Marion GASTON

1852 - 1948  (96 years)

• Name	Marion GASTON
  Birth	7 Jun 1852	Lewis Co, WV   [1]
  	Age 96y 5m 28d, stated in death record and on headstone, would put birth date at Jun 4 1852. But death certificate specifies birth date as Jun 7 1852. His death certificate also identifies his mother not as his father's second wife Elizabeth, but as Amanda Washburn, Elizabeth's daughter from a previous marriage to Isaac Washburn. This is consistent with the ages of Elizabeth (51) and Amanda (27) at the time of Marion's birth. Amanda never married, so she presumably remained in the Gaston home. The relationships projected to the public are not known, but since Marion's surname was Gaston, it is assumed that he was raised as the son of Hugh and Elizabeth, with his actual biological mother appearing to others as his stepsister. Stated another way, the Elizabeth Washburn who married Hugh Gaston was born Elizabeth King, she was the widow of Isaac Washburn by whom she had a daughter Amanda, and Marion Gaston, though legally and to all appearances the son of Hugh and Elizabeth, was biologically the son of Hugh and Amanda. Informant for Amanda's death record was listed as her son, not identified by name. Amanda shares a common headstone with her mother Elizabeth and stepfather Hugh.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Willey District, Lewis Co, WV
  Census	1880, 1900	Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV
  Occupation	farmer, postmaster  [1, 2]
  Residence	Weston, Lewis Co, WV   [1]
  Death	2 Dec 1948	Weston, Lewis Co, WV   [3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Gaston-Henry-Queen Cemetery, Sassafras Run, Camden, Lewis Co, WV   [5]
  Notes	He was postmaster of Post Office in Aspinall, Lewis Co, WV, in 1888. The Aspinall Post Office was closed in 1907, with service then handled by the Confluence (now Orlando) Post Office. 1880 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek), enumerated on Jun 2 1880: Marion Gaston, 28, farmer; wife Nancy M, 23; dau Myrtil, 3; (son) Simpson, 8 months. (Note: Basis for wife's name listed as Nancy is unknown, as both her marriage and death records show it to be Angeline.) 1900 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on Jun 30 1900: Marion Gaston, 47, b. Jun 1852, farmer, married 24 yrs; wife Angeline M, 45, b. Dec 1854, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Simpon, 20, b. Sep 1879; son Harvey, 14, b. Jun 1886.
  Person ID	I956	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Hugh GASTON,   b. 5 Jun 1788, New Jersey d. 26 Jul 1888, Lewis Co, WV (Age 100 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth KING,   b. 1801   d. 16 Sep 1885, Lewis Co, WV (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angeline M. KELLER,   b. 17 Dec 1856, Gilmer Co, WV d. 7 Nov 1926, Weston, Lewis Co, WV (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1876	Gilmer Co, WV   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Myrtle GASTON,   b. 18 Jan 1877, Lewis Co, WV d. 28 Oct 1972, Lewis Co, WV (Age 95 years)   2. J. Simpson GASTON,   b. 21 Sep 1879, Lewis Co, WV d. 16 Jan 1957, Weston, Lewis Co, WV (Age 77 years) + 3. Harvey L. GASTON,   b. 28 Jun 1886, Lewis Co, WV d. 1933 (Age 46 years) + 4. John Marion GASTON,   b. 15 Mar 1895, Lewis Co, WV d. 26 Jul 1955, Upshur Co, WV (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S1556] Joy Gregoire Gilchrist Stalnaker, Squires Genealogy, (Hackers Creek Pioneers Descendants, Jane Lew, WV (www.hackerscreek.com)). [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Marion Gaston, b. Jun 7 1852 in Lewis Co, son of Hugh Gaston & Amanda Washburn. Birthplace of both parents stated as Lewis Co, but Hugh was actually born in New Jersey, and Amanda probably in Ohio. Widowed by wife Adeline Keller Gaston [sic]. Occupation retired farmer. Buried at Sassafras Cemetery in Camden, WV. Informant: Mrs. Myrtle Ellis, Weston, WV. [S1631] Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 131. Identified as Marion Gaston, age 96y 5m 28d, died Dec 2 1948. Cause of death: Strangulated hernia. Marital status: Widowed. Parents: Hugh Gaston & Amanda Washburn. [S5] Headstone. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 22. Identified as Marion Gaston, 23, b. & res. in Lewis Co; and Angeline Keller, 19, b. & res. in Gilmer Co. Married Jan 5 1876.