Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: David Dow Gaston    
                Born: Jul-31-1865          near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2,3
                Died: Jan-17-1950          in Brushy Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  1,4,5
              Buried:                      in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV  6,1,7
      Cause of death:                      cerebral hemorrhage  1
             Resided:                      near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  3,1,8
          Occupation:                      farmer  1,7
              Father: Eli Morris Gaston   (1822 - 1909) 
              Mother: Rulina A. Lowther   (1825 - 1911) 
                Wife: Hannah Belle Hart     
             Married: Sep-18-1887          at Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  9
                Born: May- 8-1871          in Doddridge Co, WV  10,3,6
                Died: Feb- 9-1933          in Doddridge Co, WV  6,11,12
              Buried:                      in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV  6,1
             Resided: 1932                 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1880                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: John Garrett Hart   (1813 - 1895) 
              Mother: Melinda Ann Nutter   (1828 - 1877) 
           F Child 1: Sarah Rulina Gaston      
                Born: Jul-12-1888          in Harmony, Doddridge Co, WV  13,14,15,3 (see note 1)
                Died: Nov-11-1969          in Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH  16,14
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  1,15,14
             Resided:                      in Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH  1
             Resided: 1950                 in Brushy Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  17
              Census: 1930                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Burleigh C. Hickman  b. Sep- 2-1884  d. Aug- 3-1975  
             Married: Dec-19-1909          in Doddridge Co, WV  18,19,20
           F Child 2: Elizabeth Jane Gaston      
                Born: Apr- 9-1890          in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  3,21
                Died: Feb-23-1930          in Bremen, Fairfield Co, OH  22
              Buried:                      in Grandview Cemetery, Bremen, Fairfield Co, OH  21
             Husband: Alfred Vance Sharps  b. Jun-16-1889  d. Mar- 3-1978  
       Also known as: Vance Sharps 23
             Married: Aug-13-1911          in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  24,19
           F Child 3: Lydia Gaston      
                Born: Apr- 9-1890          in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  21
                Died: Apr- 9-1890          in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  21
           F Child 4: Lovie Mae Gaston      
                Born: Dec-21-1891          in Doddridge Co, WV  25,1
                Died: Jan- 5-1949          in Akron, Summit Co, OH  16
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  1,14
      Cause of death:                      cerebral hemorrhage  1
             Resided:                      in Akron, Summit Co, OH  1
             Resided: 1933                 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV  26
              Census: 1920                 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
             Husband: Leon Brison Bowyer  b. Dec-14-1891  d. Feb-18-1943  
         Census name: Brison L. Bowyer 27
             Married: May-15-1913          in Doddridge Co, WV  28,19,20
             Husband: John Shatzer  
             Married: Dec- 8-1948           20
           M Child 5: Marion A. Gaston      
                Born: Aug-12-1905           29
                Died: Aug-12-1905           30

Sources:
(1) Obituary. 
(2) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, He is incorrectly identified in the birth record as David S. Gaston, but 
his parents are correctly  identified. BR Bk 1, p. 24. 
(3) W. Guy Tetrick files. 
(4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 64-A. 
(5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(6) Headstone. 
(7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(8) Obituary of sister. 
(9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Family Bible gives location as "Eli Gaston's Residence on Upper Run, 
Southwest Dist, Hallbrook [sic], W.Va."  Witnesses: "Eli Hart and others."  Ceremony performed by Rev. James Arnold 
[sp?]. MR Bk 3, p. 213. 
(10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, A second birth record entry (BR Bk 1, p. 55) gives a birth date of May 8 
1872, but this is believed to have been a clerical error.  Her own family Bible states May 8 1871. BR Bk 1, p. 
49. 
(11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 71. 
(12) Obituary of husband. 
(13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. 
(14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(15) Funeral card. 
(16) Obituary - Hospital. 
(17) Obituary of father. 
(18) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 272. 
(19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(20) Obituary of wife. 
(21) Elizabeth Witter Clarke Lerman, Dayton, OH 45406 . 
(22) Elizabeth Witter Clarke Lerman, Dayton, OH 45406 , Death certificate gives place of death as 
Rushcreek Township, Fairfield Co, OH.  Cause of death given as "Labor 
Pneumonia." 
(23) Obituary of son. 
(24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 448. 
(25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Although the birth record entry states Dec 12 1891, this is considered 
to be a clerical error.  A birth date of Dec 21 1891 is recorded in the Gaston Familyl Bible and is found in her 
obituary,  funeral card, and on the family information sheet completed by her father as part of the W. Guy Tetrick 
survey in 1932. BR Bk 2, p. 128. 
(26) Obituary of mother. 
(27) 1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV. 
(28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as L. Brison Bowyer, age 21, born & residing in 
Gilmer Co.  Bride identified as Lovie M. Gaston, age 21, b. Doddridge Co.  Ceremony held May 15 1913 "at the home of D. 
D. Gaston.", MR Bk 9, p. 163. 
(29) Family Bible, No record of this child found in Doddridge County birth or death records. 
(30) Family Bible. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Obituary and funeral card state birth as Jul 12 1890 in Doddridge Co, but
this would not be possible since her twin sisters were born in Apr 1890. 
Headstone reads Jul 12 1888, and online death record states birth data as "est.
1888."







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