Mary Lizzie Walter
(1865-1932)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harrison Wesley Gaskins

Mary Lizzie Walter 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: June 1865, Evansville, WV 2 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Harrison Wesley Gaskins in 1888 in , Preston County, WV 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 1932 at age 67 6
  • Buried: 1932, Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI 6
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 19 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 21A, District 52, Family 432
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 12 years
Mary L. Gaskins..Wife..June 1865..34..West Virginia..2/2

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 3 May 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 59, Family 384, Roll 1687
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
311 Hamilton; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 21 years
Elizabeth M. Gaskins..Wife..44..West Virginia..3/2

(Living with husband, 2 children, and sister-in-law.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 9 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 309, Family 70, Roll 809
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Ward 10
839 Fourteenth; Home owned, no mortgage
Mary L. Gaskins..Wife..54..West Virginia

(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Detroit, MI on 15 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 16A, District 82-296, Family 31, Roll 1043
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Ward 10
4433 Fourteenth Avenue; Home owned, $8000
Mary L. Gaskins..Wife..64..West Virginia..married at age 23

(Living with husband.)
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• She was buried in 1932 in the Grand Lawn Cemetery in Detroit, MI.

PLOT Section 7 Lot 697 Grave 5
Find a Grave Memorial 14342445
. 6


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Mary married Harrison Wesley Gaskins, son of George H. Gaskins and Elizabeth Evelina Fast, in 1888 in , Preston County, WV.1 2 3 4 5 (Harrison Wesley Gaskins was born on 7 November 1866 in Forksburg, WV,2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 died on 24 January 1937 in Detroit, MI 10 and was buried after 24 January 1937 in Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 19 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 21A, District 52, Family 432
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 12 years
Harry W. Gaskins..Head..Nov 1866..33..West Virginia..Mail Carrier
Mary L. Gaskins..Wife..June 1865..34..West Virginia..2/2
Walter Gaskins..Son..May 1889..11..Pennsylvania..At School
Leola L. Gaskins..Daughter..Apr 1891..9..Pennsylvania
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 3 May 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 59, Family 384, Roll 1687
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
311 Hamilton; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 21 years
Harrison W. Gaskins..Head..43..West Virginia..Carpenter, Planing Mill
Elizabeth M. Gaskins..Wife..44..West Virginia..3/2
Walter W. Gaskins..Son..20..Pennsylvania
Leola E. Gaskins..Daughter..19..Pennsylvania
Permelia J. Gaskins..Sister..39..West Virginia
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 9 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 309, Family 70, Roll 809
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Ward 10
839 Fourteenth; Home owned, no mortgage
Harrison W. Gaskins..Self..53..West Virginia..Carpenter, House
Mary L. Gaskins..Wife..54..West Virginia
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Detroit, MI on 15 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 16A, District 82-296, Family 31, Roll 1043
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Ward 10
4433 Fourteenth Avenue; Home owned, $8000
Harrison W. Gaskins..Head..63..West Virginia..married at age 22..Carpenter, Shop
Mary L. Gaskins..Wife..64..West Virginia..married at age 23
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Harrison Wesley Gaskins
Spouse's Name: M Lizzie Walter
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1888
Event Place: Preston, West Virginia, United States
GS Film number: 827597
Digital Folder Number: 4230434
Image Number: 00315
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Citing this Record:
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY7J-L5Q : accessed 14 February 2016), Harrison Wesley Gaskins and M Lizzie Walter, 1888; citing Preston, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 827,597.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 12 July 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY7J-L5Q : 11 February 2018), Harrison Wesley Gaskins and M Lizzie Walter, 1888; citing Preston, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 827,597.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 21A, dwelling 382, family 432, Harrison Wesley Gaskins and Mary Lizzie Walter; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 17B, family 384, Harrison Wesley Gaskins and Mary Lizzie Walter; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 July 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1687.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 309, sheet 4A, dwelling 51, family 70, Harrison Wesley Gaskins and Mary Lizzie Walter; index and images (accessed 12 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 809.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 82-296, sheet 16A, family 31, Harrison Wesley Gaskins and Mary Lizzie Walter; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 July 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1043.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 13 July 2021, memorial page for Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Walters Gaskins (1865-1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14342445, citing Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

7 "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (accessed 12 July 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y3-BJL : 12 December 2019), M. W. Gaskins, 1866.

8 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield Township, Marion County, West Virginia, p. 27, dwelling 195, family 197, George H. Gaskins and Elizabeth Evelina Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

9 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 527B, dwelling 170, family 172, George H. Gaskins and Elizabeth Evelina Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 July 2021, memorial page for Harrison Wesley Gaskins (7 Nov 1866-24 Jan 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14342441, citing Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA


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