Husband: Eli Clark Gaston
Born: Feb- 1-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Nov-12-1941 at Exchange, Braxton Co, WV 3,4,5 (see note 1)
Buried: in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV 6
Resided: near Exchange, Braxton Co, WV 7 (see note 2)
Resided: 1941 in Sutton, Braxton Co, WV 8
Census: 1930 in Otter District, Braxton Co, WV (see note 3)
Resided: 1927 in Flatwoods, Braxton Co, WV 9
Resided: 1924 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV 10
Resided: in Upshur Co, WV 11
Occupation: farmer 7,3
Father: Eli Morris Gaston
Mother: Rulina A. Lowther
Other spouse 2
Wife: Cassa Ann Hart
Born: Mar-25-1856 in Doddridge Co, WV
Died: Nov-28-1894
Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV
Father: John G. Hart
Mother: Melinda Ann Nutter
F Child 1: Rulina Melinda Gaston 7 Also known as: Lina Gaston 12,13,2 Born: Jan-13-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,2,14 Died: Jan-10-1944 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 7,15,14
F Child 2: Minnie Alice Gaston Born: Mar-23-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: Jul-29-1893 near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 17
F Child 3: Anna Elizabeth Gaston Also known as: Annie E. Gaston Born: Mar-23-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 18 Died: Feb-27-1963 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 19
M Child 4: Jessie C. Gaston Born: Jun-30-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 20 Died: Feb-28-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,15
M Child 5: Arnold Marsh Gaston Born: Feb-21-1888 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 22,23 Died: Jan-24-1973 in Hillsville, Pocahontas Co, WV 24
F Child 6: Bessie Mae Gaston Born: Sep-17-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Aug-20-1981 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 25
F Child 7: Minnie Jane Gaston Born: Oct-24-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 26,27,2 Died: Oct- 5-1979 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7,27,6
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 10. (2) W. Guy Tetrick files. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Obituary - At home. (5) Upshur County Court House, Buckhannon, WV, DR p. 83. (6) Headstone. (7) Obituary. (8) Newspaper article. (9) Obituary of brother. (10) Obituary of sister. (11) Obituary of mother. (12) Obituary of father. (13) Death record of husband. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 121. (17) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Minnie A. Gaston, white female, died July 29 1893 near Auburn, age 11y 4m 7d, cause of death diphtheria, burial at Gaston Cemetery on July 30 1893. Undertaker: J. Smith Gaston, Grove W.Va. DR Bk 1, p. 26. (18) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 132. (19) Death Record - Online. (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 146. (21) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 3, p. 47. (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 122. (23) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database). Birth data entered as Feb 22 1888 at Oxford, WV, but birth record indicates Feb 21 1888. (24) Per his son, Jesse Lawrence Gaston, but Social Security Death Index gives death date as Jan 1974. (25) Obituary - Hospital. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (27) Social Security Death Index. Event Notes Note (1) 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 (2) Cedar Creek Note (3) in household with son Arnold Marsh Gaston www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index