Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Eli Morris GASTON / Rulina A. LOWTHER (F82)

m. 29 Nov 1846


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  • Eli Morris GASTONFather | Male
    Eli Morris GASTON

    Born  3 Aug 1822  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jan 1909  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  29 Nov 1846  [1, 2, 3]  Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Hugh GASTON | F308 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susana JETT | F308 Group Sheet 

    Rulina A. LOWTHERMother | Female
    Rulina A. LOWTHER

    Born  12 Aug 1825  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Sep 1911  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother  Sudna LOWTHER | F56010 Group Sheet 

    Anna M. GASTONChild 1 | Female
    Anna M. GASTON

    Born  31 Oct 1847  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Feb 1924  Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Susannah GASTONChild 2 | Female
    Susannah GASTON

    Born  Jan 1849  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Sep 1854  Hughes River, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Daniel H. GASTONChild 3 | Male
    Daniel H. GASTON

    Born  CA 1851  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jun 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    John Morris GASTONChild 4 | Male
    + John Morris GASTON

    Born  4 Sep 1853  Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Nov 1927  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth HART | F51 
    Married  16 Aug 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nancy J. GASTONChild 5 | Female
    Nancy J. GASTON

    Born  10 Mar 1856  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Oct 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Eli Clark GASTONChild 6 | Male
    + Eli Clark GASTON

    Born  1 Feb 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Nov 1941  Exchange, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cassa Ann HART | F83 
    Married  14 Mar 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Dora GRIMM | F84 
    Married  24 Feb 1897  Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Jesse Smith GASTONChild 7 | Male
    + Jesse Smith GASTON

    Born  12 Jun 1860  Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 May 1943  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lucy May SWIGER | F89 
    Married  11 Aug 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Hannah Rulina GASTONChild 8 | Female
    + Hannah Rulina GASTON

    Born  4 Feb 1863  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Apr 1893  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  James Edmund "Ed" STROTHER | F272 
    Married  20 May 1881  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    David Dow GASTONChild 9 | Male
    + David Dow GASTON

    Born  31 Jul 1865  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jan 1950  Brushy Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hannah Belle HART | F102 
    Married  18 Sep 1887  Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Joseph C. GASTONChild 10 | Male
    Joseph C. GASTON

    Born  21 Jun 1869  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Feb 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location


  • Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 24 1850:
      Eli M. Gaston, 27, farmer; Rulina, 24; Anna M, 2; Susanna, 7 months; all born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 10 1860:
      Eli Gaston, 37, farmer; Ralina Gaston, 35; A. M. Gaston (female), 12; D. H. Gaston (male), 8; J. M. Gaston (male), 6; N. J. Gaston (female), 4; Eli Gaston, 2; J. S. Gaston (male), 1.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp):
      Eli M. Gaston, 47, farmer; Rhulina, 44; Annie M, 22; Daniel H, 18; John M, 16; Eli, 12; Jesse S, 9; Hannah R, 7; David D, 4; Joseph C, 11 months.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Dist), enumerated in June 1880:
      Eli M. Gaston, 57, farmer; wife Rolina, 54; dau Anna M, 32; son Daniel H, 29; son Jesse S, 19; dau Hannah R, 16; son David D, 14; son Eli, 21; son's wife Cassa A, 22; son's dau Rulina M, 4 months (b. Jan).

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Dist), enumerated on Jun 18 1900:
      Eli M. Gaston, 77, b. Aug 1822 in WVa (father b. NJ, mother b. Va), farmer, able to read & write; wife Rulina, 74, b. Aug 1825 in WVa (both parents b. Va), able to read, unable to write; dau Anna M, 52, b. Oct 1847, single, able to read & write; son Jesse S, 39, b. Jun 1860, widowed, farmer, able to read & write; gr-dau Rulina M, 20, b. Jan 1880, single, able to read & write; gr-dau Minnie J, 5, b. Oct 1894; gr-dau Rulina C, 11, b. Apr 1889.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated Apr 25 1910:
      Jesse Gaskins (sic), 49, farmer, married 23 yrs; wife Lucy M, 42, married 23 yrs; dau Rulina C, 21; mother Rulina A, 84; sister Annie M, 62; niece Minnie J, 15.
      (Note: Basis for enumeration in this census of Jesse Gaston's deceased wife Lucy is not known.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1, p. 4 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790910&Type=Marriage.
      The entire handwritten marriage record reads: "This is to certify that the following persons were lawfully married by me. Eli M. Gaston to Relina Lowther on the 29th day of November 1846. Given under my hand this 16th day of July 1847. Isaac Holland."

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Eli M. Gaston and Relina [sic] Lowther. Married Nov 29 1846.

    3. [S692] Obituary of wife.