from research records of Ruth Hasten Walsh
William David Hasting(s), son of Thomas David Hastings and Emily C. Millennia Murphy of Limestone Co., AL, was married 3x:
1st wife was Mary Luella (Luella or Ella)Adkins*, who died in 1888 and buried Hasting Cemetery, Limestone Co., Alabama
2nd wife was Mary Ann Hasting,who died in 1912
3rd wife was Willie Ann Doss Hasting Mayfield, bured Fairview Cem., Dyer Co., TN.

Record from Curry J W & Son Inc-Funeral Home (731) 285-2242 - 416 Sampson Ave Dyersburg, TN : On 3-28-1948 William David "Billy" Hasting (no "s") died in Bogota. His wife was Willie Ann Hasting. The funeral was at the Hattie Short residence with burial in Elon Bapt. Church Cemetery in Lauderdale County Billy was buried in Block #30, Lot A23. He died at his home in Bogota , in 16th civil dist. of TN at 8 a.m. on 3-28-1946. Funeral was at 2:30 p.m. on 3-29-1946 at home of Hattie Short. The service was officiated by Willie B. Oakley. Dr. Alexander of Ridgely, TN was the certifying physician. Cost of funeral was $100.00. Billy had lived in TN for 40 years and had been born in Alabama. His birthday was 5-30-1946.


*For many years (since ca 1998) it was thought Ella's maiden surname was Clem. Recently discovered information reveals that the family members who gave me her maiden surname confused Ella with someone else (probably Malinda Clem, William David Hasting's grandmother. William David Hasting married Ella Adkins in Lauderdale, Tennessee on 7-31-1887. William David was an employee of the L&N railroad. In the mid 1880's L&N Railroad moved William David Hasting to Lauderdale County, along with several other families from Limestone County. Other Limestone Co., AL families found in Lauderdale County were members of the McClung and Meadows families.