CENSUS: Listed with his parents in the 1850 South Carolina, age 11. Also listed with his widowed father in the 1860 South Carolina census, age 21. 1870 South Carolina, Chester Co., Lewisville Twp. lists the following family: Newton W. Gaston, age 30, born in South Carolina; Mary Gaston, age 28, born in South Carolina; William W. Gaston, age 4, born in South Carolina; Joseph B. Gaston, age 2, born in South Carolina; Rosa Gaston, age 3 months, born in South Carolina. 1880 South Carolina, Chester Co., Lewisville Twp. lists the following family: W. Newton Gaston, age 40, born in South Carolina, parents born in South Carolina; Mary Gaston, age 40, wife, born in South Carolina; Wm. Gaston, age 13, son, born in South Carolina; Joseph Gaston, age 12, son, born in South Carolina; Rosa Gaston, age 11, daughter, born in South Carolina; John Gaston, age 8, son, born in South Carolina; Bettie Gaston, age 6, daughter, born in South Carolina; Anna Gaston, age 4, daughter, born in South Carolina; Lottie Gaston, age 2, daughter, born in South Carolina; Ethel Gaston, age 10 months, born in August, born in South Carolina; Rosa Baskin, age 69, mother-in-law, born in South Carolina. MARRIED: By The Rev. J.H. Saye.
William was born on 20 February 1839. He was the son of
Joseph Alexander Gaston and
Elizabeth Wylie. He married
Mary McCullough Baskin on 14 February 1866. William died on 17 November 1907 at age 68.