev. J.B. Haston’s Father-in-Law
Oakland (CA) Enquirer: Rev. Jesse Bauscom Haston’s father-in-law was a professor at the University of Texas.
December 6, 1897
P.D. Hastain and Hastain, MO
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: The village of Hastain in Benton County, MO was named for P.D. (Pleasant Dawson) Hastain. On this occasion, he defended a doctor of his name-sake town who was charged with conspiring with another party to comit murder.
Here’s how the trial ended. Article
December 11, 1897
Stone Hastain
The Clinton (MO) Eye: Stone Haston was on a list of young people who attended a party 4 1/2 miles northwest of Calhoun, MO. Stone was a son of Thomas J. Hastain, and his wife Elizabeth.
December 16, 1897
Ed Hastain
Appleton City (MO) Journal: Ed Hastain moved to Ogden, UT, and stayed there a couple of weeks – moved to Denver, Co and stayed there a few months. Now, he’s back in his hometown of Appleton City, MO.
December 16, 1987
William Carroll Hastain, Attorney
The Greenfield Vedette and the Dade County (MO) Advocate: William Carroll Hastin, grandson of Isaac and Agnes Haston/Hastin, was a prominent attorney in Cedar County, MO. He was also a leading Democrat in county politics.
1897, December 20
Woodville Haston
Nashville, Tennessean: This was an early report about the murder of Woodville Haston by his cousin, Kin Maynard. To read the full account, click on the button below this newspaper story.
December 30, 1897
Mayor P.D. Hastain
The Sedalia (MO) Democrat: As the year of 1897 comes to an end, it is not looking good for P.D. Hastain’s chances of becoming the next U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
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Confederate Guerrilla, David J. Hastin – Post Civil War
Daniel Haston > Isaac Haston/Hastin > John Wesley Hastin > Dave J. Hastin
March 1894 – Dave J. Haston – Gloriously Converted
No doubt, Dave had lived for years with a deep sense of guilt about some of his experiences during the Civil War. As he heard that Jesus could forgive him of ALL his sins, he must have realized that he needed Jesus to be his Savior — to cover his sins with the blood of Christ, to change his life, and to give him eternal life. He was “converted March, 1894 and joined the M.E. Church, South, October 28, 1894” and “lived in the church a consistent life until God called him to the church triumphant.
January 1, 1895 – 30+ Years Later, Dave Hastin Goes “Home” to Visit His Kin Folks
Perhaps Dave’s conversion emboldened him to go to “home,” where he grew up to reunite with his uncle, cousins, and others he knew as a child and young man.
David J. (Johnson) Hastin, son of John Wesley Hastin, returned to the place in Cedar County, Missouri, where he grew up. Because of his notoriety as a Confederate “bloody bushwhacker” during the Civil War, he had essentially been exiled from his homeland for approximately 30 years. He and Attorney William Carroll Hastin were first cousins, sons of John Wesley Hastin and Samuel Douthard Hastin; D.J. was not W.C.’s uncle. However, David’s uncle, Samuel Douthard Hastin, was still alive (until 1914). The newspapers were generally gracious in their remarks.
January 17, 1895 – Dave’s Past Haunts Him
Even though the editor of the Dade County Advocate newspaper probably thought he was being kind to Dave, his article brought up some haunting reminders in Dave’s mind about things he had tried put behind–things that were now under the blood of Jesus and totally forgiven by his Lord and Savior.
March 14, 1895 – Dave’s Response to the Editor and the Editor’s Reply
Two months after the earlier Dade County story came out, a response from Dave Hastin was published in the Dade County Advocate.
Although Dave’s response was technically accurate, on a deeper level, it contained some untruths. The term “bush whacker” (bushwhacker) carried two different meanings. One, it was sometimes used synonymously with “guerrilla” (irregular) soldier, a person who fought independently of a “regular/official” military unit. Two, the original and more specific meaning referred to an ambusher who shot and killed unsuspecting enemies from a hidden location. Dave was probably denying that he was the second kind of combatant, which was probably the truth.
Thomas R. Livingston was a wealthy mine owner and entrepreneur, west of Carthage, MO. He held the title of Major and commanded a unit of notorious partisan rangers designated as the 1st Missouri Cavalry Battalion,* a group of 75 to 200 men sometimes called the “Cherokee Spikes.”**
Although the battalion was officially endorsed by the Confederate Congress under the Partisan Ranger Act, it fought much like a guerrilla unit. Some say it operated more like an independent band of outlaws.
*Livingston’s unit was not actually a battalion (300-1000 soldiers); it was more like a company (60-200).
**The name “Cherokee Spikes” came from the many Native American troops, Cherokee especially, who fought alongside Livingston’s white volunteers, and “Spikes” reflected their fierce reputation for unconventional warfare.
Captain Robert’s company was led by Lafayette (“Fate” / “Pete”) Roberts, who was, like Dave, from Linn Township in Cedar County and about Dave’s age. They were probably good buddies from their earlier years. After Major Livingston was killed on July 11, 1863, in a battle on the town square of Stockton, the county seat of Cedar County, his band split up. Dade Countian Kinch West led one group, and Cedar Countian Lafayette “Pete”/“Fate” Roberts led the other. David Hastin chose to “ride” with Roberts, not Kinch West. But one was about as bad as the other, and the bands of Kinch West and Lafayette Roberts were both involved in the Melville attack on June 14, 1864, in which Dave Hastin participated.
May 2, 1908 – Dave Death
1908 – Eulogy for David J. Haisten by Major General James H. Berry
Who would have thought that the life of a so-called “bloody bushwhacker” would be summarized in such an impressive obituary as that composed by James H. Berry, who had served as a U.S. Senator and Governor of Arkansas.
