Haston Family History Blog Articles

Places of Historic Interest Uncategorized

Abraham Hestand’s Survey and the Tebbs Bend Battle of the Civil War

In 1799, 100 Acres Were Surveyed for Abraham Hiestand/Hestand 64 Years Later (July 4, 1863) the Battle of Tebbs Bend, KY Was Fought There Daniel and Abraham Hiestand - Post Virginia Daniel Hiestand/Haston left Virginia with his older brother, Abraham, in about 1783.  They journeyed to what is now Upper...
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All Blog Articles Timeline

Our 300th Blog Post

Our 300th Blog Post/Article - Browse All of Them March 22 2025 Abraham Hestand’s Survey and the Tebbs Bend Battle of the Civil WarIn 1799, 100 Acres Were Surveyed for Abraham Hiestand/Hestand 64 Years Later (July 4, 1863) the Battle of Tebbs Bend, KY Was Fought There Daniel and Abraham...
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Arkansas Hastons

Cowboy Missionary to Chickasaw Indians – Nathan Lorenza Haston

Cowboy Missionaries to Chickasaw Indians Part 1 - Nathan Lorenza Haston My first cousin three times removed. -Wayne Haston Missionary BrothersWillard Durham Haston's Link will be activated when his page is published. Nathan Lorenza Haston Willard Durham Haston Nathan Lorenza Haston was born in Van Buren County, TN in 1849. ...
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Books

Online Flipbook – The Story of the Daniel Haston Family

Use the full-screen icon (last icon on the right, above) to get a larger view.  Then, use the Escape keyboard key to return to this view.Sample - 74 pages from the 484 pages of The Story of the Daniel Haston Family Before you choose a shipping option, be aware that......
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Books Documents

Estelle Haston’s Family History Notebook

210 Pages of Haston Family History - Years of Work, Free to You You will need to be patient in downloading.  This is a big book. Download - Estelle Haston's Haston Family History Notebook - FREE Tributes to David Rhea Haston and Estelle Haston Family Research Materials Amassed by David...
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Special Topics

Basic DNA Seminar – 2024 Haston Family Reunion

Answering Basic Questions About DNA Research https://youtu.be/qDBXbHwvw2IWayne Haston Interviews Darvin Martin, DNA Expert from PennsylvaniaJuly 2024 - Daniel Haston Family Association Reunion If you appreciated this article, please share it with others who might also enjoy it. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Print Order Copies of the Book - Or, See...
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Arkansas Hastons

06 – James Thomas Haston-Hasting & Clan to Yell County, Arkansas

James Thomas Haston/Hasting Clan to Arkansas Links will be activated when the posts are written and published. Introduction to Yell County, AR and the Tennessee Hastons Who Moved There Wiley B. and Mary Durham Haston G.M. "Doc" and Margaret Haston Shepherd Malinda Haston Howard, Widow of William Howard Amanda Haston...
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Arkansas Hastons

04 – Civil War Widow – Amanda Haston Dale to Yell County, AR

Another Widowed Haston Woman - to Yell County, AR Links will be activated when the posts are written and published. Introduction to Yell County, AR and the Tennessee Hastons Who Moved There Wiley B. and Mary Durham Haston G.M. "Doc" and Margaret Haston Shepherd Malinda Haston Howard, Widow of William...
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Arkansas Hastons

03 – Malinda Haston Howard, Widow of William Howard

Widow Malinda, Moved Her Family to Yell County, Arkansasd Links will be activated when the posts are written and published. Introduction to Yell County, AR and the Tennessee Hastons Who Moved There Wiley B. and Mary Durham Haston G.M. "Doc" and Margaret Haston Shepherd Malinda Haston Howard, Widow of William...
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Arkansas Hastons

05 – Green Madison “Doc” and Margaret Ann Haston Shepherd

G.M. "Doc" and Margaret Ann Haston Shepherd Links will be activated when the posts are written and published. Introduction to Yell County, AR and the Tennessee Hastons Who Moved There Wiley B. and Mary Durham Haston G.M. "Doc" and Margaret Haston Shepherd Malinda Haston Howard, Widow of William Howard Amanda...
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Tennessee History

Sparta, TN – One Vote Shy of Becoming the State Capital?

