He married
Martha Jane Gill.
Joseph was born at
South Carolina on 4 March 1810. He was the son of
John Gaston and
Anne Porter. He married
Elizabeth Wylie in 1837. Joseph Alexander Gaston was census 1850 - free in 1850 at
Chester Co., South Carolina; 1850 South Carolina, Chester Co., lists the following family:
Joseph A. Gaston, age 40, born in South Carolina;
E. Gaston, age 34, born in South Carolina;
William N. Gaston, age 11, born in South Carolina;
Adam W. Gaston, age 9, born in South Carolina;
John P. Gaston, age 6, born in South Carolina;
Juliet Z. Gaston, age 3, born in South Carolina;
Tabitha A. Gaston, age 1, born in South Carolina.
He was census 1860 - free in 1860 at
Chester Co., South Carolina; 1860 South Carolina, Chester Co., lists the following family:
J.A. Gaston, age 52, born in South Carolina;
Wm. N. Gaston, age 21, born in South Carolina;
Adam W. Gaston, age 19, born in South Carolina;
John Porter Gaston, age 17, born in South Carolina;
Julia V. Gaston, age 14, born in South Carolina;
David G. Gaston, age 4, born in South Carolina. Joseph died on 11 February 1868 at age 57. His body was interred in February 1868 at
Chester Co., South Carolina, at Fishing Creek Presbyterian Cemetery.