Husband: Eli Morris Gaston
Born: Aug- 3-1822 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Died: Jan-27-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 1)
Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: minister and farmer
Father: Hugh Gaston (1788 - 1888)
Mother: Susana Jett (1788 - 1840)
Notes 3
Wife: Rulina A. Lowther
Also known as: Rulina Louthers 4
Married: Nov-29-1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5,6,7
Born: Aug-12-1825 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 2)
Died: Sep-30-1911 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 8,2,1
Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV
Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father:
Mother:
Notes
Notes
F Child 1: Anna M. Gaston
Also known as: Annie M. Gaston 9,10
Born: Oct-31-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,10,1
Died: Feb-26-1924 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 11,9,12
Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV 10
Census: 1900, 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4)
Never married:
F Child 2: Susannah Gaston Born: Jan- -1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Died: Sep- 7-1854 at Hughes River, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV
M Child 3: Daniel H. Gaston Born: ca 1851 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14,15 Died: Jun-20-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 4: John Morris Gaston Born: Sep- 4-1853 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 9,17 Died: Nov-11-1927 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18,9 (see note 5) Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Occupation: Methodist minister & farmer Occupation: 1914 Constable of Southwest District 20 Wife: Elizabeth Hart b. Aug-15-1858 d. Feb-28-1921 Married: Aug-16-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,22
F Child 5: Nancy J. Gaston Born: Mar-10-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 23 Died: Oct- 4-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 24 Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Cause of death: diphtheria 15
M Child 6: Eli Clark Gaston Born: Feb- 1-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 25,1 Died: Nov-12-1941 at Exchange, Braxton Co, WV 10,26,27 (see note 6) Buried: in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV 28 Resided: near Exchange, Braxton Co, WV 9 (see note 7) Resided: 1941 in Sutton, Braxton Co, WV 29 Census: 1930 in Otter District, Braxton Co, WV (see note 8) Resided: 1927 in Flatwoods, Braxton Co, WV 30 Resided: 1924 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV 19 Resided: in Upshur Co, WV 31 Occupation: farmer 9,10 Wife: Cassa Ann Hart b. Mar-25-1856 d. Nov-28-1894 Married: Mar-14-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 32 Wife: Dora Grimm b. Feb-13-1873 d. Feb-19-1914 Married: Feb-24-1897 in Upshur Co, WV 33
M Child 7: Jesse Smith Gaston Also known as: Jessie Smith Gaston 10 Born: Jun-12-1860 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 28,1 (see note 9) Died: May- 4-1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,34,2,28 Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV 28 Resided: 1924 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1900, 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Lucy May Swiger b. Jan-15-1868 d. May- 1-1891 Married: Aug-11-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 35,36
F Child 8: Hannah Rulina Gaston Born: Feb- 4-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1 Died: Apr-10-1893 in Lewis Co, WV 37 Husband: James Edmund Strother b. Apr- -1854 d. Sep-18-1907 Also known as: Ed Strother Married: May-20-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 38
M Child 9: David Dow Gaston Born: Jul-31-1865 near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 9,39,1 Died: Jan-17-1950 in Brushy Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 9,40,2 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 28,9,10 Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage 9 Resided: near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,9,19 Occupation: farmer 9,10 Wife: Hannah Belle Hart b. May- 8-1871 d. Feb- 9-1933 Married: Sep-18-1887 at Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 41
M Child 10: Joseph C. Gaston Born: Jun-21-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV Died: Feb-28-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV
Sources: (1) W. Guy Tetrick files. (2) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (3) Rev. I. A. Barnes, The Methodist Protestant Church in West Virginia, The Stockton Press, Baltimore, MD, 1926. (4) Obituary of son. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, The entire handwritten marriage record reads: "This is to certify that the following persons were lawfully married by me. Eli M. Gaston to Relina Lowther on the 29th day of November 1846. Given under my hand this 16th day of July 1847. Isaac Holland.", MR Bk 1, p. 4 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790910&Type=Marriage. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Eli M. Gaston and Relina [sic] Lowther. Married Nov 29 1846. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Rulina Gaston, widow, died Sep 30 1911 at Oxford, age 86y1m18d. Cause: "Heart disease incident to old age." Parents or maiden name not indicated. DR Bk 2, p. 55. (9) Obituary. