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John William GASTON

John William GASTON

Male 1838 - 1910  (71 years)


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  • Name John William GASTON
    Birth 26 Dec 1838  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1870, 1880  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 16 Aug 1910 
    Burial Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • "Mr. Gaston resided in Grant District (Harrison County) until 1890 and since then on his present farm which consists of 186 acres. In connection with farming he, like many of his neighbors, has been handling stock and has met with fair success. Both he and wife belong to the oldest families of Harrison Countv and are influential and prominent citizens. Both hold membership in the Protestant Methodist Church. In his politics Mr. Gaston leans toward the Democratic party, and his first Presidential vote was cast for Breckinridge in 1860."
    Person ID I1475  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2011

    Father William G. GASTON,   b. 1 Feb 1806, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 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 Mariah BURNSIDE,   b. Jun 1840   d. 3 Mar 1922 (Age ~ 81 years)
    Marriage 29 Dec 1859  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    >1. Leonne Biona GASTON,   b. 25 Oct 1860, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. George Lee GASTON,   b. 6 Jul 1862, Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1935 (Age 72 years)
    +3. Hiram J. GASTON,   b. 12 Aug 1866, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1934, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +4. James Burnside GASTON,   b. 22 Nov 1872, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1953, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +5. Mary Effie GASTON,   b. 20 Oct 1875, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1939, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     6. Alda May GASTON,   b. 2 Feb 1879, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1928, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F549  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).
      Identified as John W. Gaston, 21, of Harrison Co, son of William & Mary; and Maria Burnside, 19, of Harrison Co, dau of James & Rebecca. Married Dec 29 1859.