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Deborah GASTON

Deborah GASTON

Female 1827 - 1916  (88 years)

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  • Name Deborah GASTON 
    Born 17 May 1827  Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880, 1910  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household of son Martin Luther Law.
    Residence Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 24 Feb 1916  Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I1364  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2011 

    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 1 Asby Poole LAW,   b. 7 Apr 1823,   d. 20 Feb 1868  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1845  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Reports of two additonal children for this family, Caroline and Asby S, are incorrect. They were actually a daughter-in-law and grandson.

      1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 28 1850:
      Asby P. Law, 27, farmer; Deborah, 23; John W, 3; Francis M, 1.

      1860 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 25 1860:
      Asby P. Law, 37, farmer; Deborah, 33; John W, 14; Francis M, 12; Hannah, 10; David G, 8; Elizabeth, 5; Martin L, 2; Levi M, 1.

      1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 16 1870:
      Deborah Law, 43; Hannah, 19; David G, 17; Elizabeth, 14; Martin Luther, 12; Levi M, 10; Newton, 8; Willie, 5.

      1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 16 1880:
      Deborah Law, 53, widow; dau Elisabeth, 24, single; son Levi Morris, 20, single; son Newton, 18, single; son Willie, 15.
      (Note: In this census, Deborah's widowed daughter-in-law Caroline and grandson Asby are found living in Harrison County with Deborah's parents John & Elizabeth (Morris) Gaston.)

      The 1910 Census of Ritchie County, listing Deborah Bartlette (sic) as a widow in the household of son Martin, indicates that she was the mother of 10 children, 8 of whom were still living at the time of the census.
    Children 
     1. John William LAW,   b. Aug 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1873, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years)
     2. Francis Marion LAW,   b. 15 Sep 1848, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1916  (Age 67 years)
     3. Hannah LAW,   b. 9 Nov 1850, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1912  (Age 61 years)
     4. David Guthrie LAW,   b. 3 Apr 1853, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1921  (Age 68 years)
     5. Elizabeth LAW,   b. 6 Jul 1855, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925  (Age 69 years)
     6. Martin Luther LAW,   b. 2 Jan 1858, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1944, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     7. Levi Morris LAW,   b. 19 Apr 1860, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1935, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     8. Newton LAW,   b. Feb 1862, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1925, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
     9. William F. E. "Willy" LAW,   b. 17 Sep 1864, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1932, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     10. Thomas Sherman LAW,   b. 18 Nov 1866, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1868, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    Family ID F448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Phineas W. BARTLETT,   b. CA 1818, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Jan 1883  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F449  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 May 1827 - Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Feb 1916 - Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
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    1364_LAW_DeborahGaston_1870Census_RitchieCoWV_UnionTwp_16Jun1870.jpg
    43799_LAW_MartinL_1910Census_RitchieCoWV_UnionDist_5May1910.jpg
    43799_LAW_MartinL_1910Census_RitchieCoWV_UnionDist_5May1910.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S108] Marilynn Davis Jones, Fairmont, WV 26554.

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    3. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    4. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).

    5. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as Phineas W. Bartlett, widowed, 64, b. Harrison Co, res. Barbour Co; and Deborah Law, widowed, 55, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Jan 28 1883.