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John Leolin GASTON

John Leolin GASTON

Male 1860 - 1943  (82 years)

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  • Name John Leolin GASTON 
    Born 14 Sep 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Skin Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1889  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1900  [3] 
    insurance agent 
    Census 1900, 1910  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1923  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 640 S. 7th St.
    Census 1930  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920, 1923, 1930  [4, 5, 6] 
    painter (contractor) 
    Died 12 Jan 1943  Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I1818  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2016 

    Father Isaac M. GASTON,   b. 1 Apr 1836,   d. 16 Mar 1914, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Caroline Matilda WEST,   b. 26 Jan 1835, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1911, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Effie Pogue OLIVER,   b. 27 Sep 1861, Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1939, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1889  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • The 1923 City Directory for Clarksburg, WV, lists John L. Gaston, painter, and his wife Effie P. as residents of 640 S. 7th St. Separate entries for Ernest A. Gaston, painter, and Mary Gaston, stenographer, show their residences at that same address. Their relationships are not indicated. The entry for John Leolin Gaston's son George shows his residence as being nearby at 647 S. 7th St.

      1900 Census, Marion Co, WV (city of Fairmont), enumerated in June 1900:
      John L. Gaston, 39, b. Sep 1860, insurance agent, married 11 yrs; wife Effie, 35, b. Sep 1864, mother of 4 children (3 still living); dau Opal, 9, b. Dec 1890; son Harley, 7, b. Mar 1893; son George, 4, b. Feb 1896; sister-in-law Mary Oliver, 30, b. Jul 1869, single.

      1910 Census, Marion Co, WV (city of Fairmont), enumerated on Apr 21 1910:
      John L. Gaston, 49, painter, married 21 yrs; wife Effie B, 47, mother of 6 children (5 still living); dau Opal O, 19, stenographer in insurance office; son Harley L, 17, clerk in dry goods store; son George I, 14; dau Mary C, 7; son Earnest A, 5.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (city of Clarksburg), enumerated on Feb 4 1920 at 963 West Pike Street:
      John L. Gaston, 59, painter (contractor); wife Effie P, 54; son Arlie L, 26, single, dry good salesman; dau Mary C, 17; son Earnest A, 15.

      1930 Census, Kanawha Co, WV (city of Charleston), enumerated on Apr 14 1930:
      John L. Gaston, 69, self-employed painter; wife Effie P, 68; dau Mary C, 26, single, assistant secretary at Chamber of Commerce; son Earnest A, 25, single, painter.
    Children 
     1. Opal O. GASTON,   b. 28 Dec 1890, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1964, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Harley Leolin GASTON,   b. 28 Mar 1893, Sutton, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1957, Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. George Isaac GASTON,   b. 18 Feb 1896, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1932, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     4. John Oliver GASTON,   b. 18 Feb 1899, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1899, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Mary C. GASTON,   b. CA 1903
     6. Ernest A. GASTON,   b. 18 Aug 1904, Grant District, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1980  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900, 1910 - Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1923 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1623] The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), William F. Donnelly, (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997), p. 304.

    2. [S1788] Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994)).

    3. [S2246] 1900 Census, Marion County, WV.

    4. [S1801] City Directory, Clarksburg, WV, 1923.

    5. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S2302] 1930 Census, Kanawha County, WV.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.