Ernest Berry GASTON

1861 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	Ernest Berry GASTON
  Born	21 Nov 1861	Henderson, Knox Co, IL   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Drake University (1886)  [2]
  Residence	FORMERLY	Des Moines, Polk Co, IA
  Residence	From 1894	Fairhope, Baldwin Co, AL
  Died	Dec 1937	Mobile Co, AL   [3]
  Buried	Colony Cemetery, Fairhope, Baldwin Co, AL   [4]
  Notes	Founder of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony in Alabama.
  Person ID	I50354	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	James Estep GASTON,   b. 14 Apr 1809, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1888, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Catherine C. ESTEP
  Family ID	F20781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Leah MERSHON,   b. 24 Dec 1862, Iowa ,   d. Sep 1934, Baldwin Co, AL  (Age 71 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1887  [2]
  Children	1. Frances Lily GASTON,   b. Jun 1889, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA ,   d. 8 Sep 1972  (Age ~ 83 years) + 2. James Ernest GASTON,   b. 2 Jun 1890, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA ,   d. 27 Apr 1966  (Age 75 years) + 3. Cornelius Alonzo GASTON,   b. 29 Oct 1891, Iowa ,   d. Apr 1982  (Age 90 years) + 4. Leah Catherine GASTON,   b. 2 Nov 1893, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA ,   d. 14 Jan 1954, Mobile Co, AL  (Age 60 years) + 5. Arthur Fairhope GASTON,   b. 16 Aug 1896, Alabama ,   d. 7 Feb 1987, Fairhope, Baldwin Co, AL  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F20782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Ernest Berry Gaston

  
  

• Sources

  [S2274] Man and Mission: E. B. Gaston and the Origins of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony, Paul M. Gaston, (Black Belt Press, Montgomery, AL (1993)), p. 17. [S2274] Man and Mission: E. B. Gaston and the Origins of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony, Paul M. Gaston, (Black Belt Press, Montgomery, AL (1993)), p. 19. [S1639] Death Record - Online. [S934] Findagrave.com.