Burial in the Centerton Cemetery in Centerton, Benton County, Arkansas
Isaac’s grandson, David J. Haisten, died one month shy of age 66. Given his Civil War experiences, it is remarkable that he lived as long as he did. His obituary in the Western Methodist says, “He was a constant sufferer from [his Civil War] wound until the day of his death.”
David J. Haisten died in Christian faith. Those who knew him best loved him most.
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Dave Hastin – Ex-Bloody Bushwhacker
Daniel Haston > Isaac Haston/Hastin > John Wesley Hastin > Dave J. Hastin
We don’t know much about the war experiences of Isaac’s son, John Wesley Hastin, but we know (1) he was suspected of supplying cattle for the Confederate army and (2) after the war, he fled to Fannin County, TX, “where other Missouri refugees (pro-Confederates) found new homes.” And we know (3) his son, David J. Hastin, was one of the most feared Confederate guerrilla fighters in SouthWest Missouri.
Confederate 1st Lieutenant David J. Hastin
January 11, 1863 – John Wesley and Anna Hastin’s son, David J. (Johnson) Haisten (sic, Hastin), served as a lieutenant in Hunter’s Regiment of Joseph O. Shelby’s Confederate “Iron Brigade.” The brigade participated in 4 major raids into Missouri, earning the reputation as the most formidable brigade in the theater. David Hastin was badly wounded in the January 11, 1863, Battle at Hartville, Missouri, but lived until May 2, 1908.
David Haisten/Hastin’s injuries at Hartville, MO, did not end his service for the Confederacy. Here are just a couple of examples of the kind of guerrilla activity David J. Hastin participated in during the war. One source names him, along with two others, as some of the most dreaded Confederate guerrilla fighters in Southwest Missouri.
February 15, 1863 – A month and four days after his serious wounds in the Battle of Hartville, David Hastin, along with James Miller, and Lafayette (known as “Fate” and as “Pete”) Roberts, were accused of, “with force and arms,” robbing George Fullington in Dade County, Missouri. Among other things, they stole sixty dollars in cash, a double-barreled shotgun, a rifle, and an army jacket. The plaintiff sued to attach their property, which only affected James Miller. The sheriff stated, “The other within-named defendants have no property in my (Dade) county that can be found.”
Source: “George Fullington vs. Miller, Roberts and Hastings,” Dade County, Missouri Circuit Court, c43230_B0059F0012, 1864. Accessed February 22, 2026, https://www.sos.mo.gov/Images/Archives/Judicial2/c43230_B0059F0012.pdf.
Fullington said he believed “the defendants in the foregoing action have absented themselves from their usual place of abode in this state so the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon them.” The incident, apparently, was not presented to the Dade County Circuit Court until August, 1864.
June 14, 1864 – David (D.J.) Hastin participated in a raid of about 150 Confederate guerrillas on the village of Melville* in Dade County, Missouri.
At daybreak on June 14, 1864, Kinch West and Lafayette [Fate] Roberts, at the head of about 150 men, raided the little town of Melville*…robbing the stores and afterward applying the torch to every building in town. All were completely destroyed except three dwelling houses, which were saved by the women, who fought the flames heroically and succeeded in extinguishing them as the bushwhackers withdrew. After the war, the village of Melville was rebuilt and renamed Dadeville, Missouri.
Source: The Springfield (Missouri) Leader and Press, October 24, 1965, 29, 32.
Eyewitness claimed the “guerrillas charged into the town, shooting indiscriminately, killing and wounding a dozen citizens.
Later that year, David and more than twenty other guerrillas, including leader Lafayette Roberts, were sued in the Dade County Circuit Court for the destruction and property losses caused by the fires and theft. “D.J. Hastin” is named in more than a dozen of those lawsuits, such as the one in this image.*
Source: “Francis M. Compton vs. Jeremiah Bigley, et. Al. Dade County, Missouri Circuit Court, c59150_B0061F0003-1.pdf. Accessed February 22, 2026, https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/JudicialRecords/Detail?id=65836.
*Out of the approximately 150 guerrillas, how did the plaintiffs know the names of the ones who were served with lawsuits? As the story goes, a group of Union militia ran upon the guerrilla band in a forest while they were auctioning off the goods they had stolen. The guerrillas fled, leaving behind a list of those who had purchased at the auction.
As with the February 15, 1863, incident, the court documents admit: “The above-named defendants have absented themselves from their usual places of abode in this State so that the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon them.”
I suspect that these examples are just the “tip of the iceberg” about David J. Hastin’s guerrilla war experiences. In the following article, I will share his defense of his reputation. Also, I will tell you about David J. Hastin, the post-war man.
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Is Every Haston a Descendant of Daniel Haston
1852 – James Haston, a Case in Point
When I see the HASTON name, I immediately begin to ask myself, “How did this James Haston fit into the descendancy of Daniel Haston, our c. 1750-1826 ancestor, from whom a massive FAMILY of Hastons (and other H-name variations) spread all across the United States in the 1800s and later?”
Probably at least 90% of the time, I do discover that the person descended from the Daniel Haston who was born in Virginia and later settled in White County, Tennessee, in about 1804. Why? Because Daniel’s Haston’s family is SO EXTENSIVE in the United States! But there are some exceptions.
