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| James Aston |
James Aston, my 2nd great-grandfather, was born 02 April 1831 to Owen Aston and Mary Creighton. He was born in the southern part of Ohio County, West Virginia, that became Marshall County in 1835.
On 10 February 1858, he and Rachel J. Anderson, daughter of Jesse and Angeline Anderson, were married in Marshall County. At that time, James was a cooper, meaning he made or repaired wooden vessels with staves and hoops, e.g. barrels, casks or tubs.
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| Rachel (Anderson) Aston |
James died from a ruptured cerebral artery at age 73 on
26 September 1904 in Marshall County, West Virginia per the record of his death; presumably at his home on Fork Ridge. The date of death recorded on James' gravestone is 24 September 1904. Interestingly, it is recorded in the Death Register that the "duration of disease" was two days, the difference between the day recorded officially and the day that appears on his gravestone.
26 September 1904 in Marshall County, West Virginia per the record of his death; presumably at his home on Fork Ridge. The date of death recorded on James' gravestone is 24 September 1904. Interestingly, it is recorded in the Death Register that the "duration of disease" was two days, the difference between the day recorded officially and the day that appears on his gravestone.
Both James and Rachel were buried in the Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fork Ridge, Marshall County, West Virginia. According to the gravestone, she had died 31 October 1900, which would have been almost four years prior.
2 comments:
Do you think that he was in a coma for two days, then? Interesting.
I don't know ... but something like a coma would make sense. The date he died in the family's point of view vs. the actual official date. Probably as good a guess as any!
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