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Events

2023 Pacific Northwest Haston Reunion

Our First Daniel Haston Family Association Regional Reunion Portland, Oregon Our first Daniel Haston Family Association-sponsored regional (mini) reunion was held in Portland, Oregon on Friday evening, September 29, and all day Saturday, September 30.  The Friday evening event was very informal, with snacks, coffee, etc.  For nearly four hours,...
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2023 Hiestand-Haston European Heritage Tour

Haston-Hiestand Heritage Tour Book

For $10 You Can Virtually Experience Our European Heritage Tour Hiestand-Haston 2023 Heritage Tour to Switzerland and Rhineland Germany Order the Book This is an illustrated journal from the June 14-26, 2023, Heritage Tour led by Lemar and Lois Ann Mast.  Join the group of 29 persons as they walked...
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Stories

Jeremiah Haston’s Son-in-Law Escaped Hanging but …

The Civil War Divided the Haston Family in Missouri Battle of Wilson's Creek The August 10, 1861 Battle of Wilson's Creek was the first major Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River.  It was fought just a few miles southwest of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri.  Fortunately for Isaac...
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Branches of the Haston Family

1 – David Haston – What We Know of His Pre-Marriage Life

230-Plus Events in the Life of David Haston, Phase 1 Pre-Marriage Life Early Marriage in Knox County, TN White County, TN Years Van Buren County, TN Years Pre-Marriage Life Early Marriage in Knox County, TN White County, TN Years Van Buren County, TN Years If you appreciated this article, please...
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Branches of the Haston Family

2 – David Haston – Early Marriage Life

230-Plus Events in the Life of David Haston, Phase 2 Pre-Marriage Life Early Marriage in Knox County, TN White County, TN Years Van Buren County, TN Years Pre-Marriage Life Early Marriage in Knox County, TN White County, TN Years Van Buren County, TN Years If you appreciated this article, please...
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Events

Meeting of Haston Cousins in the Pacific Northwest

September 29-30, 2023
Meeting Our Cousins in & from the Pacific Northwest As Well as Others from Around the USA Sharon and Wayne Haston Contact Carol Haston for information and to register: CarolHaston@gmail.com Descendants of Daniel Haston spread all throughout the United States.  Many of them moved into the Pacific Northwest.  As the...
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Places of Historic Interest

Hiestand Kids Discover Marengo Cave

Daniel Haston's GG Grand Niece and Nephew Make Amazing Discovery Indiana's Most Visited Natural Attraction! Marengo Cave text from www.marengocave.com/ Marengo, Indiana The two kids were Hiestands, from the very same family as Daniel Hiestand/Haston--his great-great-grandniece and nephew! For more of the story about Blanche and Orris's story of the...
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Stories

Maggie Chandler’s Stories

Maggie Chandler's Stories Two sets of hearings and trials were planned, one set in the juvenile court for Ida's daughter Thelma and another hearing and trial in the circuit court for Mrs. Ida Haston.  But accusations and defense testimonies were a major part of Thelma's juvenile case. Maggie Chandler's Witness...
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Stories

Witnesses Come to the Defense of Mrs. Ida Haston

Witnesses Come to the Defense of Mrs. Ida Haston Two sets of hearings and trials were planned, one set in the juvenile court for Ida's daughter Thelma and another hearing and trial in the circuit court for Mrs. Ida Haston.  But accusations against Ida and defense testimonies in her favor...
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Stories

Verdicts in Thelma and Her Mother’s Cases

Verdicts in Thelma and Mrs. Ida Haston Cases Two sets of hearings and trials were planned, one set in the juvenile court for Ida's daughter Thelma and another hearing and trial in the circuit court for Mrs. Ida Haston.  But accusations against Ida and defense testimonies in her favor were...
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Stories

Tragic Death of William Carroll Haston, Jr.

Tragedy at the Tennessee State Capitol Building July 17, 1890 A shudder passed through the convention hall last night when the announcement was made that a man had fallen from the second story of the Capitol and killed.  The Chairman of the White County delegation was called for, as the...
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Stories

Ida Haston’s “House of Depravity”?

Mrs. Ida Haston Charged With Prostituting Teenage Girls Who Was Mrs. Ida Haston? Mrs. Ida [Gattis] Haston was the wife of Richmond Irvin Haston, apparently often known by his middle name as Irvin Haston.  Richmond Irvin Haston was born on June 13, 1874 in Tennessee.  According to the 1880 census...
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Places of Historic Interest

Schedule Your Personal Haston Heritage Tour

A Haston Heritage Tour Based On Your Family Line Back to Daniel Haston Now that we are living back in the Haston Homeland... Wayne and Sharon Haston - Now in White County, Tennessee (near where our Haston roots were firmly established in about 1804) We would love to guide you...
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Special Topics

We Are Moving Home

Back to the Soil of Our Haston Family Roots We are now officially homeless people. As I write this, it's Friday, July 14, 2023.  We closed on selling our house in Pennsylvania today.  And we close on the purchase of a house in White County (Tennessee) on July 31, so...
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2023 Hiestand-Haston European Heritage Tour

Devil’s Bridge – Einsiedeln, Canton Schwyz

Devil's Bridge - Canton Schwyz, Switzerland The world our early Swiss Hiestand lived in was filled with legends of witchcraft and devilish interactions with humans.  Located a few miles from where our Hiestand ancestors lived was a bridge that they surely would have known about--the Devil's Bridge.  Our June 2023...
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Events

Pacific Northwest Daniel Haston Families Reunion

First Ever - Pacific Northwest Reunion of Our Family Meeting at the Wichita Avenue Evangelical Church Friday evening, September 29 (5:00-9:00 p.m.) and Saturday, September 30 (9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.) The Agenda Thursday & Friday - September 28-29 (or earlier) - Optional, come early and visit some of the...
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A Hidden Yankee Sword Found on a Confederate Haston Farm

The Mystery of the Civil War Yankee Officer's Sword I wish there was more I could say about this sword, but pretty much all that is known in the Haston family is that at some point after the Civil War, a Federal officer's story was found in a hollow tree...
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Your Ancestors Wanted to Be Remembered

Your Ancestors Wanted to Be Remembered "Will I be remembered?" Our daughter, Carissa, passed away on March 22, 2023.  She had suffered for 29-nine years with a paralyzed digestive tract, a medical condition known as gastroparesis.  She was a remarkable girl-young lady-45-year-old woman in the way she fought through pain...
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White County, TN Early Tax Lists for Caney For – Cane Creek Districk

Early Land Owners & Occupants - Caney Fork & Cane Creek White County, TN (Later, Van Buren County) 1811-1815 1816-1818 1821-1825 1826-1829 1832-1836 1837-1839 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 -...
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Notable Hastons

William Lester Haston, Sr. – Part 2

William Lester Haston, Sr. - Victim of WWI Poison Gas Warfare Part 2 - Post-War Death The Story of a WWI (Haston) Veteran Who Ultimately Gave His Life for Our Country Part 1 - World War 1 Experiences Part 2 - Tragic Post-War Death We were told he was gassed...
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