The (born 1852) James Haston is an example of an exception. There were many of Daniel Haston’s family members who moved from Tennessee to Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, etc. So it is easy to assume that Kansan James Haston must have been one of them.
But when you read more about this prominent Kansan farmer, you learn that his grandfather came to America at age 13 from Scotland, and later fought for the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. He remained in Virginia after the war, and his descendants spread to other states.
The Scottish Hastons
The “Haston” surname is known to be native to Scotland, leading some descendants of Daniel Haston to assume that we are Scots or Scots-Irish (also known as Ulster Scots).
For example, the late Dougal Haston, of climbing fame in the Alps and on Mount Everest, was born in Scotland. And to this day, the Haston name is still common in that country.
So, if you come across a Haston in the United States or Canada who is not a descendant of Daniel Haston, the chances are very high that they have roots in the United Kingdom, eventually traced back to Scotland.
However, I have learned that most of the Hastons who are now in the United States descend from Daniel Haston, who was originally Daniel Hiestand, from a Mennonite family that originated in Switzerland.
In addition to the many people who carry the HASTON name, there are many others who descend from Daniel Haston, whose family names are spelled HASTIN, HASTINGS, HASTING, HASTAIN, and probably other similar H-names.
How Can I Know If I Descend from Daniel Haston?
DNA can settle the question, but it is essential to know which DNA company to use and how to understand the results. You can not determine your family’s country of origin by DNA results that report what % (percent) of your DNA is from various parts of the world.
But we are willing to help.
If you can tell us your family line back a few generations, we can probably help you answer that question.
And if, it turns out that you descend from Daniel Haston, we can probably tell you exactly how you fit into the family.
In addition to the many people who carry the HASTON name, there are many others who descend from Daniel Haston, whose family names are spelled HASTIN, HASTINGS, HASTING, HASTAIN, and probably other similar H-names.
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Lucas Haston – Sparta TN
The Y’s Fitness Director, Nina Weston, has seen Lucas through this journey and could not be prouder. She shared part of Lucas’s story, as he got comfortable teaching the others in Special Olympics, and how the two of them worked hard to get him certified.
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Civil War – Haston Cousin Against Haston Cousin
One a Son of Jeremiah Haston, the Other a Son of Isaac Haston — Both, Grandsons of Daniel Haston
Sometimes, Haston family genealogists have confused these two men, but one was the son of (Daniel Haston’s son) Isaac Haston, and the other was the son of (Daniel Haston’s son) Jeremiah Haston. The “boys” were about 4 1/2 years apart in age and probably were close friends and playmates growing up. But issues that led to the Civil War drove a wedge between them.
Jeremiah’s John Wesley Haston enrolled in the Missouri Home Guard in Dallas County, MO. I know that Isaac’s John Wesley Haston (in Cedar County, MO) was a Confederate sympathizer and very likely an active soldier, one way or another.
Isaac’s grandson (son of John Wesley Hastin), David Haston (Haisten), was a Confederate soldier who was severely wounded in the Battle of Hartville, MO, and was known to be a “bloody bushwhacker.” More about him in another article.
Date | Isaac’s John Wesley Haston | Jeremiah’s John Wesley Haston |
October 12 1818 | Born (probably) in White County, TN | |
January 27 1823 | Born (probably) in White County, TN | |
August 5 1841 | Married Anna Brown in Greene Co, MO | |
January 15, 1846 | Married Mary Caroline Forrester in Greene Co, MO | |
January 1, 1849 | 40 acres: T32, R27, S23, NE¼NE¼ in Dade Co, MO 40 acres: T32, R27, S23, SW¼NE¼ in Dade Co, MO | |
January 1, 1850 | 40 acres: T33N, R19W,S32, NE¼NE¼ in Dallas Co, MO | |
1850 Census | “Wesley Haston” (age 27) and wife Anny (age 27), both born in TN, and son David, age eight. $400, real estate in District 25 of Dade Co, MO Year: 1850; Census Place: District 25, Dade, Missouri; Roll: 398; Page: 284a. | “John H. [sic, W.] Hastings [sic, Haston] (age 30 or 36?) and wife Mary C. (age 24), both born in TN, and daughter Hester, age one. $50, real estate, in District 26 of Dallas Co, MO Year: 1850; Census Place: District 26, Dallas, Missouri; Roll 398; Page: 339a. |
October 1, 1852 | 40 acres: T33N, R27W, S17, NW¼SW¼ in Cedar Co, MO | |
April 15, 1853 | 80 acres: T32N,19W,S20, E½NW¼ in Webster Co, MO | |
December 1, 1856 | 80 acres: T33N, R27W, S17, S½NW¼ in Cedar Co, MO | |
May 15, 1857 | 40 acres: T33N, R27W, S17, SE¼SW¼ in Cedar Co, MO 40 acres: T33N, R27W, S18, NE¼SE¼ in Cedar Co, MO | 40 acres: T32M,R19W,S20, NE¼SW¼ in Webster Co, MO |
1857 | “J.W. Haston” on a militia list in Sonoma (Santa Rosa Co), CA | |
How could J.W. Haston (Isaac’s son) have been in Cedar County, MO, in 1852, 1856, May 1857, and 1862, but in Sonoma County, CA, in 1857? Maybe he went there for gold, returned to Cedar County, MO (when others returned), and later left MO for TX. Or, perhaps this was not Isaac’s son. | ||
June 1, 1859 | His brother, Samuel D. – 40 acres: T33N, R26W, S21, NE¼NW¼ in Cedar Co, MO | 40 acres: T32N-19W,S20, SW¼NW¼ in Webster Co, MO |
1860 Census | J.W. Haston (age 38) and family in Linn of Cedar Co, MO Year: 1860; Census Place: Linn, Cedar, Missouri; 95. | John W. Hasten (age 41) and family in Washington of Webster Co, MO Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Webster, Missouri; 710. |
June 24, 1861 | Enlisted, Dallas Co, MO, Federal Home Guard | |
Pre-September 25, 1862 | In Cedar Co, MO, paid to have three cows driven to and sold at market. Suspicious to be Confederate sympathizer. | |
