William was born at
South Carolina on 1 January 1786. He was the son of
William Gaston and
Mary McClure. He married
Elizabeth Barber Couch at
Randolph Co., Illinois, on 1 May 1823. William Gaston was census 1850 - free in 1850 at
Marion Co., Illinois; 1850 Illinois, Marion Co. lists the following family:
William Gaston, age 64, born in South Carolina;
Elizabeth Gaston, age 47, born in South Carolina;
Jane Gaston, age 19, born in Illinois;
Thomas Gaston, age 17, born in Illinois;
Elizabeth Gaston, age 14, born in Illinois;
Robert Gaston, age 12, born in Illinois;
Margaret Gaston, age 9, born in Illinois;
Wellington McCastle Gaston, age 1, born in Illinois.
He was census 1860 - free in 1860 at
Jefferson Co., Illinois; 1860 Illinois, Jefferson Co., lists the following family:
William Gaston, age 74, born in South Carolina;
Elizabeth Gaston, age 57, born in South Carolina;
Thomas Gaston, age 27, born in Illinois;
Robert Gaston, age 20, born in Illinois;
Mgt. R. Gaston, age 19, born in Illinois;
Milton McCaslin, age 11, born in Illinois. William died on 21 September 1869 at
Illinois at age 83. His body was interred in September 1869 at
Salem, Marion Co., Illinois, at Walnut Ridge Cemetery.