Husband: John Albert Gaskins
Born: Apr-21-1826 in Marion Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Mar- 9-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Buried: in Gaskins-McKinney Cemetery, Canton Rd, Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: carpenter 5,2
Occupation: farmer 6
Military: Co G, 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 7
Mother: Chloe Gaskins (1798 - 1854)
Wife: Mary Ann Pinnell 8 Also known as: Mary Ann Pernell Married: Oct-21-1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,10
Born: ca 1828 4,2 (see note 1) Died: Mar-19-1913 4 Buried: in Gaskins-McKinney Cemetery, Canton Rd, Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Spencer Pinell (1786 - 1856) Mother: Mary Lowe (1793 - 1887) Notes
F Child 1: Amanda Gaskins Born: ca 1845 5 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 2: Martha J. Gaskins Census name: Marthy J. Born: Aug- 1-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4,12 (see note 2) Died: Apr- 4-1904 4 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Felix Davis b. Dec- 9-1849 d. Nov-21-1922 Married: May-11-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
F Child 3: Emily Jane Gaskins Born: May- -1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,5,13 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Hamilton Sears Knight b. Jul-31-1846 d. Jan-23-1921 Married: Dec-24-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 4: William W. Gaskins Born: Nov- -1851 in Marion Co, (W)VA 14,10 Died: Oct-19-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer, stock dealer 15 Wife: Mariah J. Williams b. Apr- -1860 d. Nov-21-1930 Also known as: Maria J. Williams Married: Feb-27-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 5: Andrew Jackson Gaskins Born: Mar- -1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14,16 Died: Jul-11-1925 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 17,16 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: merchant 19,14 Occupation: 1880 farmer Wife: Sarah M. Russell b. Apr-11-1856 d. May-25-1932 Married: May- 9-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 6: James Madison Gaskins Born: Apr-30-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4,14,12 Died: Apr- 2-1924 4 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 14 Wife: Amanda Sadilla Ash b. May-21-1867 d. Jul- 5-1888 Married: Dec- 9-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Wife: Maggie Ellen Rush b. Mar-10-1876 d. Nov-14-1948 Married: Feb-18-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 7: Joseph Frederick Gaskins Census name: Josephus Gaskins Born: Jun- -1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14,20 Died: Oct-22-1949 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 (see note 3) Buried: in Gaskins-McKinney Cemetery, Canton Rd, Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1887 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 19 Wife: Lenora Sophia Gorby b. Jun- -1863 d. bef 1920 Also known as: Sophia Gorby 21,22,23 Married: Mar-26-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 8: Eliza Ellen Gaskins Born: Apr- -1860 2 Died: Apr-19-1940 in Belmont Co, OH Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George W. Shaw b. ca 1855 Married: Nov-10-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 9: John Albert Gaskins Born: Apr- -1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,2,12 Census: 1920 in Kanawha Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 coal miner 25 Occupation: 1900, 1908 water well driller 14,24 Wife: Agatha Ash b. May- -1871 d. bef Jul 1908 Married: Apr-25-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Wife: Orpha O. Wharton b. ca 1874 Married: Jul- 2-1908 in Tyler Co, WV 24
F Child 10: Mary Bell Gaskins Born: 1868 16 (see note 4) Died: 1961 16 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 26 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Theodore Grant Baker b. Feb- -1864 d. 1939 Also known as: Grant Baker 12,14 Married: Apr- 7-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 11: George Harrison Gaskins Born: ca 1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1930 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 at Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26 Census: 1880, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 farmer 27 Occupation: 1920 laborer (road work) 26 Wife: Sarah A. McGill b. Sep-24-1882 d. Apr- 5-1925 Married: Aug-13-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (2) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (3) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (4) Headstone. (5) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (6) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (7) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (8) Marriage record of daughter. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 2 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790898&Type=Marriage. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Findagrave.com. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (14) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (15) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (16) Headstone (year only) (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as A. J. Gaskins, married, merchant, b. Mar 19 1852 in Doddridge Co, son of John Gaskins (b. Marion Co) & Mary Pinnell (b. W.Va.); died Jul 11 1925 at Morgansville (Grant District, Doddridge Co), age 73y 4m 8d, cause of death blood poisoning resulting from diabetes and injury to hand, burial at Flint Run. Informant: Clayton Gaskins, Morgansville. (Note: Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Deaths," p. 65, incorrectly reports death date as Jul 11 1928. The 1925 date is confirmed by date on headstone. The stated birth date of Mar 19 1852 is at variance with other information; date on headstone is 1853, and the 1900 Census shows it as Mar 1853.), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1581979&Type=Death. (18) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789917&Type=Marriage. (21) Obituary of son. (22) Death record of daughter. (23) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (24) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (25) 1920 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (26) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (27) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as George H. Gaskins, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Sarah A. McGill, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 13 1900 "at the groom's home." Informants for marriage license: George A. (sic) Gaskins & William McGill. (Note: This couple's entry in the 1910 Census stated that they had been married for 14 years. West Virginia Births Index reflects the birth of their son Alec on Oct 11 1898, father George H. Gaskins, age 25, and mother Sarah A. McGill, age 17. Basis for these discrepancies is not known.), MR p. 239 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793453&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) The birth date on her headstone is Mar 14 1827, which is in conflict with the birth of her next older sibling. Louisa's age in 1850 and 1870 put her birth in about 1827, while Mary Ann's census ages put the birth between 1828 and 1831. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1847. Note (3) Father identified in death record as Salathiel Gaskins, rather than John A. Gaskins, basis for which is not known. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1869.