Eli Clark GASTON

1858 - 1941  (83 years)

• Name	Eli Clark GASTON
  Birth	1 Feb 1858	Doddridge Co, (W)VA   [1, 2]
  	Though only speculation, it is possible that Eli Clark Gaston was named not just for his preacher father Eli Morris Gaston, but also for the well-known abolitionist at the time Eli Clark (1790-1871), http://waynehistorians.org/Places/site.php?site=1041
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1924	Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV   [3]
  Residence	1927	Flatwoods, Braxton Co, WV   [4]
  Census	1930	Otter District, Braxton Co, WV
  	in household with son Arnold Marsh Gaston
  Occupation	farmer  [5, 6]
  Residence	Exchange, Braxton Co, WV   [5]
  	Cedar Creek
  Residence	Upshur Co, WV   [7]
  Residence	1941	Sutton, Braxton Co, WV   [8]
  Death	12 Nov 1941	Exchange, Braxton Co, WV   [6, 9, 10]
  	Although death records at the Upshur County courthouse indicate that he died at Buckhannon in Upshur Co, WV, his death certificate on file at the West Virginia Dept of Health's Division of Vital Statistics show that the place of death was at Exchange in the Otter District of Braxton County. His obituary specifies that he died "at his home on Cedar Creek, near Exchange," in Braxton County.
  Burial	Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV   [11]
  Person ID	I250	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Eli Morris GASTON,   b. 3 Aug 1822, Harrison Co, (W)VA d. 27 Jan 1909, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Rulina A. LOWTHER,   b. 12 Aug 1825, Harrison Co, (W)VA d. 30 Sep 1911, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cassa Ann HART,   b. 25 Mar 1856, Doddridge Co, WV d. 28 Nov 1894 (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1879	Doddridge Co, WV   [12]
  Children	+ 1. Rulina Melinda GASTON,   b. 13 Jan 1880, Doddridge Co, WV d. 10 Jan 1944, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 63 years)   2. Minnie Alice GASTON,   b. 23 Mar 1882, Doddridge Co, WV d. 29 Jul 1893, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 11 years) + 3. Anna Elizabeth GASTON,   b. 23 Mar 1884, Doddridge Co, WV d. 27 Feb 1963, Akron, Summit Co, OH (Age 78 years)   4. Jessie C. GASTON,   b. 30 Jun 1886, Doddridge Co, WV d. 28 Feb 1887, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 0 years) + 5. Arnold Marsh GASTON,   b. 21 Feb 1888, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV d. 24 Jan 1974, Hillsboro, Pocahontas Co, WV (Age 85 years) + 6. Bessie Mae GASTON,   b. 17 Sep 1890, Doddridge Co, WV d. 20 Aug 1981, Akron, Summit Co, OH (Age 90 years) > 7. Minnie Jane GASTON,   b. 24 Oct 1894, Ritchie Co, WV d. 5 Oct 1979, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dora GRIMM,   b. 13 Feb 1873   d. 19 Feb 1914, Upshur Co, WV (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1897	Upshur Co, WV   [13]
  Children	+ 1. Alma Gay GASTON,   b. 24 Nov 1897, Doddridge Co, WV d. 12 Apr 1937, Orlando, Lewis/Braxton Co, WV (Age 39 years) + 2. Georgia Rachael GASTON,   b. 7 Mar 1903, Upshur Co, WV d. 6 Feb 1975 (Age 71 years) > 3. Frances Irene GASTON,   b. 15 Sep 1908, Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV d. Mar 1987 (Age 78 years)   4. David Lawrence GASTON,   b. 4 Nov 1913, Upshur Co, WV d. Dec 1913, Upshur Co, WV (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		250_EliClarkGaston.jpg
  		250_EliClarkGaston_CassaHart_Anna_Arnold_Bessie.jpg

  
  

  Documents		250_GASTON_EliClark_1858-1941.jpg
  		999999_GastonHomecoming_DoddridgeCoWV_Sep1941.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 10. [S1810] W. Guy Tetrick files. [S1577] Obituary of sister. [S1594] Obituary of brother. [S14] Obituary. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S960] Obituary of mother. [S1596] Newspaper article. [S1752] Obituary - At home. [S42] Upshur County Court House, Buckhannon, WV, DR p. 83. [S5] Headstone. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 232. Ceremony performed by M. Ireland. [S42] Upshur County Court House, Buckhannon, WV, MR Bk 5, p. 67.