"The family name was originally Hiestand when they came from Germany,t hey must have changed the spelling when they began to speak Englishto k eep the pronunciation the same. "
He was called Hartrout in estate papers of mother-in-law Gundy.
Cemetery records of the family have Heastan as the name.
Residences & events:
1830 One Leg Twp, Tuscarawas Co, OH. Was it this John Heistend, age5 0-60, living there at census time? He had a large family consistingof 1 m ale age 10-15, 1 at 15-20, 2 were 20-30, 1 female age 5-10, 1was 10-15 , 1 at 15-20, and his wife age 40-50.
Harrison Co, OH. The family must have jumped across the county linewh ere most of them have been found.
