In 1852, Mary Rebecca's family moved to Monroe County, Tennessee, where her father purchased 155 acres of farm land. Here Mary met her future husband, Jacob VanBuren Gaston, son of James & Polly Gaston. Jacob, a widower with three small boys married Mary on August 16th 1865.
After the war, Mary and Jacob Gaston moved to Loudon County, Tennessee and raised three sons & a daughter, in addition to his three children.
Children of Mary Rebecca & Jacob Gaston:
Robert Jacob Gaston (1870 – 1914)
Luther Gaston (1871 – )
Benjamin Kimbrough Gaston (1875 – 1957)
Elizabeth Gaston {m. Ragains) (1877 – 1945)
In 1852, Mary Rebecca's family moved to Monroe County, Tennessee, where her father purchased 155 acres of farm land. Here Mary met her future husband, Jacob VanBuren Gaston, son of James & Polly Gaston. Jacob, a widower with three small boys married Mary on August 16th 1865.
After the war, Mary and Jacob Gaston moved to Loudon County, Tennessee and raised three sons & a daughter, in addition to his three children.
Children of Mary Rebecca & Jacob Gaston:
Robert Jacob Gaston (1870 – 1914)
Luther Gaston (1871 – )
Benjamin Kimbrough Gaston (1875 – 1957)
Elizabeth Gaston {m. Ragains) (1877 – 1945)
Gravesite Details
Burial information from Knoxville (TN) City Death Records, 1872 - 1923
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