Credella GASTON

1838 - 1919  (80 years)

• Name	Credella GASTON  [1]
  Born	29 Dec 1838	Lewis Co, (W)VA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1870	Willey District, Lewis Co, WV
  Census	1880, 1900, 1910	Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV   [3]
  Died	30 Mar 1919	Lewis Co, WV   [4]
  Buried	Waldeck Cemetery, Waldeck, Lewis Co, WV   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I953	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Hugh GASTON,   b. 5 Jun 1788, New Jersey ,   d. 26 Jul 1888, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 100 years)
  Mother	Susana JETT,   b. CA 1788,   d. Bef 1840  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Family ID	F308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Sherman BUTCHER,   b. 18 Mar 1832, Lewis Co, (W)VA ,   d. 30 Sep 1905, Sassafras, Camden, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 73 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1855	Lewis Co, (W)VA   [7]
  	"Gilmer County History 1845-1989," p. 54, gives marriage date as Apr 20 1855.
  Notes	1870 Census, Willey Twp, Lewis County, WV, enumerated in Sep 1870: John S. Butcher, 38, farmer; Credilla, 31; John H, 12; James A, 10; George D, 8; Judson R (?), 5; Olive, 1. 1880 Census, Freemans Creek, Lewis County, WV, enumerated on Jun 1 1880: John S. Butcher, 49, farmer; wife Crevilla, 42 (?); son John H, 22, worker at saw mill; son James A, 18; son George D, 17; son Judson E, 14; dau Olive B, 11; son Hugh D, 8; dau Flora A, 7; dau Etta, 3; dau Alda M, 8 months (b. September). 1900 Census, Freemans Creek, Lewis County, WV, enumerated on Jun 29 1900: John S. Butcher, 65, b. Mar 1832, married 45 yrs; wife Credellia, 62, b. Dec 1837, mother of 9 children (all still living); dau Branch, 31, b. Nov 1868, single; dau Flora A., 28, b. Dec 1874 (?), single; dau Etta (Elta?), 23, b. Sep 1876, single; dau Alda M., 20, b. Sep 1880, single; dau Dona, 14, b. Sep 1885. 1910 Census, Freemans Creek, Lewis County, WV, enumerated on May 2 1910: Credilia Gaston, 71, widowed, mother of 10 children (all still living); dau Blanche O., 40; dau Flora A., 35; dau Alda M., 28; dau Dona, 24. 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 5 1920 at 315 Magnolia Ave: Alda Butcher, 40, single, boarding house keeper; sister [8]
  Children	1. John Henry BUTCHER,   b. 27 Dec 1857, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. Bef Jun 1940  (Age 82 years) + 2. James Alvin BUTCHER,   b. 5 Oct 1860, Lewis Co, (W)VA ,   d. 27 Jul 1923, Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV  (Age 62 years)   3. George Davis BUTCHER,   b. CA 1863,   d. 6 Dec 1926, Alton, Upshur Co, WV  (Age ~ 63 years) + 4. Judson E. BUTCHER,   b. CA 1865, West Virginia   5. Olive Blanche BUTCHER,   b. 13 Nov 1868,   d. 4 May 1911  (Age 42 years) + 6. Hugh D. BUTCHER,   b. 1 Apr 1870, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. 24 Aug 1958, Camden, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 88 years)   7. Flora A. BUTCHER,   b. 12 Dec 1873, Camden, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. Jun 1940, Weston, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 66 years)   8. Etta BUTCHER,   b. Sep 1876,   d. Bef Jun 1940  (Age ~ 63 years)   9. Alda M. BUTCHER,   b. Sep 1879, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. 8 Nov 1960, Kerr Co, TX  (Age ~ 81 years)   10. Dona BUTCHER,   b. 1885, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. 19 Feb 1955, Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

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• Sources

  [S1599] Birth record of son. [S185] . [S2150] 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. [S186] Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, (Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994), p. 54. [S934] Findagrave.com. [S5] Headstone. [S1784] Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101). Identified as John Butcher and Cordelia Gaston. Married Apr 22 1855. [S186] Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, (Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994).