Husband: Andrew Jackson Gaskins
Born: Mar- -1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Jul-11-1925 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 3,2
Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5
Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: merchant 5,1
Occupation: 1880 farmer
Father: John Albert Gaskins (1826 - 1876)
Mother: Mary Ann Pinnell (1828 - 1913)
Wife: Sarah M. Russell Married: May- 9-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Apr-11-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7,1,2,6 Died: May-25-1932 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 7,2 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 7,4 Census: 1880, 1900, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John Lynn Russell (1827 - 1894) Mother: Adelia Elizabeth Davisson (1826 - )
F Child 1: Mary Elizabeth Gaskins Also known as: Mollie E. Gaskins 8 Born: Aug- -1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,6 Resided: 1942 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Henry Hudson Hoey b. Sep-23-1875 d. Dec-15-1942 Census name: H. H. Hoey Married: Jun-16-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 2: Howard Milton Gaskins Born: Jul- -1881 1,2 Died: 1920 2 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1917 Amicon Commission Company of Clarksburg 10 Occupation: 1914 traveling salesman for West Union Grocery Co. 11 Occupation: formerly superintendent of Doddridge County Schools 11 Notes
M Child 3: Walter Blaine Gaskins Born: Jun-18-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,1,14 Died: Nov-10-1914 in Jacksonville, Duval Co, FL 15,13 Buried: in St. Josephs Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval Co, FL 16,15 Resided: in Jacksonville, Duval Co, FL 15,17 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Lillian Keys b. Aug- 1-1884 d. Feb- 5-1909 Married: Dec-24-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Wife: Theresa M. Barkaski b. 1893 d. 1922
M Child 4: Clayton A. Gaskins Born: Jul- -1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,6 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Resided: 1925 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Georgia B. Hutson b. Apr- -1895 Census name: Georgie B. Hutson Married: Dec-24-1916 in Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 5: Avery Earl Gaskins Born: Mar- 2-1892 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 19,12,1 Died: Dec-27-1962 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 20,21 Census: 1940, 193 W Main St in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 collector for Internal Revenue Service 22 Occupation: 1916 teacher at Carr Grade School 23 Education: Lebanon University, Salem College (1923) 24,25 Military: Sep- 7-1917 - Jun-17-1919 Pfc, US Army, Btry A, 314th Fld Arty, 80th Div, World War I 26,27,21 Wife: Flora May Freeman b. 1894 d. 1975 Also known as: May Freeman 13 Married: Jun-19-1921 in Harrison Co, WV 12
M Child 6: Alvah Ancel Gaskins Census name: Alvy A. Gaskins Born: Sep-23-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,28,29,1 Died: May-22-1982 29,30 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 29 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 31 Census: 1930, 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930, 1940 post office clerk 32 Military: Pvt, US Army, World War I 29 Wife: Ruth Anne Reed b. Oct- 9-1898 d. Oct-12-2002 Also known as: Ruth Anna Reed 33 Married: Dec-25-1919 in Harrison Co, WV 33
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as A. J. Gaskins, married, merchant, b. Mar 19 1852 in Doddridge Co, son of John Gaskins (b. Marion Co) & Mary Pinnell (b. W.Va.); died Jul 11 1925 at Morgansville (Grant District, Doddridge Co), age 73y 4m 8d, cause of death blood poisoning resulting from diabetes and injury to hand, burial at Flint Run. Informant: Clayton Gaskins, Morgansville. (Note: Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Deaths," p. 65, incorrectly reports death date as Jul 11 1928. The 1925 date is confirmed by date on headstone. The stated birth date of Mar 19 1852 is at variance with other information; date on headstone is 1853, and the 1900 Census shows it as Mar 1853.), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1581979&Type=Death. (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=710300&Type=Death. (8) Birth record of daughter. (9) Obituary of husband. (10) Doddridge County Republican, 1/18/1917. (11) West Union Herald, 10/15/1914. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Headstone. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) Obituary, West Union Record, 11/20/1914. (16) Findagrave.com. (17) City Directory. (18) Death record of father. (19) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (22) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (23) West Union Record, 7/27/1916. (24) Doddridge County Republican, 1/4/1917. (25) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1923. (26) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (27) Doddridge County Republican, A local news item: "Avery E. Gaskins, of Bat. A 314th F. A., writes his brother, Howard M. Gaskins, that he is on a two-weeks furlough in the Alps and that he expected to take a climb on Mont Chamonix the following day.", 3/13/1919. (28) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (29) Military Grave Marker. (30) Obituary of wife. (31) Social Security Death Index. (32) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (33) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) In 1930, in household of daughter & son-in-law Mary & Henry Hoey, location specified as Big Flint. Note (2) In 1940, location specified as Elkhorn Road.