November 20, 1862 | Discharged from the army, over age; Dallas Co, MO. | |
July 1, 1863 | J.W. Hasten, on a Class II list of men in Lynn of Dade Co, MO, subject to Federal military service | |
1865 | J.W. Haisten was on the Fannin County, TX tax list, beginning this year. "Fannin, Texas, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-W6YW-1: September 20, 2021), image 1 of 1238; Texas State Library. Archives Division (Austin, Texas). | |
October 1868 | Samuel D. Hasting was on the 1868 voter list for Linn Township in Cedar Co, MO, but John W. Haston was not. To be qualified to vote, a man had to take an oath of loyalty to the USA. Southwest Tribune (Cedar County, Missouri), October 9, 1868. | |
August 23, 1870 | Assumed to be “residing in the State of Texas,” according to his father’s will | |
June 6, 1874 or… July 6, 1876 | Daughter A.M. (Matilda Agnes) Haisten married T.E. Lovelace in Fannin County, Texas, on July 6, 1876, or June 6, 1874. Matilda Agnes Hasting was his 2nd wife; Elizabeth Tabitha Genette Gaither died in 1876. Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 209; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 04877 to 45350, Application Years 1916 to 1929. “Thomas Elam Lovelace,” FamilySearch.org, accessed January 29, 2026, https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/KGST-FJS. | |
November 6, 1879 | J.W. Haisten married Emma Strange in Sherman, Grayson County, TX. | |
June 1, 1880 Census | J.W. Haiston (age 56) and wife, E.J. Haiston, were living in Precinct 3 of Fannin County, TX. Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas; Roll: 1302; Page: 382B; Enumeration District: 025. | |
1885 | Twenty years after J.W. Haiston’s first appearance on a Fannin County, TX tax list (although the “Location” column says, “Grayson Co.,”), he was still living there. "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-W2B7-9, May 2014), Fannin County> 1885 > image 593 of 613; State Archives, Austin. | |
April 26, 1898 | John W. (Wesley) Haiston (Haston) died on this date in Benton County, Arkansas, and is buried in the Centerton Cemetery. He was 75 years old. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29T-3R2C: 9 July 2020), John W Haisten, 1898; Burial, citing record ID, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. | |
May 2, 1898 | John Wesley Haston died and was buried in Dallas Co, MO | |
These same-name first cousins died less than one week apart - six days | ||
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Catherine Haston Austin’s Sons
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Daniel Haston’s daughter, Catherine, married John Austin in about 1819. John’s first wife, Rachel, had recently died. Catherine inherited seven of Rachel’s children, immediately becoming a busy step-mother.
Over the next 23 years, Catherine gave birth to six children of her own–three girls and three boys. Even though they have generally been overlooked or forgotten, we need to realize and remember these children were grandchildren of Daniel Haston.
In another article, I introduced you to the daughters of Catherine Haston Austin. Now, I want you to get to know Catherine’s three sons, grandsons of Daniel Haston.
Pleasant Richard Austin - 1820-1900
The following information about Catherine Haston Austin’s firstborn son was published in 1886 in one of the “vanity biography” books of that era.
Pleasant Austin, a prosperous agriculturist of the Second [Hickory Valley] District, was born September 8, 1820, on the farm upon which he now resides. His parents were John and Catherine (Haston) Austin. The father was born on January 6, 1779, in Virginia, of English descent. He immigrated to Tennessee at an early date and died there on February 28, 1858. The mother is thought to have been of Dutch [German-speaking] descent. She was a native of Tennessee, and her entire life was passed in the State. Our subject was brought up on the farm and educated in the school in the vicinity. After attaining his majority, he purchased land in the county and farmed for about six years. At his father’s death, he bought the homestead and moved to it, where he has since resided. He is a substantial, honorable, and worthy citizen. He is interested in the advancement of education and all beneficial enterprises. He is a Democrat. On September 14, 1852, he was united in marriage to Mary E., daughter of Bluford and Sarah (Yates) Warren. The father was raised in Halifax, NC, and the mother in Halifax, VA. The grandfather Yates lived to the unusual age of one hundred and twelve years. Mrs. Austin was born October 15, 1825, in Tennessee, and is the mother of John W., William Bluford, Robert S., Sarah Alice (wife of Norman Gist, who resides near Sparta), Flora C. (wife of Lewis Akins), James Mc., and Frank P.
Tennessee History and Biographies: White County, TN (Goodspeed Publisher, 1886), page 7.
Robert (Robin) S. Austin - 1826 - After 1910
Robert (“Robin” in Civil War records) enlisted in (initially, Mounce L. Gore’s) Company D of the Confederate 13th Regiment of the Tennessee Cavalry on September 1, 1862, in Sparta, TN, where the unit was organized. A month later, the unit joined Brigadier General Nathan B. Forrest’s Brigade and reorganized as the 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, commonly known as Dibrell’s 8th Cavalry.
As partisan rangers, they acted independently of the rest of the army. They fought fiercely in many battles and skirmishes across the South, from Chickamauga (GA) to Saltville (VA) and elsewhere, and served as Confederate President Jefferson Davis’s escort at the end of the war, until they were captured and forced to surrender in Washington, Georgia, in May 1865. Amazingly, Robert was never seriously wounded, according to his pension application.
Robert was mustered out on May 11, 1865. He ranked in and out as a private. On February 9, 1900, he filed an application for a pension based on complications from rheumatism and hemorrhoids resulting from his service in the war. The application was rejected because he had “not proved” he was incapacitated by the stated health issues. At the time of the application, he was living in Lost Creek, where the post office was Greentree.
