Husband: Spencer Bryan Gaston
Born: Sep- 1-1898 in Harrison Co, WV 1
Died: May-15-1942 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2,1
Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,1,4
Cause of death: homicide, gunshot wound to chest 1,5
Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 (see note 1)
Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1923 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6 (see note 2)
Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
Occupation: mechanic, West Penn Co. 3
Occupation: 1940 brake inspector on electric railway 7
Father: Hiram J. Gaston (1866 - 1934)
Mother: Anna Lee Highland (1871 - 1934)
Wife: Edna Pearl Furbee 8
Born: Apr-23-1910 in Salem, WV 9,10,4 Died: Sep-18-1976 4,10 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1944 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 9 Resided: 1942 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Father: John S. Furbee (1878 - 1962) Mother: Carrie Ford (1885 - 1956) Other spouse 2
M Child 1: Raymond Gaston Born: ca 1929 7 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 2: Spencer Bryan Gaston, Jr. Born: Jan-18-1931 in Harrison Co, WV 11 Died: Feb-11-1991 in Lane Co, OR 11 Resided: in Oregon Military: U.S. Coast Guard 12 (see note 3) Wife: Living
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Cause of death listed as homicide resulting from "gunshot wound in left breast.", DR Bk 13, p. 91A. (3) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 13, p. 91A. (4) Cemeteries of Clark District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (5) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (6) City Directory, Clarksburg, WV, 1923. (7) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (8) Death record of husband. (9) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 238. Event Notes Note (1) 1630 Gaston Ave. Note (2) 1630 Gould Ave, North View; occupation laborer Note (3) Entered Jan 29 1948 at Mayport, Florida.