Doddridge County Roots


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First Name Last Name
Solomon P. GASTON

Solomon P. GASTON

Male 1829 - 1911  (81 years)


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  • Name Solomon P. GASTON
    Census 1870, 80, 1900, 10  Lewis Twp, Northumberland Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Watsontown
    Birth 16 Dec 1829  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Death 1911  [2] 
    Burial Warrior Run Church Cem, Delaware Twp, Northumberland Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Name on headstone: S. P. Gaston.
    Person ID I3262  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2012

    Father Robert GASTON,   b. 30 Mar 1790   d. 22 Sep 1854 (Age 64 years)
    Mother Eleanor SHANNON,   b. 1795   d. 12 Oct 1867 (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F1150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia MATCHIN,   b. Jun 1828, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 5 Nov 1861  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Northumberland Co, Pa (Lewis Twp, Watsontown Post Office), enumerated on Jun 20 1870:
      Solomon P. Gaston, 40, farmer; Lydia A. (?), 40; Robert, 6; Edward, 4; Henry, 3. All born in Pennsylvania.
      In the next household were the following persons:
      Martha Gaston, 44, occupation keeping house; Chottote Gaston, 30, without occupation; Mary Gaston, 50, without occupation.

      1880 Census, Northumberland Co, Pa (Lewis Twp), enumerated on Jun 16 1880:
      S. P. Gaston, 50, farmer; wife Lydia M, 50; son Robert C, 16; son Edward H, 13; son Henry G, 12. All born in Pennsylvania. Lydia's parents born in England.
      In the next household were the following persons:
      Martha Gaston, 53, b. Pa (father b. NJ, mother b. Pa), single; sister Sharlet Gaston, 45, b. Pa (father b. NJ, mother b. Pa); aunt Mary Gaston, 76, b. Pa (both parents b. Pa), single, aflicted with palsy.

      1900 Census, Northumberland Co, Pa (Lewis Twp), enumerated on Jun 18 1900:
      Solomon P. Gaston, 70, b. Dec 1829, farmer, married 39 yrs; wife Lydia Gaston, 71, b. Jun 1828, mother of 6 children (3 still living); son Robert Gaston, 36, b. Oct 1863, farmer, single; sister Martha J. Gaston, 74, b. Jun 1826, single; sister Charlotte Gaston, 65, b. Apr 1835, single. All born in Pennsylvania.

      1910 Census, Northumberland Co, Pa (Lewis Twp), enumerated on May 2 1910:
      Robert C. Gaston, 46, farmer, married 9 yrs (1st marriage); wife Kathryn G, 46, married 9 yrs (1st marriage), no children; father Paterson S, 80, own income, married 48 yrs (1st marriage); mother Lydia M, 80, married 48 yrs (1st marriage), 4 children (3 still living). All born in Pennsylvania.
      In the next household, alone, was: Charlotte A. Gaston, 74, single.
    Children 
    >1. Robert C. GASTON,   b. Oct 1863, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Edward H. GASTON,   b. CA 1866, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Henry G. GASTON,   b. CA 1868
    Family ID F32291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S5] Headstone.