Jul-28-2018Husband: Samuel Eli Gaston Born: Aug- -1860 1,2 Died: Nov-20-1918 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 3,2,4 Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1900, 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Occupation: farmer 3 Father: Daniel H. Gaston (1816 - 1905) Mother: Nancy Davisson (1818 - 1891)
Wife: Ida Ellen Leeson Married: Jan-13-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Born: Jul- 7-1862 5,8 Died: Sep-17-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,8,5 Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Father: Eli B. Leeson (1833 - 1918) Mother: Clarinda L. McIntyre (1839 - 1898) Notes
F Child 1: Nancy Clare Gaston 11 Also known as: Nannie Gaston 12,1 Born: Jan-18-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,13,14,15,2 Died: Aug-21-1932 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3,16,10,2 Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Cause of death: pneumonia 16 Resided: at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Washington Hart b. Sep-22-1875 d. 1944 Married: Aug-13-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 (see note 1)
M Child 2: Dan Wellington Gaston Also known as: Danial W. Gaston 18 Born: Jun- 8-1888 near Harmony, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19,2 Died: Apr- -1944 20,2 Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Resided: 1922, 32 in Newkirk, Kay Co, OK 22 Census: 1920, 1930 in Newkirk, Kay Co, OK Resided: 1916, 17 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 23,18 Occupation: oil driller in Oklahoma 24,25 Occupation: 1917 tool dresser, Hope Natural Gas Co 18 Wife: Lottie Laurentine Lieber b. Oct- -1883 Married: Oct-14-1916 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 23
F Child 3: Stella Gay Gaston Also known as: Gay Gaston 12,26,27 Born: Jan-31-1892 Died: Jan- -1986 19 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Resided: in Macedonia, Summit Co, OH 19 Resided: 1967 in Pratts Run (near Shirley), Tyler Co, WV 28 Census: 1940 in Pratts Run (near Shirley), Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1932 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 29 Census: 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: James Andrew Cumberledge b. Jan-19-1885 d. Apr-20-1967 Married: Oct-30-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 30,6
F Child 4: Eliza Eillene Gaston Born: Mar- 2-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,5 Died: Sep-25-1991 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8,5 Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: 1932 in California 29 Occupation: Registered Nurse 8 Husband: Ray Cailor d. 1932 Married: aft Oct 10 1922 31
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Dolores Leeson "Dee" Dawson, Circleville, OH. (5) Headstone. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (7) Obituary of wife. (8) Obituary. (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 55. (10) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (11) Birth record of daughter. (12) Obituary of father. (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. (14) W. Guy Tetrick files. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 82. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston at his home. MR Bk 6, p. 355. (18) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Oklahoma before 1951. (21) Headstone, Name on headstone: Danial W. Gaston. (22) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, Resident of Newkirk, Kay Co, Oklahoma, as of October 1922, when the original Daniel Gaston's (b. 1816) Harmony property was conveyed to Nancy Gaston Hart by her three siblings. [Doddridge Co Deed Book 79, p. 10] He was also a resident of Oklahoma at the time of Nancy Gaston Hart's death in 1932, per her obituary. (23) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (24) 1920 Census. (25) 1930 Census. (26) Obituary of mother. (27) 1930 Census, Tyler County, WV. (28) Obituary of husband. (29) Obituary of sister. (30) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 73. (31) Doddridge Co Deed Book 79, p. 10, dated Oct-10-1922, conveying the original Daniel Gaston's property at Harmony from Eliza E. Gaston, D. W. Gaston, and Stella G. Cumberledge to Nancy C. Hart. Event Notes Note (1) A family information survey completed by John W. Hart in 1931 reported their marriage date as Aug 8 1901. Name Index