Matthew Alexander Gaston (1813–1887) and Family

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Family Table

Actual 1850 1860 [1] 1860 [2] 1870 1880
Child # Name Birth Date Name Age Name Age Name Age Name Age Name Age Find A Grave
Husband Matthew Alexander Gaston 08 Jan 1813 Matthew A.1 35 Mathew2 46 Mathews3 46 – not found – – not found – 40565173
Wife Caroline Theodosia (née Loren) ca. 1827 Caroline1 24 Caroline2 33 Caroline3 35 d. late 1860s. —
1 Benjamin Rush 18 Mar 1844 Benjamin1 6 B.2 15 Benjamin3 16 Benj. Gasten 4 25 R. R.7 35 33685295
2 Timothy Charles 11 Oct 1848 Timothy1 3 T.2 12 Timothy3 14 Timothy Gasten 5 20 T. C.8 31 33845311
3 Lawrence ca. 1848 Lawrence1 2 d. prob. bef. 1854 —
4 Louisa Jane 03 Mar 1851 Louisa1 4/12 L.2 9 Louisa3 11 Louisa Hamburger 6 19 Louiza Hamburger 9 29 116199482
5 Matthew, Jr. 26 Dec 1852 Mathew, Jr.2 7 Mathew, Jr.3 9 Martha5 [female] 16 M. A.10 25 23061451
6 Cyrus Lawrence 11 Aug 1854 S.O.2
[S.C.?, S.L.?]		 5 Lawrence3 7 – not found – Cyrus L.11 25 170796626
7 Susan ca. 1856 R.2 [male] 4 Renna3 4 Susan Gasten 5 14 – not found – —
8
 Thomas Jefferson 11 Apr 1858 Thomas2 2 Thomas3 3 Thomas Gasten 5 10 Thomas12 19 45829532
9 Alvaria (Vadie) 31 Dec 1859 A.2 7/12 Alvada3 1 Mary Gasten 5 8 Alvada9 19 —
10 Alpheus Bartow 19 Oct 1862 Alphus Gasten 5 6 Alpeus9 17 50830020
11 Caroline ca. 1864 Caroline Gasten 5 4 Caroline7 16 —
L E G E N D
Male: in household Male: out of household
Female: in household Female: out of household
Not yet born Deceased
Data that may be wrong or needs further study

Notes

Child #3 (Lawrence) likely died young, certainly prior to the 1860 census. Further, because child #6 (Cyrus Lawrence) shared his name, child #3 probably died before child #6 was born in 1854. Otherwise, there would have been two children in the household who had the same name.

Census Sources

Note Year State County Precinct Enum. Dist. Series Roll Page Line Dwelling Family Head of Household
1 1850 AL Mobile — — M432 11 443B 19 64 64 Matthew A. Gaston
2 1860 AL Mobile Northern Div. — M653 17 163 40 277 275 Mathew Gaston
3 1860 AL Mobile Mobile Ward 2 — M653 17 265 6 609 406 Mathews Gaston
4 1870 AL Mobile Beat 3 — M593 30 302B 37 144 144 Benj. Gasten
5 1870 AL Mobile Beat 3 — M593 30 310B 29 286 286 John Gasten
6 1870 AL Mobile Beat 3 — M593 30 309B 22 267 267 Max Hamburger
7 1880 AL Mobile Carvers 115 T9 24 71D 22 32 32 R. R. Gaston
[Benjamin Rush Gaston]
8 1880 AL Mobile Carvers 115 T9 24 71C 35 26 26 T. C. Gaston
9 1880 AL Mobile Whistler 116 T9 24 89D 19 188 194 Max Hamburger
10 1880 MS Yazoo Phoenix 118 T9 669 284B 33 — 170 M. A. Gaston
11 1880 AL Mobile Whistler 116 T9 24 89C 22 179 185 Cyrus L. Gaston
12 1880 AL Mobile Grand Bay 122 T9 25 151C 14 111 111 John Roberts