Husband: Isaac M. Gaston
Born: Apr- 1-1836 1
Died: Mar-16-1914 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2,1
Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1
Occupation: miller 3,4
Father: James Gaston (1804 - 1870)
Mother: Charlotte "Lottie" Swisher (1807 - 1875)
Notes
Wife: Caroline Matilda West Married: Sep- 3-1857 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
Born: Jan-26-1835 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,1 Died: Oct-16-1911 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4,1,6 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1 Father: John West (1806 - 1889) Mother: Abigail Clemens (1814 - 1888)
F Child 1: Azalea Gaston Born: Mar- 2-1857 7 Died: Aug-22-1858 1 (see note 1) Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 8
M Child 2: John Leolin Gaston Born: Sep-14-1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9 Died: Jan-12-1943 in Kanawha Co, WV Buried: in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Resided: 1923 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 (see note 2) Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1889 in Lewis Co, WV 12 Census: 1880 in Skin Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: 1920, 1923, 1930 painter (contractor) 13,11,14 Occupation: 1900 insurance agent 15 Wife: Effie Pogue Oliver b. Sep-27-1861 d. Oct- 7-1939 Married: Apr-29-1889 in Lewis Co, WV 12
M Child 3: Thomas Charles Gaston Also known as: Charley Gaston Born: Aug- 3-1863 in Harrison Co, WV 12 Died: May- 4-1945 in Lewis Co, WV 16 Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 17 Census: 1900 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1880 in Skin Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: house painter, carpenter 18,19 Wife: Nona Myrtle Nicoles b. May-11-1867 d. Mar-19-1949 Married: Sep-16-1884 in Lewis Co, WV 20
M Child 4: Harvey Gaston Born: 1866 in Harrison Co, WV 21 Died: Sep- 1-1869 22 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1,10
F Child 5: Lucy P. Gaston Born: Jun- 4-1868 23 Died: Jun-11-1887 in Gaston, Lewis Co, WV 24,25,1 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 26
M Child 6: Harley Roach Gaston Born: Jul-21-1871 in Lewis Co, WV 27,28 Died: Jun-21-1960 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 28 Buried: in Machpelah Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 28 Resided: 1910 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 29 Occupation: merchant 28 Wife: Icie Virginia Norman b. Sep-19-1879 d. Aug- 5-1955 Married: Nov-15-1910 in Harrison Co, WV 30,31
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Newspaper extract (Democrat), But researcher Lauri Buell Boaz, based on notes of grandmother Frances Virginia Helmick, reports his death date as March 3 1914. Issue 3/20/1914. (3) 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Lincoln Township). (4) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 294. (5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=38525&Type=Marriage. (6) Newspaper extract (Democrat), Age at death given as 73, which is likely to have been in error. Also conflicting with the headstone dates is a source putting her date of death at Oct 10 1917. Issue 10/20/1911. (7) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death. (8) Headstone - Age at death given as 1y 5m 28d. (9) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 304. (10) Findagrave.com. (11) City Directory, Clarksburg, WV, 1923. (12) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994) (13) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (14) 1930 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (15) 1900 Census, Marion County, WV. (16) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 129. (17) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 305. (18) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (19) Birth record of daughter. (20) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Thos. Chas. Gaston, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Lewis Co, son of I. M. & C. M.; and Nina (sic) Myrtle Nicoles, b. & res. in Lewis Co, dau of W. J. & J. Married Sep 16 1884 in Lewis County. (NOTE: Wife's name is found in death record and elsewhere as Nona. Donnelly's "The Wests of Duck Creek," p. 305, incorrectly reports marriage date as Sep 16 1886.), MR p. 113, line 75 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10713418&Type=Marriage. (21) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, 3y 6m. (22) Headstone, Age at death shown as 3 years. Cemetery directory giving age as 13y 6m appears to be in error. (23) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, 19y 7d. (24) Newspaper extracts (Rep., issue of 6/18/1887) (Ind., 7/2/1887) (25) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 295. (26) Headstone, Cemetery directory giving age at death as 19y 17d is incorrect. Headstone reads 19y 7. (27) Lewis County Birth Records, Weston, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 159. (28) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. (29) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (30) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Harley Roach Gaston, 35, b. Lewis Co, resident of Weston, son of Isaac M. & Caroline M. Gaston; and Icie Virginia Norman, 31, b. Harrison Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of C. L. & Elizabeth Norman. Married Nov 15 1910 "at the Bride's Home, Harrison Co," performed by Joseph I. Vincent, Minister of the Gospel. MR Bk 20, p. 301. (31) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) Event Notes Note (1) "Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV," p. 28, reports death date as Aug 22 1856, age at death 1y 5m 23d. Note (2) 640 S. 7th St.