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Robert GASTON

Robert GASTON

Male 1811 - 1892  (81 years)

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  • Name Robert GASTON 
    Born 25 Jul 1811  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Mahaska Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation gunsmith, blacksmith  [4, 5] 
    Died 28 Nov 1892  Cranesville, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Buried Cranesville Cemetery, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Notes 
    • 1840 Census, Vinton, Gallia County, Ohio
      Household of Robert Gaston
      1 Male 20-30
      1 Female 15-20
      2 Females under 5

      This seems to be this Robert Gaston (b. 1811). A nearby household was that of James McGee (age 50-60), a presumed wife (50-60), and others ranging from 5 to 40. This is possibly Robert Gaston's father-in-law.

      1850 Census, Mahaska County, Iowa, enumerated in Aug 1850:
      Robert Gaston, 39, b. Pennsylvania, occupation gunsmith; Catherine, 26, b. Ohio; Mary, 16, b. Ohio; Emily, 9, b. Ohio; James, 7, b. Ohio; Cyrus, 5, b. Iowa (sic); David, 3, b. Iowa; Joseph, 1, b. Iowa.

      1860 Census, Monroe Twp, Mahaska County, Iowa:
      Robert Gaston, 50, b. Pennsylvania, occupation blacksmith; Catharine, 30, b. Ohio; Emily, 19, b. Ohio, seamstress; James, 18, b. Ohio, laborer; Cyrus, 15, b. Ohio; David, 13, b. Iowa; Joseph, 12, b. Iowa; George W, 10, b. Iowa; Robert W, 9, b. Iowa; Rosaltha, 2, b. Iowa.
    Person ID I3458  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2011 

    Father James (twin) GASTON,   b. 18 Feb 1767,   d. 13 Apr 1813  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Mary ESTEP,   b. 10 Oct 1773,   d. 1 Dec 1857  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F1208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lydia SOULE,   b. 1813,   d. 1839  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 3 May 1832  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. Mary GASTON,   b. CA 1833, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1868  (Age ~ 35 years)
     2. Dorcas L. GASTON,   b. 22 Nov 1839, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1932, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F20750  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Catherine MCGHEE,   b. 2 Feb 1824, Gallipolis, Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1906, Glen Elder, Mitchell Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Mar 1840  [8, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Emily GASTON,   b. 10 Jan 1841, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1922, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +2. James Estep GASTON,   b. 20 Jul 1842, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1874  (Age 32 years)
    +3. Cyrus GASTON,   b. 9 Mar 1845, Carroll Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1940  (Age 94 years)
    +4. David GASTON,   b. 8 Dec 1846, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1929, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +5. Joseph GASTON,   b. 10 Dec 1849, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1942, Beloit, Mitchell Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +6. George Washington GASTON,   b. 18 Aug 1851, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1935, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     7. Robert W. GASTON,   b. 7 Jun 1854, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1938  (Age 84 years)
     8. Josiah GASTON,   b. 20 Mar 1856,   d. 1857  (Age 0 years)
    +9. Rosealtha GASTON,   b. 19 Mar 1858, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1933  (Age 75 years)
    +10. Dora GASTON,   b. Aug 1860, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943  (Age ~ 82 years)
    Family ID F3521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Cranesville Cemetery, Preston County, WV    		Cranesville Cemetery, Preston County, WV

    Documents
    3458_GASTON_Robert_1850Census_MahaskaCo_Iowa_Aug1850.jpg    		1850 Census, Mahaska Co Iowa, Aug 1850
    3458_GASTON_Robert_1860Census_MonroeTwp_MahaskaCo_Iowa.jpg    		1860 Census, Monroe Twp, Mahaska Co Iowa

  • Sources 
    1. [S575] .

    2. [S504] Ohio Valley Genealogies, Charles A. Hanna, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900)), p. 43.

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S184] 1850 Census.

    5. [S1791] 1860 Census.

    6. [S576] .

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S577] .

    9. [S1918] Descendants: The Huguenot John Jean Gaston b: About 1600, France, Bill Gaston, Austin TX .