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Joseph Alexander Gaston 1810 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1810

Birth Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1868

Death Location: Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Father: Dr. Gaston

Mother: Anne Porter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wylie

Children(s): William Gaston, Adam Gaston, John Gaston, Juliette Gaston, Tabitha Gaston, David Gaston

In 1810, Joseph Alexander Gaston entered the world in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA, born to Dr. John Brown Gaston and Anne J. Porter. In 1810, Joseph Alexander Gaston resided in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States. In 1850, Joseph Alexander Gaston resided in Chester, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Alexander Gaston married Elizabeth Wylie, and had children including William Newton Gaston, Adam Wylie Gaston, John Porter Gaston, Juliette Victoria "Vic" Gaston, Tabitha Agnes Gaston, David G. Gaston. Joseph Alexander Gaston passed away in 1868 in Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Joseph Alexander Gaston entered the world in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA, born to Dr. John Brown Gaston and Anne J. Porter.
  • In 1810, Joseph Alexander Gaston resided in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1850, Joseph Alexander Gaston resided in Chester, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Alexander Gaston married Elizabeth Wylie, and had children including William Newton Gaston, Adam Wylie Gaston, John Porter Gaston, Juliette Victoria "Vic" Gaston, Tabitha Agnes Gaston, David G. Gaston.
  • Joseph Alexander Gaston passed away in 1868 in Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. Gaston
1772 – 1847
Birth Location: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Anne Porter
1782 – 1843
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wylie
1816 – 1850
Birth Location: ,Chester,South Carolina,USA
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Children(s)

William Gaston
1839 – 1907
Birth Location: Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA
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Adam Gaston
1841 – 1863
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
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John Gaston
1844 – 1925
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Juliette Gaston
1846 – 1898
Birth Location: Chester Co, South Carolina*
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Tabitha Gaston
1849 – 1854
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
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David Gaston
1856 –
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
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Joseph Gaston's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gaston
1810 – 1868
Birth Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Dr. John Brown Gaston
1772 – 1847
Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Anne (J.) Porter
1782 – 1843
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Gaston
1738 – 1823
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Martha Gaston
1741 – 1826
Philidelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
David Porter
1755 – 1798
Ireland
Florah Brownfield
1757 – 1844
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
"Justice" Gaston
1700 – 1782
Ester Waugh
1715 – 1789
Samuel Porter
1725 – 1789
Elisabeth Byers
1716 – 1794
Robert Brownfield
1710 – 1795
Jane Stuart\Stewart
1716 – 1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gaston
1680 –
Mary Lemon
1688 – 1752
Elisabeth Cox
1688 – 1741
Robert Brownfield
1670 – 1739
Jean Stewart
1670 – 1740
Robert Stewart
1691 –

