Francis Enoch GASTON

1868 - 1950  (82 years)

• Name	Francis Enoch GASTON
  Born	13 Mar 1868	Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2, 3]
  	Obituary states birth date as Mar 3 1868, but death record and "History of Ritchie County to 1980" (p. 123) show it as Mar 13 1868.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1929	Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV   [4]
  Census	1930	Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	farmer  [1]
  Residence	Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV   [1, 5, 6]
  Died	13 Oct 1950	Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 3, 7]
  Buried	South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2, 3]
  Notes	Francis Enoch Gaston and family spent most of their life on Camp Run in Doddridge Co, WV, moving to Harrisville, WV in 1916 so that their children could better attend school. [5]
  Person ID	I1398	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2008

  
  

  Father	John Smith GASTON,   b. 12 Dec 1830, Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 12 Nov 1893, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Catherine LEGGETT,   b. 17 Jul 1836, Marion Co, (W)VA ,   d. 2 Dec 1914, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Virginia MASON,   b. 1 May 1875, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 27 Nov 1961, Weston, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 86 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1893	Doddridge Co, WV   [5, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Elfa GASTON,   b. 29 Jul 1894, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 18 Feb 1895, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 0 years)   2. Edgar GASTON,   b. 22 Jan 1896, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 22 Jan 1896  (Age 0 years) + 3. Ada Vonda GASTON,   b. 29 Nov 1904, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. Jan 1981  (Age 76 years)   4. Lyndon Smith GASTON,   b. 24 Jul 1908, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. Nov 1969  (Age 61 years)   5. (Infant son) GASTON,   b. 9 Jan 1912, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 9 Jan 1912  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S14] Obituary. [S5] Headstone. [S1612] Obituary of half-sister. [S313] The History of Ritchie County, West Virginia to 1980, Lorna Reese Overberg, (Ritchie County Historical Society, Taylor Publishing Co, 1980), p. 123. [S1577] Obituary of sister. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101). [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)). [S110] Obituary of husband.