Jul-28-2018
Husband: John William Gaston
Born: Dec-26-1838 1 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 Father: William G. Gaston (1806 - 1894) Mother: Mary Post (1809 - 1887) Notes 3
Wife: Mariah Burnside Married: Dec-29-1859 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4
Born: Jun- -1840 Died: Mar- 3-1922 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Father: James Burnside ( - 1890) Mother: Rebecca ___ ( - 1895)
F Child 1: Leonne Biona Gaston Census name: Lionia Gaston 5 Born: Oct-25-1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: George A. Davis b. ca 1859 Married: Jan-31-1884 in Harrison Co, WV 6,7
M Child 2: George Lee Gaston Born: Jul- 6-1862 in Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV 8 (see note 1) Died: 1935 8,9 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Rachel Bond b. Feb-24-1863 d. Apr-11-1955 Married: Oct-25-1883 in Harrison Co, WV 11 (see note 2)
M Child 3: Hiram J. Gaston Born: Aug-12-1866 in Harrison Co, WV 12 Died: Apr-30-1934 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13,2 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2,13 Resided: 1923 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 (see note 3) Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: miner, farmer 14,13 Wife: Anna Lee Highland b. Dec- 9-1871 d. Jun- 3-1934 Also known as: Annie E. Highland 7 Married: Jun- 9-1887 in Harrison Co, WV 15
M Child 4: James Burnside Gaston Born: Nov-22-1872 in Harrison Co, WV 16,2,17,18 Died: Jun- 1-1953 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 16,2,18 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2,16 Resided: in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 16 Resided: 1918 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 17 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: oiler 17 Wife: Willa G. Floyd b. Sep-16-1885 d. Mar-15-1905 Census name: Willie G. Floyd 1 Married: Dec-25-1900 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 19,20 Wife: Addie Beatrice Moffett b. Jul-10-1890 d. Nov- -1985 Married: Nov-28-1907 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 18
F Child 5: Mary Effie Gaston Census name: Mary F. Gaston 21 Born: Oct-20-1875 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 16,2,1 Died: Mar-21-1939 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 16,22 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16,23,24 Husband: Howard B. F. Post b. Jun-23-1874 d. Sep-17-1924 Married: Aug-2-1896 in Harrison Co, WV 20
F Child 6: Alda May Gaston Also known as: May Gaston Born: Feb- 2-1879 in Harrison Co, WV 25,2 Died: Jan-15-1928 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 16,2 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2,16 Cause of death: influenza 16 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Never married: 16
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (2) Headstone. (3) A Reminiscent History of Northern West Virginia (1895) (FamilySearch.org https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE114731), p. 508. (4) 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. (5) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. (6) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as George A. Davis, 24, of Harrison Co, son of George A. & Sarah; and Leonne Gaston, 23, of Harrison Co, dau of John W. & Mariah. Married Jan 31 1884. (7) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (8) 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. 108. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (11) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as George L. Gaston, 21, of Harrison Co, son of John W. & Mariah; and Rachel Bond, 20, of Harrison Co, dau of A. P. & Addie. Married Oct 25 1883. (12) Headstone, Death record states birth date as exactly one year later, Aug 12 1867. But age 67y 9m 18d at time of death on Apr 30 1934 would put birth date at Jul 12 1866. All things considered, the Aug 12 1866 date on the headstone is most likely correct. (13) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) City Directory, Clarksburg, WV, 1923. (15) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Hiram J. Gaston, 20, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of John W. & Mariah Gaston; and Annie E. Highland, 16, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of James I. & Sarah L. Highland. Married June 9 1887. MR p. 195, Line 53 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=256540&Type=Marriage. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (18) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 311. (19) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (20) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (21) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Grant District). (22) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (23) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (24) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (25) Harrison County Birth Records, Clarksburg, WV, Name listed only as "May Gaston," daughter of John W. & Maria (sic) Gaston. BR Bk 2, p. 54. Event Notes Note (1) But headstone gives birth date as 1863. Note (2) Linder's "Gibson and Related Families," p. 108, states marriage date as Oct 20 1883, but "Harrison County Marriages" reports Oct 25 1883. Note (3) 1630 Gould Ave, North ViewName Index