By occupation, Robert was a farmer and blacksmith. He never married and, according to census records, lived with family members most of the time. In 1900, Robert (age 73) was living with the family of his nephew, Frank Austin. His brother, Pleasant Austin (age 79), was also living there.
He (Robin Austin) was still alive at age 84 in 1910 and living in the 4th District of Bledsoe County, TN, with the family of his niece, Flora*—Mrs. Lewis P. (Pollard) Akin(s). I have no record of when or where Robert/Robin died or was buried, but those events may have occurred in Bledsoe County (Pikeville), Tennessee.
*Flora Elizabeth Austin Akins was the daughter of Pleasant and Mary E. Austin.
William Edward Austin - 1833-1890
William Edward Austin, the last child of Catherine and John Austin, was born on this date. At the time of William Edward’s birth, John would have been about 54 years old, and Catherine in her 40s.
Catherine’s son, William, was the second son of John, named William. John and his first wife, Rachel, named their first son William. But Rachel’s William died on April 7, 1833, and was buried in the Austin Cemetery. According to family stories, on September 28, 1833, William was named in honor of his older half-brother, whom he would never meet. Catherine was pregnant with this William Edward when the older half-brother William died.
William E. Austin married Mary Lou Frazier on January 24, 1859. According to her tombstone, Mary was born on October 6, 1824. If so, she was about nine years older than her bridegroom. The following year, the couple was residing in Precinct 4 of Dallas, Texas, where their daughter Maggie was born. Later census records confirm Dallas as Maggie’s place of birth. But Maggie’s parents did not linger long in Texas.
The Confederate 28th Tennessee Infantry, also known as the 2nd Tennessee Mountain Volunteers, was organized during September 1861 at Camp Zollicoffer in Overton County, Tennessee. Men for this unit were recruited from White County and other counties of upper middle Tennessee. As a private, William E. Austin enlisted in this Confederate infantry.
During the war, the 28th (Consolidated) Tennessee Infantry was active in several major battles, including Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Fishing Creek, Chickamauga, Port Hudson, and Atlanta.
On June 15, 1870, William Edward and Mary L., with children ages 3, 7, and 9, were living in the 1st Civil District in White County. He was a farmer. An 87-year-old “unable to work” female, Claricy Frasier, was living with them. This may have been Mary Lou’s mother.
On June 23, 1880, the William E. Austin family was still living in Civil District 1 of White County. The census record indicates that Mary and her parents were born in North Carolina. And their 19-year-old daughter, Maggie, was born in Texas, which is consistent with the 1860 and 1870 censuses. William’s brother Robert, a blacksmith, was living with them.
William Edward died in 1890, and Mary Lou also died that year, on October 18, 1890. They are both buried in the Bethlehem Cemetery in White County, near Doyle, TN. There is a tombstone for Mary, but none for her husband.
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Catherine Haston Austin’s Daughters
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Daniel Haston’s daughter, Catherine, married John Austin in about 1819. John’s first wife, Rachel, had recently died. Catherine inherited seven of Rachel’s children, immediately becoming a busy step-mother.
Over the next 23 years, Catherine gave birth to six children of her own–three girls and three boys. Even though they have generally been overlooked or forgotten, we need to realize and remember these children were grandchildren of Daniel Haston.
In the next article, I will introduce you to Daniel’s three Austin grandsons. But, ladies first. I want to introduce you to Daniel’s three Austin granddaughters.
Emmeline Austin (Doyle)
November 15, 1822 – Emmeline Austin, daughter of John and Catherine, was born in White County, TN, on November 15, 1822. On January 31, 1844, Emmeline married Downs B. (Brewster) Doyle, a planter (farmer). Downs was born in White County, TN, on September 10, 1817. Apparently, the newlywed couple moved to Bossier, Louisiana, very soon after their marriage, where they joined members of Downs’s family.
White County, TN residents, Simon Rogers Doyle (son of Simon Doyle) and Nancy White (daughter of John White, Sr. of White County, TN) moved to Bossier, LA, from White County sometime in the 1840s, but all of their children were born in Tennessee. Simon R. Doyle, Esq. was the coroner for White County, but resigned this position on July 5, 1841. I assume this was a step in the process of moving his family to Louisiana. Simon Rogers Doyle and Downs Brewster Doyle were first cousins; their fathers were brothers.
Downs and Emmeline were living in Bossier Parish at the time of the 1850 census, and their oldest child, age six, was born in Louisiana. Dossier Parish was one of the best cotton divisions of Louisiana.
The 1850 census indicates Emmeline was born in Georgia, which is inaccurate. And her recorded age of 22 is also inaccurate, but future censuses correct both. Notice that Emmeline named her second daughter Susan, perhaps a continuation of that name in Catherine Haston Austin’s family.
Downs became a prominent citizen in his parish. In 1847, he acquired 320 acres from the Bureau of Land Management (159.97 and 159.55). By 1872, he was a “police juror” for his district. In Louisiana, a police juror was an elected official who served as a member of the parish’s governing body, like a county commissioner in other states. Even the town where they lived was named “Doyline” for the Doyle families!
