Husband: John Sheridan Gaston
Born: May-27-1888 in Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Jul-17-1972 4,2
Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, WV 5
Resided: in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 6
Resided: 1917 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 3
Occupation: 1917 common laborer for A.J. Riddle & Son of Smithton 3
Father: John Morris Gaston
Mother: Elizabeth Hart
Wife: Birdie Arizona Cottrill
Born: Aug-17-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 (see note 1)
Died: Sep- 9-1952 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 8,9
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5
Resided: in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 10,11,7
Father: Henry J. Cottrill
Mother: Mary Alice "Molly" Dotson
M Child 1: Alfred Gaston Born: Jun-12-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV Died: Jun-28-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13
F Child 2: Mildred Gaston Born: Jul-30-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Mar-27-1982 in Harrison Co, WV 9
M Child 3: Junior Dale Gaston Census name: John Gaston, Jr. 14 Born: Mar-16-1922 in Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Sarah J. Gaston Born: Dec- 8-1925 in Harrison Co, WV 15,16 Died: Mar-11-1926 in Salem, WV 16
F Child 5: Living
F Child 6: Living
F Child 7: Rosalie Cottrill Gaston Born: Jul- 2-1933 at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 7 Died: Jun-22-2009 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 122. (2) Headstone. (3) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (4) Social Security Death Index. (5) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (6) Obituary of wife. (7) Obituary. (8) Obituary - At home. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Obituary of mother. (11) Death record of mother. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 55. (13) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (14) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (15) Harrison County Birth Records, Clarksburg, WV. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) Obituary - United Hospital Center. Event Notes Note (1) Obituary states birth date as Aug 17 1892, but headstone shows it as 1890, and 1900 Census states Aug 1889. www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index