Gaston, Frank D.

FRANK D. GASTON, youngest son of E.W. and Phylinda Gaston, is a native of Allegany county, New York, born January 26, 1853. When he was but nine months old his parents moved to Crawford county, Pennsylvania, where, upon a farm in Sadsbury township, he passed his youth, attending the common schools at intervals and acquiring the elements of a practical English education. At the age of thirteen he began working at the carpenter trade with his father, and after becoming proficient in his calling followed the business a number of years in Crawford and adjoining counties. About 1874 he abandoned mechanical pursuits and entered the employ of what is now the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad Company, and one year later located at Utica in the lumber trade, thus laying the foundation for what has since become one of the substantial business firms of the county. Mr. Gaston enjoys the confidence of the community, and in his transactions as a dealer in fine blooded horses is well and favorably known throughout the counties of western Pennsylvania. He married Miss Clara L., daughter of Samuel and Sarah Henry, of Crawford county, Pennsylvania, who has borne him the following children: Edna G.; Ethel C.; Phylinda G.; Audley B., and Marie, all of whom are living. Mr. Gaston is an active member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Sandy Lake lodge, Mercer county. He is also an Odd Fellow, a member of the R.T. of T., and politically an ardent Prohibitionist.