Haston Family History Blog Articles

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Davis – Wallace M.

1919 - 2006 Group Commander Wallace M. Davis Rank and Branch of Military Group Commander, Navy Years of Service 1943-1971 Obituary Wallace M. Davis obituary Locations of Training, Deployment, and Service Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa, Tarawa Military Schools Attended U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School at Northwestern UniversityThe Northwestern University Archives, with...
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Elwood C. Haston

Sergeant Elwood C. Haston - Veteran of WWII in Europe Soldier from the "Greatest Generation" On this day, July 11, 2022, Sergeant Elwood C. Haston would have been 100 years old.  Today, and in future days when you read this article, we hope you will say "Thank you, for your...
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Chris Haston – NBC Photographer

Chris Haston - Our Reunion Portrait Photographer Brief Bio of Chris Haston Source: https://www.marathi.tv/anchor/chris-haston/Chris Haston was born Christopher Haston on June 27, 1962, in Harbor City, CA, where he was also raised.  When he was nine years old, his stepfather gave him a camera and he has been hooked on...
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Davis – William M.

1949 -  Lieutenant Colonel William M. Davis Rank and Branch of Military Lieutenant Colonel, Army Years of Service 1972-1998 Locations of Training, Deployment, and Service Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Wiesbaden, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Iraq; The Pentagon Military Schools Attended Basic training at at Fort Jackson, South Carolina Wartime Theaters of...
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Haston – Max

1957 -  Major General Max Haston Rank and Branch of Military Major General, Army Years of Service 1979-2019 Locations of Training, Deployment, and Service Ft Benning, GA; Ft Riley, KS; Ft Knox, KY; Ft Hood, TX, Multiple Locations in Germany, Ft Bliss, TX; Ft Leavenworth, KS, Ft Irwin, CA, FT...
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Places of Historic Interest

Photos and Background Info on 12 Haston Historic Sites in Tennessee

Photos & Background Info on 12 Historic Haston Sites in TN Even if you aren't able to participate in the Saturday, July 23, 2022 tour, you will enjoy reading about (and seeing photos of) these 12 historic sites that are so important to the Daniel Haston Family. Download the 11...
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Haston Block Building – Spencer, TN

Haston Block House - Built 1908 in Spencer, TN By Landon Medley and Wayne HastonLandon and I were working together on this article when he passed away in 2021. -Wayne Haston The "Cyclone" In Spencer, TN that (Literally) Cleared the Way for the Haston Block Following a (3:00 a.m.) November...
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Documents

1902 Sparta Expositor Supplement (60 pages)

1902 Sparta (TN) Expositor Supplement (60 pages) White County and Sparta, TN history and "What the town and county were like" 120 years ago. Be patient when downloading - it's a LARGE document (668 KB). Download the Document If you appreciated this article, please share it with others who might...
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Montgomery Greenville Haston Farm

Montgomery Greenville Haston Farm The Core of M.G. Haston's 1858 Farm - Today a Tennessee Century Farm On November 3, 1858, Montgomery G. Haston (grandson of David Haston, Great Grandson of Daniel) bought four tracts of land (1,163 acres more or less) from Nathan Durham for $900.[i]  The land was...
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Three D.L. Hastons – 1848, 1852, & 1856

Three (+1) D.L. Hastons - Contemporaries in Van Buren Co, TN What were their parents thinking? David La-van'-der HastonYou will see this "L" name spelled "Levander" & "Lavender" and etc., but I'm fairly confident it is was Lavander for all three men.In 1848, a baby born in the Haston Big...
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Haston – Dwight E.

Birth 1946 - Rank and Name of Veteran's Service Rank and Branch of Military E-8 Air Force1966-1978Switched from Air Force to Department of the Army Civilian ( DAC)Retired GS15 Years of Service 1966-1978 Locations of Training, Deployment, and Service Amarillo, Texas Wartime Theaters of Assignment and Major Battles Army War...
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Duncan – Robert O.

Robert Owen Duncan's Service Born 1957 Rank and Branch of Military E-7 in the United States Air Force Years of Service 1975-2000 Locations of Training, Deployment, and Service Lackland, Chanute, Shaw, Kadena, Hill, Nellis Kunsan, Eielson, Ellsworth AFB’s Relationship to the Daniel Haston Family Descendant of Daniel's son, Isaac Haston/Hastings...
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Haston – Horace H.

1925-2020 Sergeant Horace H. "Ace" Haston's Service Rank and Branch of Military Sergeant and a Crew Chief in the United States Army Air Corps Years of Service 1943-1946 Locations of Training, Deployment, and Service Training at Mountain Home, Idaho Army Air Field, combat Crew Training Station (heavy); Aerial Gunner, Clark...
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Major Bob Haston – Near-Death Post-War Ejection from a Cockpit

Major Bob Haston - Near-Death Post-War Ejection On an Airfield Tarmac in Lincoln, Nebraska Daniel Haston Family Roots Enlistment & the Silver Dollar Distinguished Flying Cross Mission #17 Tragedy Stalag Luft III POW Camp Near Deadly Postwar Ejection Early Post-War Life January of 1946 after their December 22, 1945 Marriage...
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Major Bob Haston – Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War

Major Bob Haston - Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft III Daniel Haston Family Roots Enlistment & the Silver Dollar Distinguished Flying Cross Mission #17 Tragedy Stalag Luft III POW Camp Near Deadly Postwar Ejection German POW Camp Stalag Luft III North Compound of German POW Camp - Stalag Luft...
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Major Bob Haston – Disastrous Mission #17

Major Bob Haston - The Disaster of Mission #17 Shot Down, Severely Burned, 5 Crewmen Captured, 5 Killed Daniel Haston Family Roots Enlistment & the Silver Dollar Distinguished Flying Cross Mission #17 Tragedy Stalag Luft III POW Camp Near Deadly Postwar Ejection Lt. Bob Haston's Crew (Bob is 3rd from...
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Major Bob Haston – The Distinguished Flying Cross

Major Bob Haston - The "Distinguished Flying Cross" Experience Daniel Haston Family Roots Enlistment & the Silver Dollar Distinguished Flying Cross Mission #17 Tragedy Stalag Luft III POW Camp Near Deadly Postwar Ejection What Did it Mean to "Catch Flak" in an Aerial Assault? German 88mm Flak Anti-Aircraft Gun The...
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Major Bob Haston – The Silver Dollar Story

Major Bob Haston, WW II Hero - The Silver Dollar Story Daniel Haston Family Roots Enlistment & the Silver Dollar Distinguished Flying Cross Mission #17 Tragedy Stalag Luft III POW Camp Near Deadly Postwar Ejection When the war started, he wanted to sign up immediately but his mother thought he...
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Major Robert Weldon Haston, His WWII Stories

Stories of a World War II Haston Hero - His Haston Family Roots Lieutenant (later Major) Robert "Bob" Weldon Haston The following links will be activated, as his stories are posted throughout the "Memorial Month" of May. Daniel Haston Family Roots Enlistment & the Silver Dollar Distinguished Flying Cross Mission...
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Tour Sites July 23, 2022 Haston Reunion

Tour Stop # 3 – Daniel Haston Homesite

Daniel Haston Homesite - c. 1804 & On The Daniel Haston Farm Remained in the Haston Family for More than 150 Years 35°48'04.85" N 85°26'38.00" W The Site of the Daniel Haston Cabin-Home The current house is probably the location of the original Daniel Haston cabin-home The Haston Big Spring...
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