Husband: Joseph Frederick Gaskins
Census name: Josephus Gaskins
Born: Jun- -1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Oct-22-1949 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 (see note 1)
Buried: in Gaskins-McKinney Cemetery, Canton Rd, Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1887 in Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 3
Father: John Albert Gaskins (1826 - 1876)
Mother: Mary Ann Pinnell (1828 - 1913)
Notes
Wife: Lenora Sophia Gorby 4 Also known as: Sophia Gorby 4,5,6 Married: Mar-26-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Jun- -1863 1 Died: bef 1920 7 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Morgan Gorby (1835 - ) Mother: Lettice Bond (1842 - 1879)
M Child 1: Ray Gaskins Born: Oct-29-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,1,9 Died: Feb- -1971 8 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 10,11 Resided: 1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Ivie Swiger b. ca 1891 Married: Oct-28-1911 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 9 (see note 2)
M Child 2: Claude E. Gaskins Born: Dec-25-1888 12,1 Died: Dec-25-1949 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,12 Buried: at Gaskins-McKinney Cemetery, Canton Rd, Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Cause of death: monoxide poisoning 12 Resided: at Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Sarah Inez Reed b. Jan-27-1897 d. Apr- 6-1992 Also known as: Inez Reed 15,16,4 Married: Mar-25-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 3: Flossie Gaskins Born: Oct- -1890 1,18 (see note 3) Died: May-29-1949 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 20,19 Census: 1940 at Ralphs Run (Center Point), Doddridge Co, WV 21 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James O. Underwood b. Oct-26-1886 d. Jun-23-1952 Married: Oct-27-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
M Child 4: Vance Edward Gaskins Born: Jul- 9-1893 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 23,24 Died: Jul-19-1956 in Hardin Co, KY 25 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 25 Resided: 1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1930, 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 assistant building superintendent for Hope Natural Gas Co. 26 Occupation: 1930 machinist at gas company 27 Occupation: 1920 farm worker 7 Occupation: 1917 hotel clerk in Parkersburg (employer Z. F. Evans) 24 Occupation: 1914, 1915 clerk at Columbian Hotel 28,29 Military: May-27-1918 - May-22-1919 Pvt, Co D, 125th Inf, 32nd Div, US Army, WW I (Purple Heart) 25 Wife: Edna V. Ridgeway b. ca 1902 Married: ca 1926 27
F Child 5: Lettie Gaskins Born: Nov- 3-1895 8,1,30 Died: Aug- -1982 8,30 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 31 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Resided: 1949 at Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Clyde Earl Williams b. Oct-31-1897 d. Dec- 8-1969 Also known as: Earl Williams 32 Married: Apr-23-1919 33
M Child 6: Lathiel Gaskins Census name: Salathiel Gaskins 7 Born: Nov- -1897 1 Resided: 1949 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 10 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 7: Mary Gaskins Born: ca 1900 18 Resided: 1949 in Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 34 Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Carson Williams b. Aug- 6-1899 d. Jul-17-1994 Census name: Carsey Williams 1 Married: Sep-24-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 8: Wilma Gaskins Born: Sep- 7-1904 8,18 Died: Jun- -1974 8 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Resided: 1949 at Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Leslie Calvert McKinney b. Jun-18-1904 d. Aug-18-1994 Married: Feb- 1-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789917&Type=Marriage. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Obituary of son. (5) Death record of daughter. (6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (7) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (8) Social Security Death Index. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (10) Obituary of brother. (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (12) Obituary. (13) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) West Union Herald-Record, 4/10/2007. (15) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 165. (16) Marriage record of daughter. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Claud E. Gaskins, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Sarah Inez Reed, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married March 25 1917 "at Brides home." (Note: Husband's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Dec 25 1916.), MR p. 113. (18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (19) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (20) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (21) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as James Underwood, 43, of Doddridge Co; and Flossie Gaskins, 39, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 27 1929. (23) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (25) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (26) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (27) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (28) West Union Record, 10/16/1914. (29) West Union Herald, 8/19/1915. (30) Headstone (year only) (31) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (32) Obituary of wife's brother. (33) Obituary of husband. (34) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) Event Notes Note (1) Father identified in death record as Salathiel Gaskins, rather than John A. Gaskins, basis for which is not known. Note (2) at residence of Louisa A. Swiger Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1890. But date on headstone is 1887, while death record shows it as Oct 20 1891.