James H. Gaskins ^{1 2 3}

  Birth Notes:

Name: James H. Gaskins
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1880
Birthplace: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Father's Name: Geo H. Gaskins
Mother's Name: Elizabeth E.
Reference ID: p 181

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMZ6-XYY : 10 March 2018), James H. Gaskins, 28 Sep 1880; citing Marion, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,406.
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  Death Notes:

Name: James H. Gaskins
Event Date: 23 Mar 1881
Event Place: Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 5 months 24 days
Birth Date: 1881
Birthplace: Marion Co.
Father's Name: G.H. Gaskins
Mother's Name: E.E. Gaskins
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v 1 p 68

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMTK-RP8 : 10 March 2018), James H. Gaskins, 23 Mar 1881; citing Marion, West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 68, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,815.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He was buried on 23 March 1881 in the Mount Nebo Cemetery in Winfield, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 102943577

The gravestone although badly weathered seems to indicate a date of death as 23 Mar 1883. The official death records from Marion County, West Virginia give his age at death of 5 months and 24 days which points to 23 Mar 1881 when calculated from his known date of birth of 28 Sep 1880. This would mean that the gravestone has the wrong year of 1883 instead of 1881. ³