Apr-24-2012                   

             Husband: David Dow Gaston    
                Born: Jul-31-1865          near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2,3
                Died: Jan-17-1950          in Brushy Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  1,4,5
              Buried:                      in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV  6,1,7
      Cause of death:                      cerebral hemorrhage  1
             Resided:                      near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  3,1,8
          Occupation:                      farmer  1,7
              Father: Eli Morris Gaston 
              Mother: Rulina A. Lowther 

                Wife: Hannah Belle Hart     
                Born: May- 8-1871          in Doddridge Co, WV  9,3,6
                Died: Feb- 9-1933          in Doddridge Co, WV  6,10,11
              Buried:                      in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV  6,1
             Resided: 1932                 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Father: John G. Hart 
              Mother: Melinda Ann Nutter 
 
 

           F Child 1: Sarah Rulina Gaston      
                Born: Jul-12-1888          in Harmony, Doddridge Co, WV  12,13,14,3
                Died: Nov-11-1969          in Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH  15,13

           F Child 2: Elizabeth Jane Gaston      
                Born: Apr- 9-1890          in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  3,16
                Died: Feb-23-1930          in Bremen, Fairfield Co, OH  17

           F Child 3: Lydia Gaston      
                Born: Apr- 9-1890          in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  16
                Died: Apr- 9-1890          in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  16

           F Child 4: Lovie Mae Gaston      
                Born: Dec-21-1891          in Doddridge Co, WV  18,1
                Died: Jan- 5-1949          in Akron, Summit Co, OH  15

           M Child 5: Marion A. Gaston      
                Born: Aug-12-1905          in   19
                Died: Aug-12-1905          in   20


Sources:
(1) Obituary. 
(2) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, He is incorrectly identified in the 
birth record as David S. Gaston, but his parents are correctly  identified. BR Bk 1, p. 
24. 
(3) W. Guy Tetrick files. 
(4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 64-A. 
(5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 
26101. 
(6) Headstone. 
(7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(8) Obituary of sister. 
(9) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, A second birth record entry (BR Bk 1, 
p. 55) gives a birth date of May 8 1872, but this is believed to have been a clerical 
error.  Her own family Bible states May 8 1871. BR Bk 1, p. 49. 
(10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 71. 
(11) Obituary of husband. 
(12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. 
(13) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, 
Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(14) Funeral card. 
(15) Obituary - Hospital. 
(16) Elizabeth Witter Clarke Lerman, Dayton, OH 45406 . 
(17) Elizabeth Witter Clarke Lerman, Dayton, OH 45406 , Death 
certificate gives place of death as Rushcreek Township, Fairfield Co, OH.  Cause of death 
given as "Labor Pneumonia." 
(18) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Although the birth record entry 
states Dec 12 1891, this is considered to be a clerical error.  A birth date of Dec 21 
1891 is recorded in the Gaston Familyl Bible and is found in her obituary,  funeral card, 
and on the family information sheet completed by her father as part of the W. Guy Tetrick 
survey in 1932. BR Bk 2, p. 128. 
(19) Family Bible, No record of this child found in Doddridge County birth or death records. 
(20) Family Bible. 

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