John Morris GASTON
1853 - 1927 (74 years)
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Name John Morris GASTON Born 4 Sep 1853 Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation 1914 [3] Constable of Southwest District Census 1920 Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation Methodist minister & farmer Residence Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV [4] Died 11 Nov 1927 Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV [1, 5] - "at the home of his son"
Buried Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Person ID I150 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 24 Aug 2023
Father Eli Morris GASTON, b. 3 Aug 1822, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. 27 Jan 1909, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 86 years) Mother Rulina A. LOWTHER, b. 12 Aug 1825, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. 30 Sep 1911, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 86 years) Family ID F82 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth HART, b. 15 Aug 1858, Lower Run, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 28 Feb 1921, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 62 years) Married 16 Aug 1876 Doddridge Co, WV [6, 7] Notes - When John Morris Gaston and Elizabeth Hart were buried in the family cemetery in 1927 and 1921, respectively, no permanent marker was put in place. In the Spring of 2002, through the actions of their grandson Samuel David Gaston, surviving principal family members purchased a permanent stone marker for this couple's grave, as well as one for the unmarked grave of their grandchildren, twins William and Lillian Gaston, stillborn in 1923.
Children 1. Rulina Belle GASTON, b. 23 Jan 1878, d. 2 Jan 1919 (Age 40 years) 2. Eli Willis GASTON, b. 8 Jun 1880, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 25 Sep 1919, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 39 years)3. Lurana Olive GASTON, b. 2 Jan 1883, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 1 Apr 1969, Harrison Co, WV (Age 86 years)4. James Blaine GASTON, b. 29 Sep 1885, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 27 Aug 1981, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 95 years)5. John Sheridan GASTON, b. 27 May 1888, Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 17 Jul 1972 (Age 84 years)6. Jesse Morris GASTON, b. 22 Jan 1891, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 18 Sep 1928, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 37 years)7. Elizabeth Ann GASTON, b. 11 Dec 1893, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 18 Dec 1893, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 0 years)8. Ira Dow GASTON, b. 31 Dec 1894, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 26 Jul 1973, Stockport, Morgan Co, OH (Age 78 years)9. Joseph Clark "Little Joe" GASTON, b. 1 Nov 1898, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 8 May 1982, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 83 years)Family ID F51 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 4 Sep 1853 - Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 
Residence - - Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 
Died - 11 Nov 1927 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 
Buried - - Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
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Sources - [S14] Obituary.
- [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 1.
Name appears in birth record as John M. Gasmins with parents Eli M. Gaston & Julina Gaston - [S1897] West Union Record, 11/20/1914.
- [S1577] Obituary of sister.
- [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 8, p. 83.
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. - [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 212.
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.) - [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
- [S14] Obituary.
