Mary E. Gaston
Born: Sep-18-1852 in Lewis Co, WV 1,2
Died: Nov- 2-1937 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 3,4
Buried: in Beech Grove Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV 1
Resided: in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 3
Census: 1860, 70, 80 in Lewis Co, WV
Never married:
Father: Abraham Gaston (1830 - 1918)
Mother: Sarah Ann Morris (1830 - 1908)
Notes
M Child 1: Wade Compton Gaston Born: Sep-26-1878 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 5 Died: Jul-27-1964 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6,7 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 8 Resided: 1937 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 9 Occupation: painter 10 Wife: Nannie May Gaston b. Mar-20-1889 d. Jan-13-1976 Census name: May Gaston 11 Married: Dec- 4-1912 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 12
Sources: (1) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) E. Murray Taylor, Jr. (1921-2011), Ancestral Record of John Gaston and Anna Davison (self-published) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 11, p. 92C. (5) Lewis County Birth Records, Weston, WV, In space for father's name, entry reads "Not in matrimony." Person providing information identified as "Abraham Gaston - Grandfather." Birth date of Sep-26-1879 given in "Henry McWhorter Family...", BR p. 194. (6) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Mother identified as Mary C. Gaston, father "Unknown." Informant: Mrs. Mae Gaston, McWhorter, WV. DR Bk 23, p. 92B. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) Headstone and death record. Adjacent to the joint headstone for Wade C. and Mae (sic) Gaston, are headstones for sons Robert A. Gaston and George H. Gaston and their wives. (9) Death record of mother. (10) Harrison County Court House, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 23, p. 92B. (11) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Wade C. Gaston, 32, son of Mary E. Gaston; and May Gaston, 23, resident of Harrison Co, dau of George & Rachel Gaston. Married Dec 4 1912 at the Monticello Hotel in Weston (Lewis County). Unclear why the marrieage was recorded in Harrison County. MR Bk 23, p. 162.