In 1880, Emmeline was living with her husband and their family (five daughters and three sons) in the 3rd Ward of Webster Parish, Louisiana. Webster Parish, east of and adjacent to Bossier Parish, was formed in 1871 out of Bossier and a couple of other parishes.
Emmeline had 13 children during their marriage. She died on February 13, 1902, and is buried in Doyline Cemetery in Webster Parish, LA.
Susan Austin (Duncan)
February 13, 1829 – Susan Austin, daughter of John and Catherine, was born on this date. She married John J. Duncan on November 1, 1855. Rev. William Jared, who performed their wedding ceremony, was a popular Methodist circuit-riding and camp meeting preacher in White County and the surrounding area.
In 1860, John J. and Susan Austin Duncan were living in District 12 of White County, John J.’s home district. His occupation was “County Officer.”* Even though they had been married for about five years, they had no children.
A Civil War Confederate document states he was a Clerk of the Circuit Court in White County when he enlisted.
In mid-1860, Susan’s husband was sued by George W. Gibbs* of Sparta, TN, for a breach of contract. The case was tried in the Tennessee 5th Circuit Court at Sparta, TN (where John J. Duncan was the court clerk), but was appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
*George W. Gibbs was a prominent lawyer in Sparta. He served as a State senator and General in the War of 1812, as well as the first president of the Union Bank of Tennessee at Nashville, and the founder of Union City, TN. The locally famous Confederate General George Gibbs Dibrell of White County was a nephew and namesake of George W. Gibbs.
On September 21, 1857, John J. Duncan agreed to purchase 1,175 acres on the top of Cumberland Mountain in White County, for one dollar per acre. Gibbs accused Duncan of failing to pay for the purchase. But Duncan claimed the deal was void due to fraud because Gibbs had not provided a sufficient description of the land. The State Supreme Court sided with Duncan. But the $1-per-acre mountain land was probably part of Gibb’s Cumberland Mountain land, which later became a major coal producer.
On December 9, 1861, John J. Duncan enlisted for 12 months in Company D of the Tennessee 1st Infantry Battalion (Colms’) at Sparta, TN. Captain David Snodgrass was his enlistment agent.
There are 12 pages in his Confederate files, detailing his medical history during the war, eventually leading to his dismissal for health reasons. Here is some of the information from his records.
In January of 1862, he was “sent home on sick furlough from Camp Weekly [near Nashville].” He “had a cough and was spitting up blood.”
May and June, 1863: “Absent at home on sick furlough from [Confederate hospital at] Lauderdale Springs, Miss.”
In 1870, he was a farmer on a 90-acre farm,[i] which must have been difficult given his hemoptysis, which was triggered by the slightest fatigue. Susan and John, apparently, were still childless.
John J. Duncan died on September 2, 1873, and Susan Austin Duncan died six years later, on June 6, 1879, as a result of convulsions. They are buried side-by-side in the Old Bon Air Cemetery in the Bon Air community of White County, Tennessee.
Bird Austin
February 18, 1831 – Bird Austin, a daughter of John and Catherine, only lived two and a half years. She died on July 17, 1833, and is buried next to Catherine in the Austin Cemetery.
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October 2026 – MidAmerica All Hastons Gathering
It’s set – Mid-America Gathering for all descendants of Daniel Haston!
October 9 & 10, 2026 at the Ebenezer, MO Historical Society near Springfield, Missouri
Each morning, we will have coffee, etc., and light breakfast snacks.
Mid-day lunch included.
Late afternoon dinner included.
All for a total registration price of $50 per adult and teen, $25 per child ages 5-12, and free for ages 4 and under.
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Friday, October 9
- Welcome and Orientation to the Village of Ebenezer – Laura Nichols, President of Ebenezer Historical Society
- Our Earliest Hiestand/Haston Family Roots – Wayne Haston
- Switzerland to Tennessee
- The Daniel Haston Family Tree, All of Daniel’s Known Children
- Jeremiah Haston Family of Dallas County, MO – Wayne Haston
Dallas County, MO Field Trip – Jeremiah Haston Family Historic Places
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Saturday, October 10
- The Westward Migrations of Hastons – MO, AR, OK, TX, CA and Elsewhere – Wayne Haston
(Hastons, Hastins, Hastings, Hastains, etc.) - Jesse Haston Family of Howard and Adjacent Counties – Wayne Haston
- Isaac Haston/Hastin and Other Greene County, MO Relatives – Wayne Haston
- Isaac Hastin Family in Cave Spring Area
- Jacob Mitchell (husband of Daniel’s daughter, Lucinda) in Ebenezer
Greene County, MO Field Trip – Isaac Haston Family Historic Places
Wayne will have the first 4 (of 5) of his Daniel Haston Family History books available for sale, and he will autograph them for you. And you can pre-order the 5th book.
It’s centrally located to numerous sites where Daniel Haston’s children and grandchildren settled in the 1800s. And we will visit some of them! Plus, historical presentations about some of these ancestors, and more.
Directions to Ebenezer, Missouri
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Although I have a lot of evidence that Jeremiah Haston and some of his family members are buried (as late as 1913) in a "Haston Burying Ground" on land where they settled in about 1837, nobody in the county knows the location of the cemetery.
Charlie Dill's family owns the land where we think the cemetery is located. Charlie and his family have been super helpful! He drove us around the 40-acre tract where I feel confident the graveyard is located.
I was pleased to hear that all 160 acres (4 tracts) that Jeremiah and his oldest daughter, Minerva, owned are now in the Dill family and they are very interested in and supportive of what we are doing.

