PARENTS: George Edward Gaskins & Augusta E. Taylor.

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Richard Gaskins & Elizabeth Smith.

MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Albritton Taylor & Sarah Taylor


Richard T. Gaskins m. Elizabeth Smith 23 August 1871, Pitt Co., NC.


1880 U.S. Census for Chicod Twp, Pitt Co., NC:
Richard Gaskins Self M 32 North Carolina
Elizabeth Gaskins Wife F 25 North Carolina
Richard Gaskins Son M 8 North Carolina
George Gaskins Son M 4 North Carolina
Magar Gaskins Son M ? North Carolina
Jarvis Gaskins Son M 2 North Carolina
George Gaskins Son M 1 North Carolina
Dela F Gaskins Dau F ? North Carolina


1900 U.S. Census for Chicod Twp, Pitt Co., NC:
Richard Gaskins Head M 58 yrs, b. Oct. 1842 NC
Elizabeth Gaskins Wife F 57 yrs, b. April 1843 NC
Henry J Gaskins Son M 22 yrs, b. May 1878 NC
George Gaskins Son M 21 yrs, b. Feb. 1879 NC
Annie Gaskins Dau F 20 yrs, b. May 1880 NC
Della Gaskins Dau F 18 yrs, b. Jan. 1882 NC
John Gaskins Son M 17 yrs, b. Feb. 1883 NC
Leon Gaskins Son M 7 yrs, b. Oct. 1893 NC

Elizabeth had 9 children, 8 living. Richard, Sr. is a farmer as well as his son Richard who, along with his wife Sudie & son Leroy (3 mos) reside next door to his parents.

Note: Is "Leon" actually Lemuel Worley Gaskins? Lemuel was b. 18 Mar 1894; d. 6 Dec 1968, Greenville, Pitt Co., NC; married to Eva. He's buried in Greenwood Cem., Greenville, NC; Memorial 118666043.


1910 U.S. Census for Chicod Twp, Pitt Co., NC:
Richard T Gaskins Head M 62 North Carolina
Elizebeth Gaskins Wife F 50 North Carolina
Jarvis H Gaskins Son M 30 North Carolina
Della Gaskins Dau F 28 North Carolina
Annie Gaskins Dau F 18 North Carolina
Lem Gaskins Son M 16 North Carolina
Leather Gaskins Granddau F 6 North Carolina

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George Gaskins m. Augusta Taylor 26 Jan. 1903, Chicod Twp, Pitt Co., NC.


1920 U.S. Census for Washington, Beaufort Co., NC:
George E Gaskins Head M 41 North Carolina (b. 1879)
Augusta Gaskins Wife F 42 North Carolina
Vernon E Gaskins Son M 16 North Carolina
Lilly Bell Gaskins Dau 14 North Carolina
George R Gaskins Son M 11 North Carolina
Lassie Lee Gaskins Son M 8 North Carolina
David S Gaskins Son M 7 North Carolina
Norman C Gaskins Son M 5 North Carolina


Vernon m. Beulah May O'Merry 11 November 1922, Washington, Beaufort Co., NC. George Gaskins was a witness. Beulah was b. 1904, NC.


1940 U.S. Census for Ayden Township, Pitt Co., NC:
Vernon Gaskins Head M 36 North Carolina; farmer
Beulah Mae Gaskins Wife F 33 North Carolina
Clarabelle Gaskins Dau F 14 North Carolina
Mayhugh Gaskins Son M 9 North Carolina
Clarence Gaskins Son M 7 North Carolina
Marvin B Gaskins Son M 4 North Carolina
Viola Gaskins Dau F 3 mos North Carolina

The family resided in the same place in 1935.


Vernon was a farmer, resided in Grifton, Pitt Co., NC at the time of his death, and was a widower.


Notes: Daughter Viola Gaskins, b. 20 Dec 1939, Ayden, Pitt Co., NC.

Son Walter Edward Gaskins, b. 5 Mar 1950, Ayden, Pitt Co., NC.

Aunt Della Gaskins m. Henry Lass Bailey. They are buried in the Bailey Cem., Bailey, Nash Co., NC; Memorial 44503215.

Aunt Annie Gaskins Arnold is buried in Greenwood Cem., Greenville, NC; Memorial 113293259.

Uncle Clayton Harlow Gaskins, b. 18 Nov 1882, Chicod Twp, Pitt Co., NC; m. Alvinia Blackburn; d. 9 July 1959, Greenville, Pitt Co., NC. He was a farmer. They are buried at Greenwood Cem., Greenville, NC; Memorial 118666281.

Brother George Raymond Gaskins, b. 4 Mar 1908, Grimesland, Pitt Co., NC.


Brother Thad Benjamin Gaskins is buried in Dixon Cem., Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC; Memorial 131377005. See Thad's memorial for more siblings data.