James Nickels "Jimmy" GASTON

1789 - 1876  (87 years)

• Name	James Nickels "Jimmy" GASTON
  Birth	18 Jan 1789	Lancaster Co, SC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	War of 1812  [1]
  Residence	SINCE 1800	Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co, SC   [1]
  Death	31 Jul 1876  [1]
  Burial	Nazareth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Moore, Spartanburg Co, SC   [1]
  Notes	"James Nickels Gaston donated much land around Reidville for the erection and establishment of the Reidville Male and Female colleges. He was a public-spirited and generous hearted citizen with high standing in the community."
  Person ID	I8777	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	31 May 2006

  
  

  Father	Thomas GASTON,   b. 18 Jul 1759, Lynch's Creek, Lancaster Co, SC d. 23 Apr 1832 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sarah NICKELS   d. 30 Mar 1818
  Family ID	F3157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary POWERS,   b. 1789   d. 1860 (Age 71 years)  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Hamilton Rosborough GASTON,   b. 10 Feb 1811, South Carolina d. Mar 1891 (Age 80 years) + 2. Amzi Williford GASTON,   b. 16 Apr 1813, Spartanburg Co, SC d. 18 May 1841, Spartanburg Co, SC (Age 28 years) + 3. Thomas Pinkney GASTON,   b. 29 Apr 1815 + 4. Sarah Adeline GASTON,   b. 1817, South Carolina d. 1897 (Age 80 years)   5. James A. GASTON   d. YOUNG   6. William Powers GASTON   7. Joseph James GASTON
  Family ID	F3158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1868] Mary Gaston Gee (1899-1987), The Ancestry and Descendants of Amzi Williford Gaston II (1841-1911) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, (Charlottesville, VA, 1944), p. 19. [S1868] Mary Gaston Gee (1899-1987), The Ancestry and Descendants of Amzi Williford Gaston II (1841-1911) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, (Charlottesville, VA, 1944), p. 14.