Aaron Hiestand (1819 - aft. 1880)

Born 10 Jul 1819 in Fairfield County,OH

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Biography

Aaron Hiestand was born about 1819;^[1] he was the son of Joseph Hiestand and Catherine Funkhouser.^[1] He passed away about 1880.

In 1840,^[2] Aaron Heaston [sic] was living in Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio as head of household, which included (age range) [possible names]: a) males - 1 (20 - 29) [Aaron Hiestand]; b) females - 1 (< 5) [Catherine Hiestand], 1 (5 - 9) [Isabella Hiestand], 1 (20 - 29) [Mary Hiestand].

In 1850,^[1] Aaron Heaston [sic] (age 31, born Ohio) was living in Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio as head of household with his wife, Maria Heaston [sic] (age 30, born Ohio), and with their Heaston [sic] children, born Ohio (age, sex): i) Isabella (16, F), ii) Catherine (14, F), iii) Samuel (7, M), iv) Lewis (4, M), v) Jesse (2, M). Aaron's occupation was a farmer. Of note, on the same census enumeration sheet,^[1] the family immediately preceding Aaron's was that of his widowed mother, Catherine Heaston, with his Heaston brothers & sisters.

Research Notes

• missing years - unable to find any credible primary sources for Aaron Hiestand/Heaston after the 1850 census. Hiestand-529 22:58, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

• it is unclear whether Aaron died between 1850 - 1860 or he & Mary divorced. In the 1860 - 1880 federal census enumerations for Mary Hiestand, she was the head of household for 1860 & 1870, and in the 1880 census, Mary was recorded as divorced. The 1880 federal census was the 1st federal census to explicitly record marital status.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QDQ-JG5?cc=1401638&wc=95RX-BZ2%3A1031310001%2C1031841501%2C1031422701 : 9 April 2016), Ohio > Fairfield > Liberty > image 39 of 53; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY1-KB5?cc=1786457&wc=31SK-7SB%3A1588669308%2C1588665928%2C1588665980 : 24 August 2015), Ohio > Fairfield > Liberty Township > image 19 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See also:

• FamilySearch profile for Aaron Hiestand

• http://www.mytrees.com/ancestry-family/ma004507-5399-0/Joseph-and-Catherine-Hiestand-married-1817-in-OH.html