Charlie grew up on this farm and has run cattle on this land most of his life, but he found some large stones that he had never known were there. They were positioned in what appears to be a rectangular pattern, perhaps foundation stones for a very old homesite. And other similar large stones were located on the surface of the ground nearby. A perpetual spring is about 30 yards away.
Some of these stones could be gravestones, but if not there is plenty of room in that area for a burying ground.
Charlie told me that he had heard about a man, James Williams, who knew all about locating forgotten graveyards. You will learn more about James in the Thursday section of this story.

20 yards or so in front of the pattern of old stones is this site. Charlie estimates that some of these oak trees are 200+ years old, old enough to have been there when Jeremiah and daughter Minerva lived on this land. It is on a high point of land that Minerva purchased in 1874, two years before Jeremiah died in 1876! The site overlooks the 1874 40 acre-tract , and the fence row in the distance is the east side of the 40 acres that Jeremiah acquired after he settled there. We think this would be a prime site for a cemetery. We shall see.

After our exciting tour of the original Haston property in the community of Charity in Dallas County, MO. We drove through the little village of Ebenezer, MO, where we would meet with the board members of the Ebenezer Historical Society the next day, Tuesday.
The historical center of the hamlet of Ebenezer, Missouri is the Ebenezer Methodist Church, which was founded in 1832. The current (beautiful) building was constructed in 1894. It is the oldest continuously functioning United Methodist congregation west of the Mississippi. Lucinda Haston's (daughter of Daniel Haston) inlaws--Jacob Mitchell family--lived in Ebenezer in the mid-1800s and were active members in this church. One of Jacob's brothers was the pastor of this congregation in 1850. Jacob may have died in the village. Facebook Page