Did Sparta, TN Almost Become the Capital of Tennessee? All of us old-timers who grew up in White County, Tennessee, have heard the story about Sparta coming one vote short of becoming the capital of Tennessee.  The story usually goes on to say that the needed vote was "sold" for...
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Stories

Share Your Best Haston-Related Family Story

Every Family Has Stories - Share One of Yours With Us What Kinds of Stories? Meritorious Military service Outstanding achievementsUnusual eventsVictims of major crimeHistorical backgrounds Humorous happeningsIncidents of significant bravery Mysterious eventUnique family lore passed down in your familyGenealogical questions that have perplexed your family Other type of story that will be of interest to...
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Notable Hastons Uncategorized

Hannah Brooke Haston – University of Tennessee

Hanna Has the Haston Leadership-DNA Hannah Haston, daughter of David and Laura Haston of Dandridge, TN, is a Junior at the University of Tennessee studying Business Management on a Marketing Track with a collateral in Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness. In addition to this, she is pursuing a minor in Political...
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Special Topics

Emma Shackleford at Union School – Grandmother of Minnie Pearl

Minnie Pearl's Grandmother Taught at the (Old) Union School In Southern White County, TN Where Hastons & Related Family Members Attended School The only name we have of those who taught in that old house [original log building used by Union School in Hickory Valley of southern White County, TN]...
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Arkansas Hastons

02 – Wiley B. and Mary Durham Haston

First-Known Hastons to Arkansas Links will be activated when the posts are written and published. Introduction to Yell County, AR and the Tennessee Hastons Who Moved There Wiley B. and Mary Durham Haston G.M. "Doc" and Margaret Haston Shepherd Malinda Haston Howard, Widow of William Howard Amanda Haston Dale, Widow...
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Arkansas Hastons

01 – Yell County, Arkansas – Hastons

Yell County, Arkansas - A "Haston Place" Yell County is Arkansas's 42nd county, formed on December 5, 1840, from portions of Scott and Pope counties. Yell County, Arkansas - Wikipedia Why Yell County, Arkansas? Why did so many descendants of Daniel Haston from the Tennessee Haston Homeland move to Yell...
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Uncategorized

Deuteronomy 32:7 – We Tend to Waith Until They are Gone

"Consider the Years of Many Generations; Ask...Your Elders" In the Bible, the nation of Israel repeatedly lapsed into immorality and social chaos.  Why?  It was largely because the people lost contact with the past.  They became so focused on the "now" that they neglected to learn about the past.  They...
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Stories

The Haston Penny That Came Home from the Civil War Battle of Perryville, KY

The Wiley B. Haston Penney Image Source: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-battle-of-perryville-death-on-a-dry-river/ View a 10 Minutes Animated Overview of the Battle of Perryville Email from Hoyte Cook, August 16, 2024. James Alford and Livinia Haston family, highlighting the two Perryville, KY Battle (Civil War) sons, Wiley B. and John Taylor Haston. Article 15     I closed...
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Events

Mini-Reunion – Let Us Help

We Can Help You Have a Memorable Haston Family Reunion Would you like to have a Haston Family Reunion in your area-- a reunion for your branch of the Haston and Haston-related families? Wayne will come and give some presentations on Haston family history.  You will be able to ask your...
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Special Topics Uncategorized

Can You Join the DAR or SAR

How You Can Become a Member of the DAR or SAR You must join as "Daniel Haston - a Patriot," not as "Daniel Haston - a Veteran."What's the difference?  Read on. Sons of the American Revolution Since 1889, the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) has honored our Revolutionary War...
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