Haston Family History Blog Articles

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4 – David Haston and Family in Van Buren County, TN

230-Plus Events in the Life of David Haston, Phase 4 Pre-Marriage Life Early Marriage in Knox County, TN White County, TN Years Van Buren County, TN Years David Haston's Estate Sale - July 2, 1860, Recorded in Court I.T. Haston admin of David Haston A sale bill of the personal...
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Branches of the Haston Family

David Haston’s Transfer of Land to Son Wm. Carroll Haston

David Haston - Passing His Land to the Next Generation With Links to Other David Haston Stories David Haston purchased two 50 acre tracts, then inherited another 50 acres from his father, Daniel. Later, Davis acquired two more tracts of land. David Haston Stories David Haston - Timeline of His...
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Places of Historic Interest

David Haston’s Spencer Town Lots

David Haston - First Owner of Spencer, TN Town Lot #44 And Six More David Haston was the first owner of Spencer, TN town lots #44 & 45. He sold Lot #44 to the Church of Christ in 1853. Van Buren County, Tennessee was formed early in 1840. During the...
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Notable Hastons

Major General Terry “Max” Haston – Part 1

The Boyhood Beginnings of an Army Major General Baby Max with parents, Jerry Dean and Bettye Claire Woodlee Haston Boyhood Beginnings ROTC to Major General TN Adjutant General Armory Dedication Ancestral Line Back to Henry Hiestand, Immigrant Ancestor I strongly encourage you to view the obituaries of Max's parents and...
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Books

Caney Fork of the Cumberland – Book

A River of Importance to the Early Daniel Haston Family Arthur Weir Crouch, Author TN State Library & Archives (TSLA) Accession #'s 73-88 and Library of Congress # MS 69-1891 Go to the Book Balsam Range performing ‘Caney Fork River‘ in Studio B on September 25, 2015If you like good...
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Places of Historic Interest

The Haston Homeland

Three Counties in Middle Tennessee - The Haston Homeland People often ask me a question like this, "My Haston great-grandfather came from White (or Warren, or Van Buren) County, TN, are we related?"My immediate response, without asking any questions: "Yes, definitely."In fact, the odds are very good if you have "Haston"...
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Events

July 26-27, 2024 All-Hastons Family Reunion

Bringing Together Haston Kinfolk from All Over the USA Some of Daniel Haston's descendants morphed the name into Hastain, Hastin, Hasting, Hastings, and other variant spellings, but he (Daniel Haston) is our first generation-to-America ancestor. In July 2022 the first-ever Daniel Haston All-USA Family Reunion was held in the "Haston...
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Stories

Murder of Grace Haston Rittenour

Stabbed 22 Times With a Screwdriver My "Uncle Arthur" and "Aunt Grace" (Haston) Rittenour Aunt Grace was one of my father's (Boyd Haston's) sisters.  Because she and Uncle Arthur lived in Akron, Ohio and our family remained in Tennessee, I never knew them as well as I wanted.  But my...
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Special Topics

EARLY is the Time To Get Children Started in Family History

Help Your Children and Grandchildren Learn to Love Their Family's History Part 3 - "Five More Tips" will be posted next week.  Stay tuned! Part 1 - Getting Children Interested Part 2 - Five Tips Part 3 - Five More Tips For children, genealogy can be just as incredible a...
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How to Get Your Children Interested in Family History

Getting Them Started Early to Appreciate Family History Part 3 - "Five More Tips" will be posted next week.  Stay tuned! Part 1 - Getting Children Interested Part 2 - Five Tips Part 3 - Five More Tips How many times have I heard adults who are interested in their...
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Haston Family History Overview

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 the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, East Tennessee, but even more so in what became Middle Tennessee--White County in particular. Wayne Haston Daniel Haston and his...
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Legacy of Service Honor Gallery

Duncan – Gary G.

Brothers 1940 - 2023 Gary Gene Duncan Rank and Branch of Military E-3, United States Marine Corps Years of Service 1958 - 1962 Locations of Training, Deployment, and Service Camp Pendleton, & Barstow CA, Okinawa, Japan Relationship to the Daniel Haston Family Descended through Isaac Haston/Hastings - Son of Daniel...
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1923 Status – Counties of Tennessee

100 Years Ago - Status of Middle Tennessee Counties Politically, Tennessee is divided into three Grand Divisions--East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee.  The counties of East Tennessee are Anderston, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn,...
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Branches of the Haston Family

3 – David Haston & Family in White County, TN

230-Plus Events in the Life of David Haston, Phase 3 Links will be activated one per week - Van Buren County Years will be activated soon. Pre-Married Life Early Married Life in Knox County, TN White County, TN Years Van Buren County, TN Years If you appreciated this article, please...
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Hiestands in Switzerland Special Topics

Our Hiestand/Haston Connection to a Musical Superstar

Bert Kaempfert on a Historic Swiss Hiestand Farm If you were listening to popular music in the 1960s-1970s, you may not remember his name, but you will remember his music--Bert Kaempfert.  Mr. Kaempfert was not one of our Hiestand relatives, but at the height of his success and fame, he...
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Notable Hastons

Charles Lynn Haston, Sr.

Charles Lynn Haston, Sr. From a White County, TN Farm to a Leader in Tennessee Higher Education From a White County, TN farming family to a Vice President of Middle Tennessee State University and other leadership roles in Tennessee higher education, Lynn Haston has lived a very full and productive...
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After Whom Was White County, TN Really Named?

Is the Information on this Historical Marker correct? Was John White the First Settler of White County, TN? And Was White County, TN Named to Honor Him? The most common tradition is that the county was named for John White, a Revolutionary War veteran from Virginia and an early settler...
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Branches of the Haston Family

The Haston Family Tree – From Roots to Shoots

The Story of the Daniel Haston Family Visualized Telling Our Haston Family Story - From Bottom to Top Our Daniel Haston family story is rather simple.  It can be told in four steps, and clarified with a bit of explanation at each step.First - Our European roots are in Switzerland. ...
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Haston Family History Overview

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 identity of his wife has never been conclusively determined.  However, if you dig very deeply into Henrich Hiestand family research you will find that there...
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Samuel Haston and Mary Lowry – Lost Son of Daniel?

Samuel Haston - A Lost Son of Daniel Haston? Daniel Haston's grandson, William Carroll Haston, said his grandfather had 13 children.  Whether or not that was accurate, I do not know.  Even if it was accurate, how many of those children lived to become adults--old enough to appear in public...
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