Jul-28-2018
Husband: William W. Gaskins
Born: Nov- -1851 in Marion Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Oct-19-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer, stock dealer 4 Father: John Albert Gaskins (1826 - 1876) Mother: Mary Ann Pinnell (1828 - 1913)
Wife: Mariah J. Williams 5 Also known as: Maria J. Williams Married: Feb-27-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Apr- -1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Nov-21-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1880, 1900 10 20 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Elias Williams, Jr. (1823 - 1864) Mother: Irena Knight (1828 - 1907)
M Child 1: Elias Albert Gaskins Born: Nov- 6-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,1 (see note 1) Census: 1920 in Athens Co, OH Resided: 1918 in Frost, Athens Co, OH 7 Census: 1910 in Athens Co, OH Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 8,7,9 Wife: Georgia O. Doak b. ca 1884 Married: May-20-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 (see note 2)
F Child 2: Martha Ann Gaskins Census name: Marthy Gaskins Born: Dec-24-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,1,12,13 Died: Dec-31-1958 in Athens Co, OH 11,14 Buried: in Shade Cemetery, Shade, Athens Co, OH Census: 1920 in Lodi Twp, Athens Co, OH Census: 1910 in Pleasant Valley Twp, Decatur Co, KS Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Willoughby Mayberry Harris b. Apr-28-1874 d. Nov-14-1938 Census name: Wiliba M. Harris, Jr. Married: Jul-25-1897 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 13
M Child 3: Roy Curtis Gaskins Born: Dec- 6-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,10 Died: Mar- 2-1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 15,16 Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher 15 Wife: Iva Maude Dotson b. Aug-15-1891 d. Jan-24-1959 Also known as: Maude Dotson Married: Oct-10-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 4: William Benton Gaskins Census name: Benton Gaskins Born: Jan- -1885 1 Census: 1900, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 5: Ethel Loma Gaskins Born: Jan- -1889 at Flint Run, Doddridge Co, WV 1,6,17,14,10 Died: Aug-24-1965 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 18 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1920 in Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 teacher for private family 4 Husband: John Charles Day b. Jun-20-1889 d. Jan-25-1961 Married: Sep-24-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 6: Larmer Lester Gaskins 19 Born: Jan-27-1894 at Flint Run, Doddridge Co, WV 6,20,21,22,1 Died: Oct-11-1984 22,21 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 18 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Resided: 1968 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1930, 1940 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 farmer 24 Occupation: 1930 laborer at odd jobs 25 Occupation: 1916 teacher at Carr Grade School 26 Military: World War I Wife: Willa Edith Benedum b. Feb- 1-1897 d. Apr-24-1967 Census name: Willie E. Benedum 1,27 Married: Apr-22-1921 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 10 (see note 4) Wife: Edna Gay Poffenbarger b. May- 2-1900 d. May- 3-1975 Also known as: Edna Gay Puffenbarger 28 Married: Jan-22-1968 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 20
F Child 7: Georgia Gaskins Born: Nov- -1897 1 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 8: Blanche Fay Gaskins Census name: Blanch Gaskins 1 Born: Jun-12-1900 in West Virginia 29,30 (see note 5) Died: Jul-25-1974 29 Buried: in Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK 11 Census: 1930 in Payne Co, OK Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ancil Knight b. Dec- 8-1896 d. Mar- 2-1954 Census name: Ansel Knight Married: ca 1920 30
M Child 9: Kenneth Willard "Ted" Gaskins Also known as: Ted Gaskins 31 Born: Mar-31-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,14 Died: Feb-21-1955 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 18 Census: 1940, Wabash Ave in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: mechanic at Doddridge Co Board of Education 32 Occupation: 1930 automobile mechanic 25 Wife: Elsie Alice Hurst b. Sep- 6-1902 d. Mar-27-1988 Married: Nov- 8-1924 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (4) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (5) Death record of son. (6) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (8) 1910 Census. (9) 1920 Census. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793171&Type=Marriage. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (16) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (19) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 361. (20) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) Headstone. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (25) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (26) West Union Record, 7/27/1916. (27) Death record of daughter. (28) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (29) Cemetery marker. (30) 1930 Census. (31) Obituary of son. (32) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in World War I draft registration as Nov 4 1877, but birth record shows it as Nov 6 1877. Note (2) at Joseph Doak's Note (3) 201 Cheuvront Ave. In both years, marital status married, but husband not present. Note (4) Marriage date incorrectly stated in wife's obituary as Apr 21 1921. Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1900, but date on cemetery marker is Jun 12 1900.Name Index