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Sarah Elizabeth GASTON

Sarah Elizabeth GASTON

Female 1868 - 1956  (~ 87 years)

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  • Name Sarah Elizabeth GASTON 
    Born May 1868  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • 1900 Census states birth date as May 1869, but her age was given as 2 in the 1870 Census. Age stated as 87 in obituary.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 1940  Little Battle, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Residence Hot Springs, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died Apr 1956  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Buried Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Person ID I57189  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2016 

    Father James Thomas GASTON,   b. 7 Apr 1840, Monroe Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1925  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Mary RESECKER,   b. CA 1847, Monroe Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1876  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Family ID F25533  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elias SWIGER,   b. 4 Sep 1860, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1940, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 4 Jan 1883  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District):
      Elias Swiger, age 36, b. Sep 1863, farmer, married 17 yrs; wife Sarah E, 31, b. May 1869, 3 children (all still living); dau Mary E, 13, b. Dec 1886; dau Emily J, 10, b. Mar 1890; son James Thomas, 7, b. Sep 1892; brother-in-law James A. Gaston, 25, b. Jan 1875, marital status single. All born in West Virginia, including parents.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910:
      Elias Swiger, 48, farmer, married 27 yrs; wife Sarah E, 39, married 27 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Emily, 18, single, housekeeper for private families; son James T, 16, laborer on home farm; dau Mary E. Jones, 22, washerwoman in private homes, married 7 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); granddau Lillie G. Jones, 6. All born in West Virginia. [8, 9]
    Children 
    +1. Mary Elizabeth SWIGER,   b. 24 Dec 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1966, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Emily Jane SWIGER,   b. 26 Mar 1889, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1960, Hot Springs, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +3. James Thomas SWIGER,   b. 27 Sep 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1971  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F25531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    2. [S2340] 1870 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    3. [S2143] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S14] Obituary.

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

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    9. [S1590] Death record of daughter.