Husband: Ira Dow Gaston
Also known as: Dow Gaston
Born: Dec-31-1894 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Jul-26-1973 in Stockport, Morgan Co, OH 3
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4 (see note 1)
Occupation: oil and gas company 2
Father: John Morris Gaston (1853 - 1927)
Mother: Elizabeth Hart (1858 - 1921)
Notes
Wife: Ida Opal Husk
Also known as: Opal Husk 5
Married: Apr-26-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: May-28-1904 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Died: Jan-16-1970 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7
Buried: Jan-19-1970 in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Occupation: storekeeper
Father: William Leonard Husk (1861 - 1919)
Mother: Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie" McNemar (1872 - 1938)
M Child 1: William (twin) Gaston
Born: Dec-16-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Died: Dec-16-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV 4
F Child 2: Lillian (twin) Gaston Born: Dec-16-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Died: Dec-16-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV 4
M Child 3: Alfred Randolph Gaston Born: Mar-10-1925 in Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3,8 Died: Jul-24-1991 in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV 9,8 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: 1951 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 10 Wife: Virginia Williams Kidd b. Apr-12-1927 d. Mar-19-2009 Birth name: Virginia Williams Married: Apr-8-1945 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Divorced: 1951 Wife: Wavalene Opal Friend b. Jan- 1-1934 d. May-30-2017 Married: Nov-14-1951 in Summit Co, OH 10 Divorced: 1972
F Child 4: Geneva Pauline Gaston Born: Nov-15-1926 at Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Died: Dec-22-2001 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Buried: Dec-27-2001 in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Resided: from 1974 in Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1952 - 1974 in Boardman, Mahoning Co, OH Resided: 1946 - 1952 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1945), Salem College Husband: Armand Leon Brown b. Jan-27-1923 d. Apr- 9-1985 Married: Aug-4-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 5: Gilbert Eugene "Gib" Gaston Born: Feb-18-1929 in Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Died: Oct-23-1999 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Buried: in Sunset Memory Gardens, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1950 near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Education: Doddridge Co HS (1948), Salem College Military: U.S. Army, Korean War Wife: Doris Mae Cross b. Mar-29-1932 d. Mar-19-2006 Married: Oct-28-1950 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Wife: Ruth Virginia Pickering b. Sep-18-1932 d. Oct-14-2007 Married: Dec-11-1971 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
M Child 6: Ira Nelson Gaston Also known as: Nelson Gaston Born: Aug-29-1931 at Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 3,2 Died: Jul-28-2016 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Occupation: Equitable Gas Co. (well tender, 36 yrs) 3,2 Education: Doddridge Co HS (1950) Wife: Living
M Child 7: Samuel David Gaston Born: Apr-30-1934 at Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 15,16 Died: Mar-13-2012 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Resided: from 1965 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Resided: originally in Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1951), Salem College Wife: Living
M Child 8: James Morgan Gaston Born: Jun- 6-1940 in Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Died: Apr-25-2001 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH Buried: in Dale Cemetery, Palmer Twp, Washington Co, OH 17 Resided: in Stockport, Morgan Co, OH Military: 1961-65 Yeoman, U.S. Navy 17 Wife: Living Wife: Living
F Child 9: Living Husband: James Edward "Chum" Holtz b. Jul-13-1940 d. Jun-14-1998
Sources: (1) Family Bible. (2) Immediate family. (3) Obituary. (4) Headstone. (5) Obituary of father. (6) Immediate family, Marriage ceremony performed by Rev. S. P. Crummitt, witnessed by Howard (Ira's third cousin) and Miriam Jones. (7) Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital. (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (9) Obituary - Nursing home. (10) Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980 [online database], Ancestry.com & Summit County Probate Court. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Alfred Randolph Gaston, 20, b. Doddridge Co, res. West Union, son of (blank); and Virginia Williams Kidd, 18, b. Braxton Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of (blank). Married Apr 8 1945 at West Union by D. Fay Zinn, Minister of the Gospel. MR Bk 15, p. 306. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Armand Brown, 23, b. West Union, res. Youngstown Ohio, son of A. A. & Babe Brown; and Geneva Gaston, 19, b. & res. in West Union, dau of I. D. & Opal Gaston. Married Aug 4 1946 at the United Brethren Church in West Union by Paul R. Capehart, Minister of the Gospel. MR Bk 15, p. 432 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797816&Type=Marriage. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR 16-284 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797300&Type=Marriage. (14) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. (15) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 74. (16) Samuel D. Gaston (1934-2012), Fairmont, WV. (17) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) Event Notes Note (1) Headstone gives his birth date as 1895, which is incorrect.