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James Beryl GASTON

James Beryl GASTON

Male 1925 - 1998  (72 years)

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  • Name James Beryl GASTON 
    Born 1 Jul 1925  Withers, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military MOMM3, 123rd Naval Construction Bn, World War II  [2, 3] 
    Education Parkersburg (WV) High School  [2] 
    Occupation Aircraft mechanic for United Airlines (35 yrs)  [2] 
    Residence Houston, Harris Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1943  Davisville, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 16 Jan 1998  San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • As an aircraft mechanic, he spent ten years in the Panama Canal Zone, maintaining the Boeing 737 of the General of the U.S. Southern Command. He was an avid pilot and flew small planes. [5]
    Person ID I1326  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2017 

    Father James Eustace GASTON,   b. 4 Apr 1903, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1973, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Ruby Chloe KUHL,   b. 7 Jun 1902, Withers, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1977, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F420  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jeannie BARR,   b. 1 Jul 1930 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F423  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margarita ___ 
    Married Y  [6] 
    Notes 
    • Among the survivors listed in James Beryl Gaston's obituary were his wife Margarita, sons James and John, daughter Janice, and stepdaughters Peggy (and husband Arturo), Iraima (and husband John), and Maui (and husband Lorenzo). No mention was made of wife Jeannie Barr. [6]
    Family ID F3739  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1978] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, (www.ancestry.com).

    4. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S14] Obituary, Parkersburg News, 1/29/1998.

    6. [S110] Obituary of husband.