Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: George Elbert Gaston    
       Also known as: G. Elbert Gaston 
                Born: May-23-1894          in Lewis Co, WV  1,2
                Died: Jan-28-1960          in Upshur Co, WV  2
              Buried:                      in Heavner Cemetery, Upshur Co, WV  2
              Father: William Harvey Gaston   (1868 - 1960) 
              Mother: Ida May Lawson   (1874 - 1947) 
                Wife: Clara Margaret Mader     
             Married: Sep-23-1915          in Upshur Co, WV  3
                Born: Oct-16-1893          in Randolph Co, WV  
                Died: Feb- 2-1981          in Upshur Co, WV  4
              Buried:                      in Heavner Cemetery, Upshur Co, WV  
              Father: Henry Carl Mader   (1855 - 1920) 
              Mother: Augusta Karnowski   (1859 - 1937) 
           F Child 1: Elizabeth Mader Gaston      
                Born: Jun-28-1916          in Upshur Co, WV  5,6
                Died: Oct- 3-1953          in Philippi, Barbour Co, WV  6,7
      Cause of death:                      automobile accident  6
              Buried:                      in Mt. Vernon Memorial Cemetery, Philippi, Barbour Co, WV  6
             Resided:                      in Philippi, Barbour Co, WV  6
             Husband: Thomas Knotts "T.K." Wolfe  b. Aug-19-1915  d. Feb- 7-2008  
             Married: May-21-1934          in Lewis Co, WV  8,9
           F Child 2: Margaret Gene Gaston      
       Also known as: Gene Gaston 10
                Born: Dec-16-1924          in Upshur Co, WV  11
                Died: Dec-25-2008          in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV  12
              Buried:                      in Heavner Cemetery, Upshur Co, WV  10
             Resided:                      in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV  10
           Education:                      Buckhannon-Upshur H.S. (valedictorian), West Virginia Univ (biology, magna cum laude)  10
          Occupation:                      accountant (family business Buckhannon Milling Co.)  10
             Husband: Stephen Joseph Smega  b. Sep-18-1925  d. Jun-15-1989  
             Married: Jun-14-1946          in Upshur Co, WV  13

Sources:
(1) Lewis County Court House, Weston, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 150. 
(2) Upshur County Court House, Buckhannon, WV, DR Bk 5. 
(3) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, MR Bk 12, p. 25. 
(4) Upshur County Court House, Buckhannon, WV. 
(5) Upshur County Birth Records, Buckhannon, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 63. 
(6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(7) Obituary of husband. 
(8) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994), Identified as 
Thomas Knotts Wolfe, age 22, of Summit Co OH, son of T. L. & Oda M.; and Elizabeth Mader Gaston, age 21, b. Upshur Co, 
res. Lewis Co, dau of A. B. [sic] & Clara.  Married May 21 1934. 
(9) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR Bk 20, p. 50. 
(10) Obituary. 
(11) Upshur County Birth Records, Buckhannon, WV, BR Bk 5, p. 75. 
(12) Obituary - At home. 
(13) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, Obituary of wife states marriage date as 1947, but marriage record shows 
it as Jun 14 1946. MR Bk II 23-109. 







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