Husband: Thomas Charles Gaston Also known as: Charley Gaston
Born: Aug- 3-1863 in Harrison Co, WV 1 Died: May- 4-1945 in Lewis Co, WV 2 Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1880 in Skin Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: house painter, carpenter 4,5 Father: Isaac M. Gaston (1836 - 1914) Mother: Caroline Matilda West (1835 - 1911)
Wife: Nona Myrtle Nicoles
Married: Sep-16-1884 in Lewis Co, WV 6
Born: May-11-1867 in Lewis Co, WV 7,1
Died: Mar-19-1949 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 7,8
Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 7,8
Census: 1900 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV
Father: William J. Nicoles
Mother: Julia M. Peterson
M Child 1: Stokes K. Gaston Born: Jun- 4-1886 in Lewis Co, WV 9 Died: Mar-12-1889 in Lewis Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Golden "Goldie" Gaston Census name: Goldie Gaston 4 Born: Nov-28-1887 in Lewis Co, WV 11,12 Died: Nov- -1974 in Kanawha Co, WV 12 Buried: in Machpelah Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Resided: in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Paul Sumpter Zobrist b. Apr-17-1887 d. Sep-24-1938 Married: Sep-14-1910 in Lewis Co, WV 1
F Child 3: Lucy Lacy Gaston Also known as: Lacy Lucy Gaston 1 Born: Apr- 6-1891 in Lewis Co, WV 13 Died: 1943 13 Buried: in McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 14,15 Census: 1900, 1920 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Ralph McWhorter b. Sep- -1890 d. 1948 Married: Nov-22-1916 in Lewis Co, WV 16
M Child 4: Charles Nicoles Gaston 17 Born: Jun- 5-1899 in Lewis Co, WV 18,12,17 Died: Jun-19-1967 17,12 Buried: in Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD 17 Resided: in Baltimore, MD 12 Resided: 1929, 49 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 19,18 Census: 1900 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: 1918 mail carrier 20 Wife: Velma Smith b. ca 1906 Wife: Henrietta Mae Beckman b. May-26-1899 Married: Jul- 3-1929 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 21 Wife: Lena Esta Coffman b. Nov-22-1901 d. Jul-29-1982 Married: Apr-15-1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994) (2) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 129. (3) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 305. (4) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (5) Birth record of daughter. (6) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Thos. Chas. Gaston, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Lewis Co, son of I. M. & C. M.; and Nina (sic) Myrtle Nicoles, b. & res. in Lewis Co, dau of W. J. & J. Married Sep 16 1884 in Lewis County. (NOTE: Wife's name is found in death record and elsewhere as Nona. Donnelly's "The Wests of Duck Creek," p. 305, incorrectly reports marriage date as Sep 16 1886.), MR p. 113, line 75 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10713418&Type=Marriage. (7) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, DR Bk 7, p. 131. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) Lewis County Birth Records, Weston, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 71. (10) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Age at death given as 2y 9m 8d. (11) Lewis County Birth Records, Weston, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 89. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Headstone. (15) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (16) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994), Identified as Ralph McWhorter, age 27, b. Harrison Co, res. Lewis Co, son of D. G. & Cora; and Lacy Lucy Gaston, age 25, of Lewis Co, dau of T. C. & Nona. Married Nov 22 1916. (17) Veterans Administration, http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov. (18) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (19) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (20) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (21) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Charles Nicholes Gaston, divorced, 30, b. Lewis Co, res. Weston, son of Thomas Charles Gaston & Nona Myrtle Nicholes; and Henrietta Mae Beckman, single, 30, b. May 26 1899 in Preston Co, res. Shinnston (Harrison Co), dau of Henry Beckman & Lillian Thompson Beckman. Married Jul 3 1929 in Grafton. (Note: Although the ceremony was held in Grafton, Taylor County, the marriage is recorded in Harrison County, residence of the bride.), MR p. 225. (22) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Charles Nicoles Gaston, 49, b. Jan 5 1899 in Lewis Co, res. Weston, son of T. Chas Gaston & Nona Myrtle Nicoles Gaston; and Lena Esta Coffman, 47, b. Nov 22 1901 in Taylor Co, res. Lewis Co, dau of Arther Lee Coffman & Emily Susan McDaniel. Married Apr 15 1949 in Clarksburg. (Note: Although the ceremony was held in Harrison County, the marriage is recorded in Lewis County, residence of the bride.), MR p. 33.