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Annie M. Gaston, b. Oct 31 1847 in Doddridge Co, d. Feb 26 1924 at Summers, Doddridge Co, dau of Eli M. Gaston & (first name left blank) Lowther. Occupation: farmer's daughter. Informant: B. C. Hickman (this would be Burleigh C. Hickman, husband of her niece Sarah Rulina Gaston). (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 56. (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Susannah Gaston, age 5, dau of Eli & Rulinda (sic), died Sep 7 1854 at Hughes River. Cause of death listed as "sore throat." Place of birth given as Harrison County, part of which is now Doddridge County. DR Bk 3, p. 2. (14) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Daniel H. Gaskins (sic), 28, farmer, b. Doddridge Co, son of Ely & Rulany Gaskins (sic), d. Jun 20 1880 in Doddridge Co, cause of death illegible (surrg fever ?). Informant: Ely Gaskins, father. DR p. 34. (17) 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. (18) 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. (19) Obituary of sister. (20) West Union Record, 11/20/1914. (21) 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. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (23) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (24) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Nancy J. Gaston, age 10y 6m 24d, dau of Eli M. & Rulina, died Oct 4 1866, cause of death diphtheria. Informant: Rulina Gaston, mother. DR Bk 1, p. 12. (25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 10. (26) Obituary - At home. (27) Upshur County Court House, Buckhannon, WV, DR p. 83. (28) Headstone. (29) Newspaper article. (30) Obituary of brother. (31) Obituary of mother. (32) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony performed by M. Ireland. MR Bk 1-A, p. 232. (33) Upshur County Court House, Buckhannon, WV, MR Bk 5, p. 67. (34) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jessie [sic] Smith Gaston, b. Summers, Doddridge Co, WV, son of Eli M. Gaston & (mother blank), d. May 4 1943 at West Union, age 82y 11m 22d, burial at Gaston Cemetery. DR Bk 5, p. 64. (35) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Jesse S. Gaston, age 27, b. Doddridge Co, resident of Doddridge Co. Bride identified as Lucy M. Swiger, age 19, b. Harrison Co, resident of Doddridge Co. Married Aug 11 1887 "at the bride's father's, Doddridge Co, W. Va." Informants for the marriage license: Jesse S. Gaston & G. W. Swiger. MR Bk 3, p. 204. (36) Obituary of husband. (37) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Hannah Strother, 28, b. Doddridge Co, dau of Eli Gaston, wife of J. E. Strother; died Apr 10 1893 in Lewis Co, cause of death "child bearing." Informant: D. F. Strother, brother-in-law. (Note: Law suit filed in Doddridge County Circuit Court in Nov 1911 identifies Hannah Strother as "a daughter of said Eli M. Gaston and who departed this life before the death of her said father" who died either Jan 27 or 28, 1909.), DR p. 201. (38) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ages at time of marriage on May 20 1881 given as 26 for him and 18 for her. His birthplace given as Harrison County. Susie Davis Nicholson (p. 69) gives his middle name as Edmond, with marriage on May 29 1881 in Spencer, Roane County. Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Marriages" also gives the May 29 1881 date. MR Bk 2, p. 29. (39) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, He is incorrectly identified in the birth record as David S. Gaston, but his parents are correctly identified. BR Bk 1, p. 24. (40) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 64-A. (41) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Family Bible gives location as "Eli Gaston's Residence on Upper Run, Southwest Dist, Hallbrook [sic], W.Va." Witnesses: "Eli Hart and others." Ceremony performed by Rev. James Arnold [sp?]. MR Bk 3, p. 213. Event Notes Note (1) A newspaper memoriam in the West Union Record of Feb 12 1909 indicated his death date as Jan 28 1909, also reported by family members. But Doddridge County death records indicate Jan 27 1909. Note (2) Family members give birth date as Aug 12 1826. But Doddridge County Death Records give age at death on Sep 30 1911 at 86y 1m 18d, putting birth at Aug 12 1825. Also, 1900 Census states her age as 74 and her birth date as Aug 1825. The 1860 Census shows her age as 35, while the 1870 Census has it as 44. Note (3) In 1910, identified as Rulina A, mother, in household of her son Jesse Smith Gaston and his family. Note (4) In household with brother Jesse and his family. Note (5) "at the home of his son" Note (6) Although death records at the Upshur County courthouse indicate that he died at Buckhannon in Upshur Co, WV, his death certificate on file at the West Virginia Dept of Health's Division of Vital Statistics show that the place of death was at Exchange in the Otter District of Braxton County. His obituary specifies that he died "at his home on Cedar Creek, near Exchange," in Braxton County. Note (7) Cedar Creek Note (8) in household with son Arnold Marsh Gaston Note (9) Birthdate would be May 12 1860 based on age 82y 11m 22d given in death record, but obituary and headstone state June 12 1860, and obituary gives his age at death as 82y 10m 22d. Name spelled "Jessie" on headstone and in obituary and death record, but "Jesse" in marriage record and wife's headstone. Birthplace from death record, but no birth record found for him in Doddridge Co. The family information sheet completed by his brother David as part of the W. Guy Tetrick survey in 1932 identified him as Jesse S. Gaston, born Jun 12 1860 in Doddridge Co.