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Lillian Violet GASKINS

Lillian Violet GASKINS

Female 1908 - 2004  (96 years)

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  • Name Lillian Violet GASKINS  [1] 
    Born 10 Feb 1908  Juliaetta, Latah Co, ID Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Birthplace given in her obituary as Doddridge County. But the 1930 Census states Montana, and son Alvin's birth record indicates Idaho. Her own birth record. a delayed entry filed by her aunt Mary (Gaskins) Hoey in 1944, shows that she was born on 10 Feb 1908 in Julietta, Idaho.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 16 1910:
      Howard M. Gaskins, 28, school teacher, married 3 yrs; wife Stella, 27, married 3 yrs, no children; mother-in-law Martha Powell, 65, widowed, mother of 11 children (5 still living); niece Lillian V. Gaskins, 2; nephew Leonard Rush, 4; nephew Claud Rush, 3. All born in West Virginia.
    Census 1920, 1930, 1940  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1920, in household of paternal grandparents, Andrew & Sarah Gaskins. In 1930, location specified as Howell's Run, and in 1940 as Big Flint.
    Census 1950  Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1940S  [2] 
    Firestone Rubber and Diamond Match Co in Akron Ohio 
    Occupation McBride Glass Co in Salem WV  [2] 
    • During World War II, she worked in Akron, OH for Firestone Rubber Co. and the Diamond Match Co., with later employment as the McBride Glass Co. in Salem, WV and the garment factory in West Union, WV.
    Occupation 1950  [3] 
    sewing factory worker 
    Residence Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5] 
    Died 10 Oct 2004  Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I10602  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2022 

    Father Walter Blaine GASKINS,   b. 18 Jun 1884, Alpha (Big Flint), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1914, Jacksonville, Duval Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Mother Lillian KEYS,   b. 1 Aug 1884, Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1909, Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Family ID F10425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Clurel Cecil POWELL,   b. 14 Oct 1900,   d. Jul 1977  (Age 76 years) 
    Married Y  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Lorene POWELL,   b. 5 May 1923,   d. Bef Aug 2015  (Age 92 years)
    +2. Marcelene POWELL,   b. 5 Jul 1924, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 2003, Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +3. Alvin Dale POWELL,   b. 9 Nov 1925,   d. 29 Sep 1994  (Age 68 years)
    +4. Irene Elaine POWELL,   b. 6 Oct 1927, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Howard Blaine POWELL,   b. 18 May 1931, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 2004, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +6. Sherman Joe POWELL,   b. 14 Jun 1933, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 2017, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F7726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Chester Milton WALLACE,   b. 21 Feb 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1989, Fort Myers, Lee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [7] 
    Married 8 May 1953  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
    Family ID F3831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S298] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    4. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    5. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    6. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    7. [S981] Leola Williams Andrews, Jupiter, FL .

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 16, p. 487.
      Groom identified as Chester M. Wallace, age 36, born & residing in West Union, son of Harry & Goldie Wallace. Bride identified as Violet Powell, age 36 [sic], b. Doddridge, resident of Salem, dau of (blank). (Her age should have been stated as 45.) Ceremony held May 8 1953 in West Union.