Husband: Marion Oscar Gaston
Born: Aug-25-1866 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Died: Sep-10-1956 at Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Resided: in Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4,1
Census: 1900, 1910, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: teacher, farmer 1
Father: John Smith Gaston (1830 - 1893)
Mother: Catherine Leggett (1836 - 1914)
Notes 5
Wife: Luella Adams
Also known as: Ella Adams 6,7
Married: Aug-25-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9
Born: Feb- 1-1872 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 10,6
Died: Apr-15-1949 in Lewis Co, WV 11,1 (see note 1)
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3,1
Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 30 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Joshua A. Adams (1835 - 1911)
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Woofter (1850 - 1921)
F Child 1: Amy Mae Gaston Born: May-21-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Died: Feb-23-1998 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 1,12 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: in Elkview, Kanawha Co, WV 1 Resided: formerly in Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1930 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher Husband: Harry Monroe Smith b. Feb- 1-1897 d. Nov-23-1970 Married: Jun-23-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Alpha Lee Gaston Born: Feb- 3-1900 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 14,1,15,16 Died: Mar-31-1974 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 1,15 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 3 (see note 2) Resided: in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Resided: 1956 in Salem, WV 17 Resided: 1949 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Census: 1930 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Clarence A. Spurgeon b. May-24-1894 d. Dec-30-1962 Married: Oct-5-1924 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 19,8
M Child 3: Orley Carson Gaston Also known as: Carson Gaston 20,16,18,17,4 Born: Mar-18-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,1 Died: Apr- 7-1973 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 1 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3 Resided: 1949, 56 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 18,17 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter; research technician for Goodyear Aerospace 22,1,23 Wife: Mary L. Osburn b. Apr-12-1899 d. Jan-23-1995 Married: Oct-4-1924 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 24,8
F Child 4: Velma Gaston Born: Jan-19-1904 in Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,15 Died: Feb-27-1994 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 25,15 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Resided: 1974 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Ferrell Gray b. Jun-12-1899 d. Dec-11-1985 Also known as: Ferrell Gray Married: Oct-7-1939 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,27 No children:
M Child 5: Gail Adams Gaston Born: Oct-30-1905 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 28 Died: Mar-24-1951 in Barbour Co, WV 29 Cause of death: leukemia 30 Buried: in Belington Fraternal Cemetery, Belington, Barbour Co, WV 3 Resided: in Belington, Barbour Co, WV 18 Resided: 1939 in Keyser, Mineral Co, WV 28 Occupation: Gaston's Pharmacy, Belington, WV 22 Wife: Virginia Maxine Wood b. Mar-31-1911 d. Aug-12-2001 Married: Jul-16-1939 in Keyser, Mineral Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (3) Headstone. (4) Obituary of sister. (5) West Union Herald-Record, Aug 1 1978, p. 7. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) Obituary of daughter. (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (9) Obituary of husband. (10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Lievetta Adams, b. Feb 1 1872, dau of Joshna [sic] & Sarah Elizabeth Adams. Informant: Joshna Adams. She seems to have adopted the name "Luella" early, as no other reference to her by the name Lievetta has been found. BR Bk 1, p. 53. (11) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, DR Bk 7, p. 132. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 12, p. 83. (14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Alpha Lee Gaston, white female, b. Feb 3 1900 in Doddridge Co, dau of Marion & Ella (Adams) Gaston, this being the mother's second child. The original typed entry in the ledger-type birth record had the child's first name as Caddie (or Gaddie), and the father's first name as Martin, but those were lined out and changed by hand to read as above. A handwritten notation reads: "Corrections made on affidavit of Aunt.", BR p. 81. (15) Headstone (year only) (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Obituary of father. (18) Obituary of mother. (19) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, Although recorded in Doddridge Co, the ceremony was performed in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV. MR Bk 11, p. 354. (20) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (21) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 11, p. 355. (22) West Union Herald-Record, Aug 1 1978, p 7. (23) 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) (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Although recorded in Doddridge Co, the ceremony took place in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. MR Bk 11, p. 355. (25) Obituary - At home. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 15, p. 4. (27) Obituary of wife. (28) Mineral County Marriage Records, Keyser, WV. (29) Barbour County Death Records, Philippi, WV, DR Bk 6. (30) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 152. Event Notes Note (1) Obituary of Luella Adams Gaston states that she died at her home in Oxford after an illness of 18 months. No death record found for her in Doddridge County, but Lewis County death records (DR 7-132) show that her death occurred in Lewis County, so obituary was in error. Note (2) Obituary gives burial location as Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Headstone is at Spurgeon Cemetery.