Joseph Gaston's Descendants

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Joseph (Alexander) Gaston (4 Mar 1810 – 11 Feb 1868) m. Elizabeth Wylie (2 Oct 1816 – 11 Oct 1850)
  1. 1. William (Newton) Gaston (20 February 1839 – 17 November 1907)
  2. 2. Adam (Wylie) Gaston (1841 – 11 November 1863)
  3. 3. John (Porter) Gaston (1844 – 28 Mar 1925)
  4. 4. Juliette (Victoria "Vic") Gaston (25 Dec 1846 – 17 Jul 1898) m. Peter (Turner) Hollis (24 Apr 1844 – 1 Nov 1919)
    1. 1. Joel Hollis (abt 1870 – ) m. N. (A.) McWatters
    2. 2. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (29 Sep 1870 – 15 Mar 1963) m. Annie (Isabel) Lyle (6 June 1872 – 6 February 1932)
      1. 1. Jean (Lyle) Hollis (20 August 1896 – 13 May 1987) m. James (Hodge) Saye (abt 1894 – 21 October 1971)
        1. 1. James (Hodge) Saye (14 July 1923 – 10 November 2013)
        2. 2. Joseph (Gaston) Saye (16 June 1925 – 1 August 1944)
        3. 3. Jean Wilkinson (13 January 1931 – 12 May 2017) m. Stanley (R.) Wilkinson
      2. 2. Victor (Wylie) Hollis (08 Oct 1897 – 09 Sep 1969)
      3. 3. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (22 Nov 1898 – 21 Feb 1992) m. Augusta (McFadden “Gus”) Saye (30 August 1900 – 19 August 1972)
        1. 1. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (19 Sep 1926 – 15 May 2001) m. Dorothy (Lee) Ross (26 Sep 1924 – 20 Jan 2015)
        2. 2. James (S.) Hollis (1935 – )
        3. 3. Peggy (Jean Hollis) Rumph (26 October 1936 – 18 December 2015)
      4. 4. David (Lyle) Hollis (22 May 1900 – 17 Jan 1973)
      5. 5. Peter (Turner) Hollis (22 Oct 1901 – 1 Nov 1960) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Coggins (5 June 1912 – 27 April 1994)
      6. 6. John (Porter) Hollis (30 Sep 1903 – 01 Oct 1976) m. Faye (Caroline) Purser (16 June 1903 – 3 February 1979)
        1. 1. Faye (Carolyn) Hollis (abt 1934 – )
      7. 7. Infant (Twin) Hollis (29 Sep 1905 – 29 Jul 1906)
      8. 8. Antoinette (Strait "Lady") Hollis (29 Sept 1905 – 1 Jan 1992) m. Joel (Alexander) Smithwick (19 April 1895 – 17 May 1987)
        1. 1. Charles (Betts) Simpson (17 February 1932 – 5 September 1990)
        2. 2. Annie (Joe) Jirel (22 April 1934 – 23 February 2015)
        3. 3. David (George) Simpson (13 March 1940 – 13 July 2009)
        4. 4. John (Adam) Simpson
      9. 9. Lafayette (Strait) Hollis (15 Nov 1910 – 30 Apr 1958)
      10. 10. Robert (Henri "Bobby") Hollis (07 Apr 1915 – 24 February 1986) m. Ethel Hollis (8 April 1915 – 17 July 1972)
        1. 1. Barbara (Frances) Henderson (8 June 1936 – 29 May 2014)
      11. 11. William (Wallace "Billy") Hollis (7 April 1915 – 16 Mar 1991) m. Myrtle Hollis (1 October 1917 – 9 June 2014)
    3. 3. Dr. (John Porter) Hollis (24 Nov 1872 – 15 March 1963) m. Sarah (Wilson Sanders) Hollis (16 October 1864 – 15 May 1952) m. Mary Walker (22 July 1886 – 11 July 1965)
      1. 1. John ("Jack" Porter) Hollis (1911 – 22 January 1943)
      2. 2. Julia Hollis (6 October 1914 – 3 September 2010)
      3. 3. Alice (Eloise) Hollis (26 September 1919 – 29 April 2008)
      4. 4. Daniel (Walker) Hollis (4 March 1922 – 7 February 2008)
    4. 4. Mary (Anna) Hollis (8 April 1877 – 15 October 1881)
    5. 5. Elizabeth (W. "Lizzie") Hollis (Abt 1877 – 27 May 1960) m. James (Robert) Reid (5 March 1868 – 30 July 1933)
      1. 1. Mary (Helen) Reid (9 May 1891 – 19 September 1945)
    6. 6. William (Gill) Hollis (6 Aug 1877 – 21 Oct 1952) m. Gertha (Long) Henderson (12 November 1880 – 15 June 1949)
      1. 1. Geraldine (Hollis) (States) (16 November 1909 – 27 December 1992)
      2. 2. William (Gill) Hollis (15 Apr 1912 – 24 April 1977)
      3. 3. Charles (Henderson 'Charlie') Hollis (28 Mar 1914 – 1 May 1975)
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Grace) Hollis (21 Jul 1916 – 26 Dec 2008)
      5. 5. Harris (Whitton) Hollis (25 Jun 1919 – 21 Mar 1999)
      6. 6. Gertha (Nancy Artemesia Dunlap Gaston) Hollis (7 December 1921 – 27 March 2011)
    7. 7. Anna (Eliza Hollis) (Lynn) (03 Oct 1881 – 16 Mar 1971) m. James (Jeffries) Lynn (abt 1880 – )
    8. 8. Lawrence (Peter) Hollis (29 Nov 1883 – 13 Dec 1978) m. Emma (Harleston) Clyde (5 May 1888 – 4 February 1947)
      1. 1. Lawrence (Peter) Hollis (05 Jun 1908 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Hollis (5 Jun 1908 – 13 Jan 1988)
      3. 3. Louise (Buist) Hollis (abt 1912 – 22 Feb 1988)
      4. 4. Peter Hollis (1913 – )
      5. 5. Emma Hollis (1914 – )
      6. 6. Juliet (Victoria Hollis) McAfee (12 Jul 1915 – 12 Nov 2005)
      7. 7. Lawrence (Peter) Hollis (29 Apr 1923 – 21 Mar 2002)
    9. 9. Daniel (Saye) Hollis (28 Jul 1885 – 6 May 1981) m. Maude (White) McFadden (11 Jul 1886 – 21 Nov 1971)
      1. 1. Daniel (Saye) Hollis (04 Jun 1909 – 29 Oct 1993)
      2. 2. Martha (A) Hollis (abt 1912 – 20 Sep 1986)
      3. 3. Maude (A) Hollis (2 Nov 1913 – 9 May 1992)
      4. 4. Annie (James) Hollis (28 Aug 1915 – 28 Aug 2004)
      5. 5. Susan Hollis (12 Apr 1922 – 8 Feb 2007)
      6. 6. Neely (McFadden "Mack") Hollis (20 Feb 1928 – 23 May 2010)
    10. 10. Mattie Hollis (abt 1886 – )
  5. 5. Tabitha (Agnes) Gaston (1849 – 5 Nov 1854)
  6. 6. David (G.) Gaston (1856 – )

Joseph Gaston's Timeline

5 Records

1810
4 Mar 1810
Birth of Joseph Alexander Gaston in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1810
1810
Joseph Alexander Gaston resided here in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 40
Joseph Alexander Gaston resided here in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 50
Joseph Alexander Gaston resided here in No Twp Listed, Chester District, SC
No Twp Listed, Chester District, SC
1868
11 Feb 1868
Age 58
Death of Joseph Alexander Gaston in Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1810
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1217; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 805217
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M432_851; Page: 97A; Image: 199
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 60; Page: 520; Image: 00271; Family History Library Film: 0181419

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M432_851; Page: 97A; Image: 199

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: No Twp Listed, Chester District, SC
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1217; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 805217

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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