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America Jane Ashley 1868–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1868

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 Aug 1943

Death Location: Giatto, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Father: Creed Ashley

Mother: Nancy Turner

Spouse(s): Jessie Pennington

Children(s): Rosa Pennington, William Pennington, Charlie Pennington, Jessica Pennington, Frank Pennington, Bertha Pennington, Ludema Pennington, Dora Pennington, Wiley Pennington, Charlie Pennington, Revel Pennington, Mattie Pennington, Fulton Pennington, William Pennington, Bessie Pennington

The story of America Jane Ashley began in 1868 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA. America Jane Ashley married Jessie Harrison Pennington, and had children including Bertha Bertie J Pennington, Bessie Pennington, Charlie C Pennington, Charlie Clemmons Pennington, Dora Minabee Pennington, Frank Montgomery Pennington, Fulton W Pennington, Jessica Mae Pennington, Ludema Pearl Pennington, Mattie B Pennington, Revel L Pennington, Rosa Alifair Pennington, Wiley Fulton Pennington, William J Pennington, William Jennings Bryan Pennington. America Jane Ashley passed away in 1943 in Giatto, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of America Jane Ashley began in 1868 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA.
  • America Jane Ashley married Jessie Harrison Pennington, and had children including Bertha Bertie J Pennington, Bessie Pennington, Charlie C Pennington, Charlie Clemmons Pennington, Dora Minabee Pennington, Frank Montgomery Pennington, Fulton W Pennington, Jessica Mae Pennington, Ludema Pearl Pennington, Mattie B Pennington, Revel L Pennington, Rosa Alifair Pennington, Wiley Fulton Pennington, William J Pennington, William Jennings Bryan Pennington.
  • America Jane Ashley passed away in 1943 in Giatto, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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America Ashley's Ancestors

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America Ashley
1868–1943
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Creed Fulton Ashley
1844–1916
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Catherine) Turner
1847–1903
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

America Ashley's Descendants

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America (Jane) Ashley (20 Jun 1868–11 Aug 1943) m. Jessie (Harrison) Pennington (6 November 1859–19 May 1945)
  1. 1. Rosa (Alifair) Pennington 1883–1969 m. John (A.) Kennedy 1880–1951
    1. 1. John (R) Kennedy 1913–2006
    2. 2. Mable (Cynthia Mary) Kennedy 1906–1991
    3. 3. Edna (F) Kennedy 1905–
    4. 4. Alene (Mary Marie) Kennedy 1920–1994
    5. 5. Pauline Kennedy 1911–
  2. 2. William (J) Pennington 1913–1998
  3. 3. Charlie (C) Pennington 1910–
  4. 4. Jessica (Mae) Pennington 1906–1980
  5. 5. Frank (Montgomery) Pennington 1901–1968
  6. 6. Bertha (Bertie J) Pennington 1898–
  7. 7. Ludema (Pearl) Pennington 1896–1985
  8. 8. Dora (Minabee) Pennington 1891–1954
  9. 9. Wiley (Fulton) Pennington 1888–1956
  10. 10. Charlie (Clemmons) Pennington 1909–1993
  11. 11. Revel (L) Pennington 1897–
  12. 12. Mattie (B) Pennington 1891–
  13. 13. Fulton (W) Pennington 1889–
  14. 14. William (Jennings Bryan) Pennington 1910–1995
  15. 15. Bessie Pennington 1891–

America Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1868
20 Jun 1868
Birth of America Jane Ashley in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
1943
11 Aug 1943
Age 75
Death of America Jane Ashley in Giatto, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Giatto, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1868
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1943
    Event Place: Giatto, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

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