The following items have been collected and transcribed by a variety of family members. They are in "pdf" files which can be viewed easily using Adobe Acrobat Reader. In some cases, a printed version will be more readable than viewing it on screen. If you don't have this software installed on your computer, it is easy to find and install. It is distributed free of charge. Click here to download and install the programAdobe Acrobat Reader.
The files below contain transcriptions from a variety of sources. The text has been transcribed with errors, abbreviations, and oddities intact. Sometimes the change of language over the years is of itself interesting!
| Obituaries |
| Margaret Hastings Johnson |
| Freeman D. Johnson |
| Text from A. Douglas Hall's "Genealogical Outline of the Hastings Family" |
| James & Christiann Hastings |
| William Hastings |
| Catherine Hastings Mennie |
| Alexander Hastings |
| Other Items |
| William Hastings Family Bible (birth) |
| I.R. Woodward Autobiographical Sketch |
| Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Illinois |
| The MacArthur Family Tree Project Website |
| Ron's Family Website (McArthur) |
| View Johnson and Hastings Family Tree |
| Request Johnson-Hastings GEDCOM |
| Johnson and Hastings Photos |