Joseph L Gaston

Buried At the First Street Cemetery in site 69, as drawn up by the Boy Scout Troop 413. This cometary is bordered on the north side by what at one time was a State Park by the Brazos River and on the west by IH-35. Age at Death: 56 Notes for Joseph Lyman Gaston: Cival War Soldier Discharge Records Book 1 page 391 on file in the Jackson County Courthouse has a copy of the discharge of Joseph Lyman Gaston. This document states that he was discharged at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia on the September 1864. He voluntered on 27 August 1861 for 3 years. During the war at that time he was a Blacksmith. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name Joseph L Gaston; Age at enlistment 34 Enlistment Date 25 Aug 1861; Rank at enlistment Private State Served Ohio; Survived the War? Yes Service Record Enlisted in Company D, Ohio 36th Infantry Regiment on 25 Aug 1861.Mustered out on 07 Sep 1864. Birth Date abt 1827 Sources Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio 1880 United States Federal Census Name Alva Gaston; Age 8; Birth Date; Abt 1872; Birthplace Missouri Home in 1880; Coryell, Texas, USA; Dwelling Number 3 Race White; Gender Male; Relation to Head of House Son Marital Status Single; Father's Name Joseph Gaston Father's Birthplace Ohio; Mother's Name Matilda Gaston Mother's Birthplace Virginia Household Members Name Age Joseph Gaston Matilda Gaston Ida Gaston Ada Gaston Alva Gaston Scioto County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1803-1860 Name Joseph Gaston; Spouse's Name Rhuhamah Allen Marriage Date 15 Jul 1849 Household Members Name Rhuhamah Allen; Joseph Gaston Scioto County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1803-1860 Name J L Gaston; Spouse's Name Matilda Turner Marriage Date 2 Aug 1860 Household Members Name J L Gaston; Matilda Turner