John D. Gaston was born on 27. Dec. 1841 at Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Daniel C. Gaston and
Ida A. Vliet. John D. Gaston began military service on 25. Aug. 1862; enlisted as a Private. He enlisted in Company A., 30th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on 17. Sep. 1862. He ended military service on 27. Jun. 1863 at Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; mustered out of Company A., 30th New Jersey Infantry Regiment. He resided at at Pluckemin, Somerset County, New Jersey, bt 1875 - 1881.
John D. Gaston appeared on the census of 7. Jun. 1880 at with his father, Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey. John D. Gaston was shown in the census on 7. Jun. 1880 as a clerk, stationary. He resided at at Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, bt 1881 - 1884. He married
Margaretta Garretson Brokaw, daughter of
John B. Brokaw and
Magdalena Garretson, on 21. May. 1881 at Somerset County, New Jersey. John D. Gaston removed to at Paola, Miami County, Kansas, in 1884.
John D. Gaston and
Margaretta Garretson Brokaw appeared on the census of 21. Jan. 1920 at boarding with Natthaniel Palmer, East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. John D. Gaston died on 13. Nov. 1927 at age 85.