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Ernest Berry GASTON

Ernest Berry GASTON

Male 1861 - 1937  (76 years)

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  • Name Ernest Berry GASTON 
    Born 21 Nov 1861  Henderson, Knox Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Education Drake University (1886)  [2] 
    Residence FORMERLY  Des Moines, Polk Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence From 1894  Fairhope, Baldwin Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Dec 1937  Mobile Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Colony Cemetery, Fairhope, Baldwin Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Founder of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony in Alabama.
    Person ID I50354  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2022 

    Father James Estep GASTON,   b. 14 Apr 1809, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1888, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Catherine C. ESTEP 
    Family ID F20781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Leah MERSHON,   b. 24 Dec 1862, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1934, Baldwin Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1887  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Frances Lily GASTON,   b. Jun 1889, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1972  (Age ~ 83 years)
     2. James Ernest GASTON,   b. 2 Jun 1890, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1966  (Age 75 years)
     3. Cornelius Alonzo GASTON,   b. 29 Oct 1891, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1982  (Age 90 years)
     4. Leah Catherine GASTON,   b. 2 Nov 1893, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1954, Mobile Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     5. Arthur Fairhope GASTON,   b. 16 Aug 1896, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1987, Fairhope, Baldwin Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F20782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - Des Moines, Polk Co, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1894 - Fairhope, Baldwin Co, AL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Colony Cemetery, Fairhope, Baldwin Co, AL Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Ernest Berry Gaston    		Ernest Berry Gaston

  • Sources 
    1. [S2274] Man and Mission: E. B. Gaston and the Origins of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony, Paul M. Gaston, (Black Belt Press, Montgomery, AL (1993)), p. 17.

    2. [S2274] Man and Mission: E. B. Gaston and the Origins of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony, Paul M. Gaston, (Black Belt Press, Montgomery, AL (1993)), p. 19.

    3. [S1639] Death Record - Online.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.