Husband: John Morris Gaston
Born: Sep- 4-1853 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Nov-11-1927 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,1 (see note 1)
Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV
Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Occupation: Methodist minister & farmer
Occupation: 1914 Constable of Southwest District 5
Father: Eli Morris Gaston (1822 - 1909)
Mother: Rulina A. Lowther (1825 - 1911)
Wife: Elizabeth Hart
Married: Aug-16-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7
Born: Aug-15-1858 in Lower Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8,1
Died: Feb-28-1921 in Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV 1
Resided: in Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Father: John Garrett Hart (1813 - 1895)
Mother: Melinda Ann Nutter (1828 - 1877)
Notes
F Child 1: Rulina Belle Gaston Also known as: Belle Gaston Born: Jan-23-1878 10 Died: Jan- 2-1919 Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Husband: Alpheus Seymour Richards b. Feb-25-1877 d. Mar- 7-1964 Also known as: Seamore Richards 11 Married: Jun-25-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
M Child 2: Eli Willis Gaston Born: Jun- 8-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,10 Died: Sep-25-1919 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13,14,15 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16,17 Cause of death: Bright's disease 1 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,1 Occupation: miner, Consolidated Coal Co. 12,1 Wife: Launa Capitola Bowyer b. Jul-24-1878 d. Dec-17-1937 Married: Jun- 8-1903 in Gilmer Co, WV 18
F Child 3: Lurana Olive Gaston Also known as: Luly Gaston Born: Jan- 2-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,20,10 Died: Apr- 1-1969 in Harrison Co, WV 20 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1927 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Husband: Edghar Hamilton Richards b. Nov- 1-1886 d. Jul-21-1930 Census name: Edgar H. Richards 22 Married: Dec-8-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 (see note 2)
M Child 4: James Blaine Gaston Also known as: Blaine Gaston Born: Sep-29-1885 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,1 Died: Aug-27-1981 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 24 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 25,1 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26,21,1 Census: 1930 in Monongalia Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Occupation: Hazel-Atlas Glass Co (35 yrs) 1,12 Occupation: 1930 coal miner 27 Occupation: 1920 rig builder, Carter Oil Co. 28 Occupation: 1917 timber worker for A. J. Riddle in Ashley WV 12 Military: Sep- 6-1918 - Mar-12-1919 U.S. Army, World War I 1 Wife: Hazel May Yeater b. Oct-29-1900 d. Jun- -1980 Married: Jun-26-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
M Child 5: John Sheridan Gaston Born: May-27-1888 in Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 29,15,12 Died: Jul-17-1972 30,15 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 31 Resided: in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 32 Census: 1940 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 33 Resided: 1917 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 12 Occupation: 1940 laborer for gas company 34 Occupation: 1917 common laborer for A.J. Riddle & Son of Smithton 12 Wife: Birdie Arizona Cottrill b. Aug-17-1890 d. Sep- 9-1952 Married: Aug-21-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
M Child 6: Jesse Morris Gaston Also known as: Jessie M. Gaston 1 Born: Jan-22-1891 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,1,10 (see note 3) Died: Sep-18-1928 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 17,35,1,15 Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV 15,1 Cause of death: killed in accident while working at a water well site 17 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,21 Occupation: farmer 12,17 Military: Pvt, 163rd Inf, 41st Div, US Army, World War I 36,1 Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Williamson b. Apr-16-1902 d. Aug-19-1991 Married: Aug-6-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
F Child 7: Elizabeth Ann Gaston Also known as: Elizabeth Anna Gaston 10 Born: Dec-11-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 37,10 Died: Dec-18-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV
M Child 8: Ira Dow Gaston Also known as: Dow Gaston Born: Dec-31-1894 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 10,38 Died: Jul-26-1973 in Stockport, Morgan Co, OH 1 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 15 (see note 4) Occupation: oil and gas company 38 Wife: Ida Opal Husk b. May-28-1904 d. Jan-16-1970 Also known as: Opal Husk 21 Married: Apr-26-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 39
M Child 9: Joseph Clark "Little Joe" Gaston
Born: Nov- 1-1898 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,40,12,30,10,15
Died: May- 8-1982 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,15
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 15,1
Resided: 1918, 27 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,21
Occupation: 1918 pipelining for Philadelphia Gas Co, Doddridge Co 12
Military: Jul-20-1942 - May-28-1945 Pfc, U.S. Army, World War II 36,41
Never married: 1
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Name appears in birth record as John M. Gasmins with parents Eli M. Gaston & Julina Gaston, BR Bk 1, p. 1. (3) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as John Morris Gaston, widowed, b. Sep 4 1853, son of Eli M. Gaston & Pauline Lowther, d. Nov 11 1927 at 201 Weekley St in Clarksburg, age 74y 2m 7d, cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis & influenza, certifying physician W. Gaston, buried at Gaston Cemetery on Nov 14 1927. Informant: J. S. Gaston. Date filed: Nov 28 1927. DR Bk 8, p. 83. (4) Obituary of sister. (5) West Union Record, 11/20/1914. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John M. Gaston, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Eli M. & Rulina Gaston; and Elizabeth Hart, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of John G. & Melinda A. Hart. Married Aug 16 1876. Ceremony performed by A. Thomas. (Note: Wife's obituary states marriage date as being one day later, on Aug 17 1876, as does the couple's family Bible and a W. Guy Tetrick family information survey completed by son Ira Dow Gaston in 1931.), MR Bk 1-A, p. 212. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, But Gaston Family Bible says August 25, 1858, and 1900 Census states Aug 1855. BR Bk 1, p. 10. (9) Obituary - At home, Obituary initially misidentifies her as Elizabeth Hart Maxwell, then later correctly refers to her as Mrs. Gaston. (10) Family Bible. (11) Obituary of brother. (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) Obituary - At home. (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Cause of death listed in death record as "dropsy and complications." Obituary states Bright's disease. (15) Headstone. (16) Headstone, Lot 30, Section 3. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989), Identified as E. W. Gaston, age 23, of Doddridge Co; and L. C. Bowyer, age 24, of Gilmer Co. Married June 8 1903. (19) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, The original record (BR 1-120) is entered as Lawrence Gaston, female, b. Jan 2 1882, dau of John M. & Elizabeth. But a delayed entry (BR Del 1-64E), filed 3/15/1948 by uncle D. D.Gaston, corrects that to read Lurana Olive Gaston, b. Jan 2 1883, the third child of Elizabeth Hart. BR Bk 1, p. 120; and BR Del Bk 1, p. 64-E. (20) Funeral card. (21) Obituary of father. (22) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (23) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 7, p. 234. (24) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (25) Headstone, Lot 89,Sect 8,Grv7. (26) City Directory, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV, 1957-58 (R. L. Polk & Co, Pittsburgh, PA) (27) 1930 Census, Monongalia County, WV. (28) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (29) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 122. (30) Social Security Death Index. (31) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (32) Obituary of wife. (33) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (34) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (35) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (36) Military Grave Marker. (37) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 131. (38) Immediate family. (39) Immediate family, Marriage ceremony performed by Rev. S. P. Crummitt, witnessed by Howard (Ira's third cousin) and Miriam Jones. (40) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 3, p. 79. (41) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) "at the home of his son" Note (2) Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Marriages" reports marriage date as Dec 18 1904. Note (3) Death record reports birth date as Feb 22 1891, but obituary states birth date as Jan 22 1891, as does his WWI Draft Registration card and his parents' family Bible. Note (4) Headstone gives his birth date as 1895, which is incorrect.