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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Early Land Owners and Occupants - Caney Fork and 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 -...

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...

Part 2 - The Kin Maynard Murder Trial Part 1 - The Killing of Woodville Haston Part 2 - Kin Maynard, Guilty or Not Guilty? After his initial arrest and preliminary hearing in Van Buren County, Kin Maynard escaped and fled to Texas, where he lived for more than a...

February 2023 Ground Penetrating Radar Project Incorporation of the Cemetery Big Fork Baptist Church One of the first major efforts in a renewed and enhanced plan to restore and preserve the historic Big Fork Cemetery was a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) mapping project (February 2023) to determine how many burials...

Incorporation of the Big Fork Historic Cemetery Ground Penetrating Radar Mapping Big Fork Baptist Church Along a dead-end road in northern Van Buren County, an area of White County until the 1840 formation of Van Buren County, lies Big Fork Cemetery, a historic burying ground that is out of sight...

Swiss Legends Overlooked - But Fascinating To Read A Special Publication for the 2023 Haston/Hiestand Historical Tour in Switzerland & GermanyBy J. Ross Baughman It's #6 - Download the PDF - 67 Pages It's #6 - Download the PDF - 67 Pages If you appreciated this article, please share it with...

The Life of Carissa Haston - Her Joys, Sufferings, & Faith Carissa Renee Haston, age 45, of New Cumberland, PA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, surrounded by her Mom and Dad, two sisters, Faith and Celeste, and Faith’s husband, Ben. She was born on October 28, 1977,...

Jesse Haston Family Court Records - Missouri Jesse Haston Family, Part 1 Jesse Haston Family, Part 2 Early Deeds Associated with the Jesse Haston Family - Howard County, MissouriMicrofilm Reel C-2780 - Deeds, Volumes 1 & 2 (1816-1879) Grantee Grantor Book Page Notes Deed Index, Volume 1 (1816-1852) – Microfilm...

1816-1818 Tax Book - Cane Creek & Caney Fork Militia District 1811-1815 1816-1818 1821-1825 1826-1829 1832-1836 1837-1839 Important Notes:Page numbers are .pdf page numbers from the CD, White Co, TN Deeds.Transcribed spellings may not be accurate in every case, due to the difficulty of reading the original text.If you have information...

1826-1829 Tax Book - Cane Creek & Caney Fork Militia District 1811-1815 1816-1818 1821-1825 1826-1829 1832-1836 1837-1839 Important Notes:Page numbers are .pdf page numbers from the CD, White Co, TN Deeds.Transcribed spellings may not be accurate in every case, due to the difficulty of reading the original text.If you have information...