Husband: John Smith Gaston
Also known as: Smith Gaston 1,2
Born: Dec-12-1830 in Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV 3,4
Died: Nov-12-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Father: John Gaston (1796 - 1884)
Mother: Elizabeth Morris (1797 - 1882)
Other spouse 1
Notes 7
Wife: Catherine Leggett
Also known as: Kathrine Leggett 2
Married: May-24-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,9
Born: Jul-17-1836 in Marion Co, (W)VA 6,10
Died: Dec- 2-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,5 (see note 1)
Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1900, 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 12 (see note 2)
Father: Enoch B. Leggett (1811 - 1883)
Mother: Sarah Ann Athey (1814 - 1876)
Notes 13
M Child 1: Marion Oscar Gaston Born: Aug-25-1866 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Died: Sep-10-1956 at Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 14,5 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: in Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 15,14 Census: 1900, 1910, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher, farmer 14 Wife: Luella Adams b. Feb- 1-1872 d. Apr-15-1949 Also known as: Ella Adams 16,1 Married: Aug-25-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,18
M Child 2: Francis Enoch Gaston Born: Mar-13-1868 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 16,14,6 (see note 3) Died: Oct-13-1950 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,5,6 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6,14,16 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 19,16,15 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1929 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Occupation: farmer 16 Wife: Mary Virginia Mason b. May- 1-1875 d. Nov-27-1961 Married: Aug-13-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,18,19
F Child 3: Sarah Anna Gaston Born: Feb- 6-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,21,22,23 Died: Dec-19-1921 in Akron, Washington Co, CO 24,22 Buried: in Johnstown Cemetery, Elwell, Weld Co, CO 25 Resided: in Akron, Washington Co, CO 14 Census: 1910 in Washington Co, CO Census: 1900 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Husband: Abram Job Springston b. May-11-1866 d. 1951 Married: Mar-16-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
F Child 4: Elizabeth Catherine Gaston Also known as: Eliza 26,14,17 Born: Dec-26-1872 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Died: Aug-19-1966 in Glen Morgan, Raleigh Co, WV 14 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6,14 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 26,14 Resided: 1929 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20 Husband: Marion Homer Wilson b. Jul-23-1873 d. Dec- 7-1959 Also known as: Homer Wilson 27,7 Married: Sep-23-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 28,18,17
F Child 5: Rosa Bird Gaston Born: Apr-23-1876 22 Died: Jul-29-1959 in Ritchie Co, WV 29,22 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 30 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 20,26,15 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Henry Martin Rymer b. Oct-28-1874 d. Aug-11-1950 Married: Feb-6-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 31,17
F Child 6: Ida Mae Gaston Born: May-17-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 32 Died: Aug- 8-1880 6 Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Sources: (1) Obituary of daughter. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 335. (3) Headstone, - Marker gives only date of death, Nov 12 1893, and age at death as 62y 11m. (4) Lorna Reese Overberg, The History of Ritchie County, West Virginia to 1980 (Ritchie County Historical Society, Taylor Publishing Co, 1980), p. 123, in entry by Vonda Gaston Hatfield. (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Headstone. (7) Amy Gaston Smith, Those Days of Long Ago (Sep 15 1984, reprinted Jun 1999 by Michael Ruppert Jr., Los Angeles CA, with help of Mike Ruppert Sr., Grove WV and Loud) (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as John S. Gaston, widowed, 34, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of John & Elizabeth; and Catharine Legget [sic], 21, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Enoch B. & Sarah. Married May 24 1865. Her stated age is two years older than what appears on her headstone. (9) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 55. (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (13) Lorna Reese Overberg, The History of Ritchie County, West Virginia to 1980 (Ritchie County Historical Society, Taylor Publishing Co, 1980). Entry submitted by Vonda Gaston Hatfield. p. 123. (14) Obituary. (15) Obituary of sister. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (18) Obituary of husband. (19) Lorna Reese Overberg, The History of Ritchie County, West Virginia to 1980 (Ritchie County Historical Society, Taylor Publishing Co, 1980), p. 123. (20) Obituary of half-sister. (21) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (22) Headstone (year only) (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 4, p. 332 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792855&Type=Marriage. (24) Obituary - At home. (25) Findagrave.com. (26) Obituary of brother. (27) Obituary of wife. (28) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, Obituary of Marion Homer Wilson gives marriage date of Sep 24 1896. MR Bk 5, Page 230. (29) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (30) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (31) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 7, p. 27. (32) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ida M. Gaston, born March 1878 (date not specified), dau of John S. & Catherine Gaston. Informant: Father. (Note: Age 2y 2m 21d on her headstone would put birth date at May 17 1878. Since the birth record is a typed transcription of the original handwritten ledger, it is presumed that a clerical error was made.), BR p. 94. Event Notes Note (1) Name spelled "Catherine" in death record, but "Catharine" on headstone. Note (2) In 1910, listed as Kathleen Gaston, 73, single, in household of son Marion Gaston and his family. Note (3) Obituary states birth date as Mar 3 1868, but death record and "History of Ritchie County to 1980" (p. 123) show it as Mar 13 1868.