Susan GASTON

1829 - 1883  (54 years)

• Name	Susan GASTON
  Born	1829  [1]
  	"Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 309, reports her birth as 1829, while "Ritchie County Cemeteries," p. 494, reports it as Apr 27 1827. This, however, conflicts with the May 1827 birth date of a sibling. Age 51 in 1880 Census would also put birth in about 1829.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850, 1860	Ritchie Co, (W)VA
  Census	1880	Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
  Died	14 Jul 1883	Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Buried	Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV   [2]
  Person ID	I1370	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2011

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Martin S. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 1828,   d. Bef Jun 1880, Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age 52 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1849
  Notes	Martin and Susan Gaston Sommerville "made their pioneer settlement on the Town Hall Farm below Auburn, and after a brief stay there, they removed to Otterslide, where they lived and died on the farm that fell heir to their son, Robert C. Sommerville, and his heirs." "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 309, reports that Martin and Susan had a daughter Elizabeth, who married a Netz (probably intended to be Nitz). But Elizabeth does not appear in any census, and no other record of her has been found. 1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 29 1850: Martin Sommerville, 22, farmer; Susan, 21. The adjacent household was that of Martin's parents and their remaining children. 1860 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 22 1860: Martin S. Sommerville, 32, farmer; Susan, 32; John A T, 10; Robert O, 8; Charles I, 6; Mary E, 4; Sarah O, 2. 1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 30 1870: Martin S. Sommerville, 42, farmer; Susan, 41; John A T, 19; Robert O, 17; Charles I, 15; Mary E, 13; Sarah O, 11; Caroline V, 9; Martha J, 5; Floyd E, 2. 1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 23 1880: Susan Sommerville, 51, widowed; dau Caroline V, 19; dau Martha J, 14; son Floyd E, 12. In the adjacent household was the family of Susan's son Robert, his wife Rosanna, and daughter Icy. [1, 3]
  Children	+ 1. John Alvin T. SOMMERVILLE,   b. Oct 1850, Ritchie Co, (W)VA ,   d. 23 Aug 1876  (Age ~ 25 years) + 2. Robert O. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 16 Sep 1852, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 21 Mar 1934, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age 81 years)   3. Charles I. SOMMERVILLE,   b. CA 1854,   d. 2 Oct 1877  (Age ~ 23 years)   4. Mary E. SOMMERVILLE,   b. CA 1856, Ritchie Co, (W)VA   5. Sarah Olive SOMMERVILLE,   b. CA 1858, Ritchie Co, (W)VA   6. Caroline V. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 1860   7. Susan M. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 19 May 1863,   d. 10 Sep 1864  (Age 1 years) + 8. Martha Jane SOMMERVILLE,   b. 21 Sep 1865, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 4 Mar 1948, Spencer, Roane Co, WV  (Age 82 years) + 9. Floyd Ellsworth SOMERVILLE,   b. 19 Feb 1868, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 2 Nov 1943, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age 75 years)   10. Elizabeth SOMMERVILLE
  Family ID	F482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 309. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995). [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990).