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Joseph Smith GASTON

Joseph Smith GASTON

Male 1811 - 1879  (67 years)

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  • Name Joseph Smith GASTON 
    Born 1 Apr 1811  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Union Twp, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Died 15 Jan 1879  [4, 5] 
    Buried Mingo Creek Presb Cem, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Notes 
    • Served 45 years as Justice of the Peace and was twice elected County Commissioner, dying during his second term. [2]
    Person ID I3480  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2011 

    Father Samuel GASTON, Sr.,   b. 10 Oct 1772,   d. 21 Feb 1853, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Margaret PENNY,   b. 1776, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1841  (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F1216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane HINDMAN,   b. CA 1808, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1871  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 1831  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel GASTON,   b. Dec 1831, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Sarah GASTON,   b. CA 1834, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1868  (Age ~ 34 years)
    +3. Margaret GASTON,   b. CA 1836, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1910  (Age ~ 73 years)
     4. Mary Jane GASTON,   b. CA 1838, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1910  (Age ~ 71 years)
    +5. John H. GASTON,   b. Oct 1839, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Joseph S. GASTON, Jr.,   b. 1843, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887  (Age 44 years)
     7. William R. GASTON,   b. CA 1846, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1868  (Age ~ 22 years)
     8. Martha E. GASTON,   b. CA 1849, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S569] Peter J. Topoly & Jane Carson Topoly, Fort Washington, MD 20744-2535, (http://topolyp.com/JanesNames/).

    3. [S583] 1850 Census, Washington County, PA (Union Twp).

    4. [S5] Headstone.
      Hanna, in "Ohio Valley Genealogies," p. 43, incorrectly reports death date as 1870. Headstone clearly shows it as 1879.

    5. [S582] .

    6. [S1761] Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, Vol 163, p. 77, lineage of Mildred Gaston Hibbs, DAR No. 162224.