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 (1822 - 1909)
Mother: Rulina A. Lowther (1825 - 1911)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Dora Grimm Married: Feb-24-1897 in Upshur Co, WV 12
Born: Feb-13-1873 13 Died: Feb-19-1914 in Upshur Co, WV 14,15 Buried: in Bailey Cemetery, Braxton Co, WV Father: Isaac Grimm Mother: Susan ___
F Child 1: Alma Gay Gaston Born: Nov-24-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,16 Died: Apr-12-1937 in Orlando, Lewis/Braxton Co, WV 3 Buried: at Orlando Cemetery, Braxton Co, WV 3 Census: 1920 in Upshur Co, WV (see note 4) Husband: John Edward Fretwell b. ca 1885 d. aft May 1947 Married: Nov-18-1921 in Lewis Co, WV 17
F Child 2: Georgia Rachael Gaston Also known as: Georgie R. Gaston 18 Born: Mar- 7-1903 in Upshur Co, WV 19 Died: Feb- 6-1975 Resided: 1963 in Belleville, Wood Co, WV 10 Resided: 1941 in Orlando, Lewis/Braxton Co, WV 20 Husband: Clarence Birton Skinner b. Sep-25-1896 d. Sep- 2-1983 Married: Apr-14-1920 in Upshur Co, WV 21 Husband: Creed Connelly d. May- 9-1977
F Child 3: Frances Irene Gaston Also known as: Irene Gaston 8,22,20 Born: Sep-15-1908 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV 23,24 Died: Mar- -1987 24 Resided: in Mamou, Evangeline Parish, LA 24 Resided: formerly in California 25 Husband: ___ Fontenot
M Child 4: David Lawrence Gaston Born: Nov- 4-1913 in Upshur Co, WV Died: Dec- -1913 in Upshur Co, WV
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) Upshur County Court House, Buckhannon, WV, MR Bk 5, p. 67. (13) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (14) Upshur County Death Records, Buckhannon, WV, Cause of death given as "Poison in Blood", DR p. 1. (15) Obituary of husband. (16) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994) (17) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994), Identified as John E. Fretwell, 36, b. Randolph Co, res. Lewis Co; and Alma May [sic] Gaston, 23, b. Doddridge Co, res. Lewis Co. Married Nov 18 1921. (18) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV. (19) Upshur County Court House, Buckhannon, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 313. (20) Obituary of father. (21) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, She was identified as Georgie R. Gaston, age 17, and he as Clarence Birton Skinner, age 23, b. Lewis Co, WV. MR Bk 13, p. 313. (22) Obituary of half-sister. (23) Upshur County Birth Records, Buckhannon, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 61. (24) Social Security Death Index. (25) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in California in 1952. 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 Note (4) In household with half-sister & brother-in-law Bessie & Dee Adams.