This is our meeting place for the October 2026 MidAmerica All Hastons Gathering.
The original building was the one-room school for the community of Ebenezer, MO. It has been beautifully remodeled, added to, and converted for meetings such as we will have there. Website Facebook Page

Laura and I discussed logistics and general planning related to the MidAmerica All Hastons Gathering. She also explained the layout of the historic village of Ebenezer, MO in its earlier years.

Laura showed us some of the historical locations of Ebenezer sites, such as the original church, the Methodist college, and the original road.

We visited the Friendship Baptist Church building, the church that some descendants of Isaac Haston attended.
The story of how this building was moved intact from its original location near Isaac Haston's land, down a creek bed to the current site on the Little Sac River is truly amazing--on wagons pulled by mules. You will hear that story when we visit here in October.

Some of Haston relatives worshiped in this building. The family that owns the property where the building is located is in the process of restoring it to, as near as possible, to its original condition.

Now known as the Cave Spring Memorial Church
Isaac Haston/Hastin's land in Cass Township of Greene County, MO was about a mile east of this church, which was established soon after Isaac's family settled in Greene County. It was founded in 1839, a few years after the Ebenezer Methodist Church was organized. Before its founding, large camp meetings were held in this area.
Even though he was probably a Methodist, and not a Presbyterian, Isaac, Agnes, and members of their family no doubt attended here some times. There is evidence that some of their children were associated with this congregation.
This building, which was constructed in 1869, is being restored by members of the local community. After a few decades of the discontinuance of services, monthly services are now held in the building.

Originally, the church services were held in this room, upstairs in the church. You can see the "choir loft" and platform at the front of the church. Eventually, church services were moved to the first floor, due to the difficulty of getting caskets up and down the steps for funerals. Obviously, members with mobility issues had a difficulty time ascending the steps.

This room was originally used for a school, but later used for worship services, as it is monthly now. There are some interesting artifacts in the room. You will hear the story of the founding of this church and its many years of gospel ministry. Let's plan to sing a few old hymns while we are here.

On Thursday morning I visited the Dallas County Historical Society, where I met Jack and Linda Crawford. For several years, Linda, President of the Historical Society, has been my go-to person for historical information about Dallas County, MO. Jack's ancestors lived in the Cherry Creek community of White County, TN in the early 1800s. He's a great storyteller with lots of good stories about history. Website

I was happy that Charlie and James got to meet each other the morning I visited the Dallas County Historical Society. Charlie, whose family owns the possible Haston Cemetery property, and James, an experienced locator of "lost" or hidden cemeteries, are both interested in helping to find the old "Haston burying ground," as it is described in one family source.

James Williams grew up in Dallas County, Missouri but worked for a large cemetery in California for many years. Now, retired, he hopes to locate every "lost" cemetery in the county. He had read about the Haston family cemetery, but I was able to give him more detailed information about it and get him connected with Charlie.
James uses dowsing rods and says they are about 80% accurate in locating graves. He has already located about 50 previously old hidden cemeteries in Dallas County, MO. We hope he can add the Jeremiah Haston family cemetery to his list of successes.

Since the 1950s, this church is a Baptist Church. But its history goes back into the 1840s, when it was a Cumberland Presbyterian Church. It is located about 3 miles from where Jeremiah Haston settled. Although the church records for the earlier years of the church no longer exist, we do have evidence that members of Jeremiah's family were members there. Jeremiah's son, John Wesley Haston, may have been a member there for 50 years or more.
There is one Haston family buried in the old cemetery adjacent to the church.

On Friday, Sharon and I had lunch with the Board of the Ebenezer Historical Society (Nelson, Kevin and Laura), to make some additional plans for our October Gathering.

On Friday, we drove through Cave Spring again. You can see the old Mount Zion Presbyterian [now, Cave Spring Memorial] Church building and cemetery in the background. We were on our way to see the land that Isaac Haston owned while living in Greene County, Missouri.

When Daniel's son, Isaac, left Tennessee in about 1836, he owned no land and was apparently quite poor. But before moving to California in 1857, he owned 280 acres. His son, William Carroll Hastin, owned 40 acres when he died in 1845. Notice that West Farm Road 54 goes right through Isaac's land, making it possible to get some good views of the property he settled on and farmed.

When Isaac settled here in about 1836, this was prairie land, part of the Grand Prairie of Greene County, Missouri. Because of the thick prairie grass, the soil was extremely difficult to plow. The land proved good for pasture but not so good for many crops, such as corn.

About 20 miles north of Cave Spring, MO, the historic Mitchell Campground Cemetery is located in southern Polk County, MO. Daniel Haston's daughter, Lucinda married (Jacob Mitchell) into this family. The Mitchells moved there from East TN in the mid-1830s. They were stauch Methodists and established a church, cemetery, and campground there shortly after they arrived. The history of this site is legendary! Daniel Haston's family is probably connected to these Mitchells in another way. Sarah Nave, probably a close relative of Christina Nave (Daniel's wife), is buried in this cemetery. She married Rev. James Mitchell, a popular Methodist preacher from the family for which this site is named.

The Methodist Church and cemetery were organized on this site in 1839. Many of the graves are from the mid-to-late 1800s.
Meetings are still held annually to support the foundation that cares for the property.

The Mitchell Methodist "class" (church plant) was organized in the house of Ransome Cates in 1834 or 1835. A hewed log meeting house was built in 1836, and the Mitchell Camp Ground was established in 1841, in which year the first camp meeting was held there. In 1858, a brick church building was erected at that location. There was a fire in 1904 that partially damaged the building, and it had to be rebuilt. The church [building] was dedicated in 1905.
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E.C. Haston – WCHS Principal
E.C. Haston - Principal of White County (TN) High School
Van Buren County, TN – Born and Grew Up
Edwin Cummings Haston was born on November 9, 1913, in Cummingsville, TN (3rd District in Van Buren County, TN).
Middle Tennessee State Teacher College – Murfreesboro, TN
1938
Cassville in Bartow County, Georgia
White County High School, Sparta, TN – 1951-1958
Death
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