Husband: Earnest Ray Gaston
Census name: Ray E. Gaston 1
Born: Jul- 4-1890 in Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 2
Died: Jun-20-1943 in Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 3
Buried: in Meadows Cemetery, Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 3,4
Resided: near Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 3
Resided: 1917 in Hardman, Gilmer Co, WV 2
Occupation: farmer 2
Father: Henry Lee Gaston (1841 - 1923)
Mother: Mary Jane Turner (1846 - 1936)
Wife: Oadney "Oda" Brannon Married: Sep-11-1915 in Gilmer Co, WV 5
Born: Aug-31-1888 4 Died: Apr-18-1931 Buried: in Meadows Cemetery, Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 4 Father: Thornton Brannon Mother: Rosetta Wilson
M Child 1: Lyle B. Gaston Born: Mar-18-1916 in Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 6,7 Died: Oct-24-2001 in Pratt, Kanawha Co, WV 8,7 Buried: in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow, Kanawha Co, WV 6 Resided: in Pratt, Kanawha Co, WV 7,9 Resided: 1940 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: owner of Gaston Videos 6 Wife: Norma Patricia Metz b. Feb- 2-1928 Married: Dec- 2-1940 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 10
M Child 2: Harold Dean "Toots" Gaston Born: Jan-31-1918 in Hardman, Gilmer Co, WV 4 Died: Feb- 4-1997 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 6 Buried: in Meadows Cemetery, Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 4 Resided: in Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 9 Census: 1930 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: carpenter, electrician, farmer 4 Military: Pfc, U.S. Army, World War II 11 Wife: Pearl Turner b. Aug-11-1922 Married: May-27-1945
M Child 3: Ernest Dale Gaston Also known as: Dale Gaston 6 Born: Jun-16-1921 7 Died: May- 9-2007 7 Resided: in Clinton, Summit Co, OH 12 Resided: 1997, 2001 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 9 Census: 1930 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Wife: Frances Eileen Stalnaker b. Apr- 8-1923 d. Jun- 1-2004 Also known as: Eileen 13 Married: Jul-17-1942 4
M Child 4: Eldin Lee Gaston Born: Jul-11-1924 in Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 14,7 Died: Oct-23-1988 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 15,16,7 Buried: in Rittman, Wayne Co, OH 6 Resided: 34 years in Rittman, Wayne Co, OH 6,7,16 Resided: 1943, 1959 in Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV 17,14 Census: 1930 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: Interlake Steamship Co in Cleveland (retired) 6 Military: U.S. Navy, World War II 6 Wife: Jewel Lockie McCumbers b. Aug-13-1928 d. Sep-22-1994 Married: Jan-13-1959 in Meadowdale (Fairmont), Marion Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) 1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (2) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Pearl Turner Gaston, Normantown, WV 25267. (5) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (6) Obituary. (7) Social Security Death Index. (8) Obituary - At home. (9) Obituary of brother. (10) Roane County Marriage Records, Spencer, WV. (11) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) Obituary of husband's brother. (14) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (15) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (16) Death Record - Online. (17) Death record of father.