This article has direct reference to Joseph Leander Gaston, MD and his father and mother (who are buried in Cedar Springs Cemetery, Athens, TN.)  This piece is from a book named Goodspeed's "History of East Tennessee",  written in 1887.  Dr. Gaston moved to Bowie, Tx in 1889 or 1890 where he resumed his practice as a physician and had a fourth child, Edna.  (Hazel Gaston was his third child born in TN after this article appeared.)  Dr. Gaston died in 1926 at the Florida home of his nephew, son of Edna, named Gaston Rodgers.  The following is an excerpt from the 1887 book:
 

Joseph Leander Gaston, M.D.
 

Joseph L. Gaston, M. D., is a son of Mitchel and Jane (Wilson)
Gaston, both natives of East Tennessee, where they were married and have
since passed their days. They now reside near Chattanooga, and the father
cultivates the soil. Joseph L. was born in McMinn County, Tenn., January 26, 1848, and passed his youthful days on the farm. He received his literary education at the Grant Memorial University, at Athens, Tenn., from which institution he graduated in 1871. He then taught school and read medicine for two years. He then entered the University Medical College of New York, and graduated there in 1875. He practiced medicine at Harrison, James Co., Tenn., until 1880. Then, on account of failing health he virtually relinquished the practice of medicine and was elected State senator. In 1882 he resigned that office to accept the position of collector of customs at the port of Chattanooga, which position he held until the change of administration in 1885. In January, 1885, he was elected city treasurer for the city of Chattanooga, and served his time-one year-in that capacity. Having by this time regained his health, he again resumed the practice of medicine in Chattanooga. He is now, in 1887, city physician and secretary of the Board of United States Pension Examiners. In December, 1878, he married Celestia Lamon, and to them have been born two children, Fred and Harry. He and Mrs. Gaston are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.


 

Also there is this info:

Mitchel married Jane WILSON 1 daughter of Samuel WILSON and Elizabeth in Athens, Tn. Jane was born on 4 Nov 1818 in Buncombe Co. North Carolina. She died on 3 Sep 1895 in Athens, McMinn. TN. She was buried in Cedar Springs, TN.

They had the following children:

  2    M    i    George W. GASTON 1 was born in 1847 in Athens, Tn.
  3    M    ii    Dr. Joseph Leander GASTON "J.L."  was born in 1850 in
Athens, Tn.
  4    F    iii    Josephine GASTON 1 was born on 5 Nov 1851 in Athens,
Tn. She died on 13 Jul 1932 in Knoxville, TN.   She was buried in Old Gray, Kn, Tn.
  5    M    iv    Timothy Wilbur GASTON 1 was born in 1859 in Athens, Tn.
 

He died in Jul 1951 in Chattanooga, Tn.

note: One account says Dr.  J.L. Gaston was born in 1850, the other says 1848.  It is believed by this researcher based on other evidence that 1848 is the correct date.
 

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