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Abraham GASTON

Abraham GASTON

Male 1830 - 1918  (88 years)

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  • Name Abraham GASTON 
    Born 7 Feb 1830  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860, 1870, 1880  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2] 
    Died 12 Jun 1918  [3] 
    Buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Valley Chapel Rd, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Lewis County, Virginia (now West Virginia, enumerated on Jul 23 1860:
      Abram Gaston, 30; Sarah A, 30; Mary E, 7; Amanda J, 5; Rebecca V, 2; Ida M, 6 months.

      1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Willey Twp), enumerated on Sep 2 1870:
      Abram Gaston, 40; Sarah, 40; Mary C, 17; Mandy J, 15; Rebecca V, 12; Ida May, 10; Enoch A, 8; Adaline, 6; Benjamin, 4; William H, 1.

      1880 Census, Freemans Creek, Lewis County, WV, enumerated on Jun 24 1880:
      Abram Gaston, 50, wife Sarah, 50; dau Mary E, 27; dau Ida May, 20; son Enoch A, 18; dau Eva Bird, 16; son Benjamin L, 14; son Harvey William, 11, son Lloyd Henry, 6.

      It is noted that one daughter was identified as Adaline (age 6) in the 1870 Census, but as Eva Bird (age 16) in the 1880 Census. No other reference to her as Eva Bird has been found.
    Person ID I1472  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2011 

    Father William G. GASTON,   b. 1 Feb 1806, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1894, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Mary POST,   b. 31 Oct 1809, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1887, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ann MORRIS,   b. 28 Aug 1830,   d. 23 Oct 1908, Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1851  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Children 
    +1. Mary E. GASTON,   b. 18 Sep 1852, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1937, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. Addison T. GASTON,   b. 30 Apr 1854, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1856, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    +3. Amanda Jane GASTON,   b. 3 Mar 1855, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1937  (Age 82 years)
    +4. Rebecca Virginia "Jennie" GASTON,   b. 7 Aug 1857, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1946  (Age 88 years)
    +5. Ida May GASTON,   b. 6 Jan 1860, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1941, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Enoch Arlando GASTON,   b. 28 Mar 1862,   d. 8 Apr 1935  (Age 73 years)
    +7. Adaline Bell GASTON,   b. 12 Dec 1864,   d. 22 Mar 1896, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     8. Loman Benjamin GASTON,   b. 8 Mar 1866,   d. 23 Aug 1951  (Age 85 years)
    +9. William Harvey GASTON,   b. 19 Oct 1868, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1960, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     10. Floyd Simeon GASTON,   b. 9 Aug 1871,   d. 9 Aug 1873, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    +11. Lloyd Henry GASTON,   b. 4 Aug 1873, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1918, Keyser, Mineral Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F617  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1870 Census, Lewis Co WV, Willey Twp, 2Sep1870    		1870 Census, Lewis Co WV, Willey Twp, 2Sep1870
    1860 Census, Lewis Co (W)VA, 23Jul1860    		1860 Census, Lewis Co (W)VA, 23Jul1860
    1880 Census, Lewis Co WV, Freemans Creek, 24Jun1880    		1880 Census, Lewis Co WV, Freemans Creek, 24Jun1880
    Marriage Record, Harrison Co, (W)VA    		Marriage Record, Harrison Co, (W)VA

  • Sources 
    1. [S2130] 1860 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA.

    2. [S334] 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Lincoln Township), 104.

    3. [S339] Newspaper extract (Independent), Issue 6/18/1918.

    4. [S1227] West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, Jim Comstock, (Hardesty Books).

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.