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Sarah GASTON

Sarah GASTON

Female 1836 - 1925  (89 years)

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  • Name Sarah GASTON 
    Born 20 Sep 1836  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Milton Twp, Marion Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  Cassoday, Butler Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • The 1911 obituary of brother Samuel Morris Gaston gave the residence of Sarah Gaston Smith as Cassidy, Kansas. No city of that name is found in Kansas, so it is presumed that "Cassoday" was intended.
    Died 10 Nov 1925  Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Buried Burns Cemetery, Burns, Marion Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I1368  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Aug 2019 

    Father John GASTON,   b. 24 May 1796, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1884, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth MORRIS,   b. 8 Nov 1797, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1882, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isaac Rinehart SMITH,   b. 21 Jun 1828, Upshur Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1902  (Age 74 years)  [3] 
    Married 20 Sep 1855  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. William Grant SMITH,   b. 18 Sep 1856, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1945, Bellingham, Whatcom Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Mary Elizabeth SMITH,   b. 30 May 1859, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1945, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Charles Isaac SMITH,   b. 17 Aug 1861, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1905, Burns, Marion Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     4. Lydia J. SMITH,   b. 13 Feb 1865,   d. 22 Nov 1870  (Age 5 years)
     5. Caroline Virginia SMITH,   b. 1 Sep 1868, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1946, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +6. Cora Alice SMITH,   b. 12 Sep 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1967, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     7. John Edgar SMITH,   b. 22 Jan 1874, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1951  (Age 77 years)
     8. Icie Mae SMITH,   b. 17 Jul 1878, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1969  (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    3. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    4. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).
      Identified as Isaac Rinehart Smith, 27, b. Lewis Co, res. Harrison Co, son of John & Mary; and Sarah Gaston, 19, of Harrison Co, dau of John & Charlotte. Married Sep 20 1855. Identification of her parents as John & Charlotte, rather than James & Elizabeth, is considered to be a transcription error. The adjoining entry is for the marriage of George Washington Dayton and Mary Catherine Gaston, also erroneously identified as dau of John & Charlotte rather than James & Charlotte.