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Husband: Thomas Craig Gaston Also known as: Tom C. Gaston 1 Born: Sep-29-1879 in South Carolina 2,3 Died: Mar-25-1942 in Enoree, Spartanburg Co, SC 2 Buried: in Nazareth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Moore, Spartanburg Co, SC 2 Resided: in Enoree, Spartanburg Co, SC 3 Resided: in Woodruff, Spartanburg Co, SC 3 Occupation: farmer, policeman, mayor of Woodruff 3 Father: Amzi Williford Gaston II (1841 - 1911) Mother: Margaret "Maggie" Holder (1847 - 1937)
Wife: Minnie Iola Rogers Married: May- 3-1903 3
Born: Sep- 7-1884 near Reidville, Spartanburg Co, SC 4,3 Died: Sep-27-1970 in Woodruff, Spartanburg Co, SC 4 Buried: in Nazareth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Moore, Spartanburg Co, SC 4 Resided: 1942 in Enoree, Spartanburg Co, SC 5 Father: M. Dean Rogers ( - 1935) Mother: Elzie Ann Smith ( - 1935)
F Child 1: Mary Anna Gaston Also known as: Anna Gaston 4 Born: Feb- 7-1904 3,6 Died: Oct- -1980 6 Resided: in Woodruff, Spartanburg Co, SC 7,6 Husband: Franklin Todd Anderson b. Apr-24-1899 d. Mar- -1964 Also known as: Todd Anderson 4 Married: Sep- 3-1924 3
F Child 2: Agnes Gaston Born: Dec-17-1904 7,6,8 Died: Jul-23-2000 6,8 Buried: in Nazareth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Moore, Spartanburg Co, SC 8 Resided: in Greenville, Greenville Co, SC 6,8 Resided: formerly near Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co, SC 7,8 Occupation: teacher 7,8 Education: Winthrop College 7,8 Husband: Earl Wharton Wallace b. Aug-14-1901 d. Dec- 7-1949 Married: Jul-12-1930 7
F Child 3: Isola Gaston Born: Sep-29-1906 7 Died: Mar-15-1923 in Spartanburg Co, SC 4,7 Buried: in Nazareth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Moore, Spartanburg Co, SC 4
F Child 4: Gussie Dean Gaston Born: Apr- 3-1908 7,6 Died: Oct-24-2002 6 Buried: in Nazareth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Moore, Spartanburg Co, SC 8 Resided: in Woodruff, Spartanburg Co, SC 8,9 Resided: 1947 in Hendersonville, Henderson Co, NC 5 Resided: 1944 in Detroit, Wayne Co, MI 7 Occupation: nurse 7 Husband: Roy DeVaughan Metz b. Jul-18-1897 d. Mar-21-1947 Married: Sep-24-1934 7
M Child 5: Thomas Felder Gaston Also known as: Tom F. Gaston 6 Born: Mar-12-1911 7,6 Died: Jan- 1-2005 6,8 Buried: Graceland Mausoleum 8 Resided: in Greer, Greenville Co, SC 6 Resided: 1944 near Duncan, Spartanburg Co, SC 7 Wife: Kate Evelyn Compton b. Feb-23-1911 d. May-29-2003 Married: Oct-16-1930 7
F Child 6: Minnie Helen Gaston Also known as: Helen Gaston 10 Born: Jun-17-1913 7,6 Died: May-13-2009 in Spartanburg Co, SC 11,6 Buried: Resthaven Cemetery in Washington, Wilkes Co, GA 8 Resided: in Woodruff, Spartanburg Co, SC 8,12,10 Resided: 1944 in Washington, Wilkes Co, GA 7 Husband: John Kelly Talkington b. Sep- 7-1909 d. Feb-16-1965 Married: Sep- 9-1939 7
M Child 7: Woodrow Wilson "Red" Gaston Also known as: W. Wilson Gaston 13 Born: Jul-19-1917 7 Died: May-18-1962 in Woodruff, Spartanburg Co, SC 14,4 Resided: in Woodruff, Spartanburg Co, SC 15 Wife: Grace Elizabeth Schultz b. Sep-19-1918 d. May- 7-2009 Married: Apr- 8-1938 7
F Child 8: Frances Lee Gaston Born: Apr-13-1919 15,6 Died: Jun- -1985 6 Resided: in Enoree, Spartanburg Co, SC 9 Resided: formerly in Woodruff, Spartanburg Co, SC 15 Husband: Asa Joe McClellan d. Jul- 4-1944 Married: Jan-29-1938 15 Husband: Wayverly Haynes Hill b. Sep-19-1901 d. Nov-11-1994
F Child 9: Margaret Elizabeth Gaston Also known as: Elizabeth Gaston 8,13 Born: Oct- 1-1921 15 Died: Jan- 4-2003 8 Resided: in Cross Hill, Laurens Co, SC 8,13 Husband: William Gordon Gray, Jr. b. Jan-30-1913 d. Feb-18-2002 Married: Sep-13-1947 4
M Child 10: Joseph Norton Gaston Born: Sep-17-1925 15 Resided: 2000, 2005, 2008 in Woodruff, Spartanburg Co, SC 13,10,16 Military: U.S. Navy, World War II 15 Wife: Mary Harris Bennett b. Sep- 9-1929 Married: Jun-29-1947 4
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) South Carolina Death Records, 1821-1955 (online), Ancestry.com and SC Dept of Archives & History. (3) Mary Gaston Gee (1899-1987), The Ancestry and Descendants of Amzi Williford Gaston II (1841-1911) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina (Charlottesville, VA, 1944), p. 40. (4) Bruce Price Reynolds, Travelers Rest SC , Descendants of Amzi Williford Gaston and Jane A. Peden (self-published, 2009) (5) Death record of husband. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) Mary Gaston Gee (1899-1987), The Ancestry and Descendants of Amzi Williford Gaston II (1841-1911) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina (Charlottesville, VA, 1944), p. 41. (8) Obituary. (9) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in North Carolina before 1951. (10) Obituary of brother. (11) Obituary - Hospital. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in South Carolina before 1951. (13) Obituary of sister. (14) Obituary of wife. (15) Mary Gaston Gee (1899-1987), The Ancestry and Descendants of Amzi Williford Gaston II (1841-1911) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina (Charlottesville, VA, 1944), p. 42. (16) Obituary of nephew.




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