Jul-28-2018
Husband: William G. Gaston
Born: Feb- 1-1806 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: May-21-1894 in Harrison Co, WV 3,2 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 4 Father: John Gaston, Jr. (1752 - 1829) Mother: Anna Davisson (1765 - 1854)
Wife: Mary Post Married: May-5-1829 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
Born: Oct-31-1809 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3 Died: Dec- 4-1887 in Harrison Co, WV 3 (see note 1) Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2,6 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Father: George Post (1770 - 1849) Mother: Elizabeth Patterson (1773 - 1854)
M Child 1: Abraham Gaston Also known as: Abram Gaston 7,8,9,10 Born: Feb- 7-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Died: Jun-12-1918 11 Buried: in Beech Grove Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1860, 1870, 1880 in Lewis Co, WV Occupation: farmer 7,12 Wife: Sarah Ann Morris b. Aug-28-1830 d. Oct-23-1908 Married: Oct-23-1851 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 13,14
M Child 2: George Gaston Born: Sep-23-1831 (see note 2) Died: Feb- 7-1901 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 15 Buried: in Mt. Morris Cemetery, Freemansburg, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 16 Wife: Martha Ann Gibson b. Jul- 7-1838 d. Feb-13-1909 Married: Aug-25-1856 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 17,18 (see note 3)
F Child 3: Elizabeth Gaston Born: Jul-29-1835 2 Died: Apr- 3-1916 2 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2 Husband: John Dawson b. Feb-14-1835 d. Sep-12-1881 Married: Oct-30-1856 2
M Child 4: John William Gaston Born: Dec-26-1838 19 Died: Aug-16-1910 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Mariah Burnside b. Jun- -1840 d. Mar- 3-1922 Married: Dec-29-1859 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 20
M Child 5: Enoch Gaston Born: Aug-16-1841 21,19,22 Died: Oct-31-1922 in Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV 21,22 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2,6 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Laura T. Sheets b. Aug-29-1846 d. Feb-19-1877 Married: Nov-9-1865 in Harrison Co, WV 23,24 Wife: Flora Bond b. Feb-26-1858 d. Jul-14-1944 Married: Oct-20-1881 in Harrison Co, WV 25,24
F Child 6: Mary Bird Gaston Also known as: Byrd Gaston 26 Born: Jan-12-1853 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 27,28,22 Died: Mar- 9-1936 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 28,22 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2,6 Husband: Edward Newton Smith b. Sep-17-1851 d. Jul-29-1936 Married: Nov-13-1873 in Harrison Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) Place of birth given as Lewis County, Virginia, in "Early Settlers of Upper Monongahela Valley" by Butcher, p. 869. Other sources (e.g., Murray Taylor) cite Harrison County. (2) Headstone. (3) Lauri Buell Boaz, 819 Spruce Drive, Carmel, IN 46033, based on notes of grandmother Frances Virginia Helmick. (4) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (5) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (6) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (7) 1860 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. (8) 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Willey Township). (9) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV. (10) Death record of son. (11) Newspaper extract (Independent), Issue 6/18/1918. (12) 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Lincoln Township), 104. (13) Jim Comstock, West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia (Hardesty Books) (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) Newspaper extract (Independent), Issue 2/12/1901. (16) 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Lincoln Township), 103. (17) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (18) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 46. (19) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (20) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as John W. Gaston, 21, of Harrison Co, son of William & Mary; and Maria Burnside, 19, of Harrison Co, dau of James & Rebecca. Married Dec 29 1859. (21) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 107. (22) Headstone (year only) (23) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Enoch Gaston, 24, of Harrison Co, son of William & Mary; and Laura T. Sheets, 19, of Harrison Co, dau of George H. & Mary J. Married Nov 9 1865. (24) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (25) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Enoch Gaston, widowed, age 40, of Harrison Co, son of William & Mary; and Flora Bond, 22, of Harrison Co, dau of Abel P. & Adaline. Married oct 20 1881. (26) Marriage record of daughter. (27) Harrison County Birth Records, Clarksburg, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 7. (28) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 416. Event Notes Note (1) Cemetery directory gives death date as Dec 24 1887. Note (2) Birthdate has also appeared as Sep 23 1832. Note (3) Aug 26 1856 reported by Jim Comstock in "West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia."Name Index