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David Walter Ashley 1878–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1878

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 7 Feb 1944

Death Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Father: William Ashley

Mother: Mary Campbell

Spouse(s): Ethel Jones

Children(s): Homer Ashley, Annie Ashley, Christine Ashley, Robert Sr., Lucille Ashley, Gilbert Ashley, George Ashley, Unnamed Ashley, Garland Ashley, Irene Ashley, Helen Ashley, Dorothy Ashley, David Ashley, Mary Ashley, Eunice Ashley, Madeline Ashley, Shirley Ashley, Ethel Ashley

David Walter Ashley was born in 1878 in Virginia, the child of William Ashley And Mary Ann Campbell. In 1880, David Walter Ashley resided in Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, United States. David Walter Ashley married Ethel Sophia Jones, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Ashley, Christine Hortense Ashley, David Cameron Ashley, Dorothy Ashley, Ethel Mae Ashley, Eunice Ruth Ashley, Garland Golden Ashley, George Dayton Ashley, Gilbert Ray Ashley, Helen Leola Ashley, Homer Washington Ashley, Irene Victoria Ashley, Lucille Corrine Ashley, Madeline Minnie Ashley, Mary Ashley, Robert Lee Ashley Sr, Shirley Louise Ashley, Unnamed Ashley. David Walter Ashley passed away in 1944 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • David Walter Ashley was born in 1878 in Virginia, the child of William Ashley And Mary Ann Campbell.
  • In 1880, David Walter Ashley resided in Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, United States.
  • David Walter Ashley married Ethel Sophia Jones, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Ashley, Christine Hortense Ashley, David Cameron Ashley, Dorothy Ashley, Ethel Mae Ashley, Eunice Ruth Ashley, Garland Golden Ashley, George Dayton Ashley, Gilbert Ray Ashley, Helen Leola Ashley, Homer Washington Ashley, Irene Victoria Ashley, Lucille Corrine Ashley, Madeline Minnie Ashley, Mary Ashley, Robert Lee Ashley Sr, Shirley Louise Ashley, Unnamed Ashley.
  • David Walter Ashley passed away in 1944 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Ashley's Ancestors

Self
David Ashley
1878–1944
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William Ashley
1836–1905
Kentucky
Mary (Ann) Campbell
1846–1887
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jno. (Oliver Ashley) Jr
1794–1858
Mechlenburg, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
(Betsy) (Elizabeth Ann) Montgomery
1793–1875
VA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Ashley's Descendants

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David (Walter) Ashley (abt 1878–7 Feb 1944) m. Ethel (Sophia) Jones (abt 1888–16 Jul 1936)
  1. 1. Homer (Washington) Ashley 1905–1962 m. Martha Carter 1915–
  2. 2. Annie (Elizabeth) Ashley 1908–1991 m. Jack (C) Vest 1905–
    1. 1. Annie (Virginia) Vest 1929–1929
  3. 3. Christine (Hortense) Ashley 1919–1982
  4. 4. Robert (Lee Ashley) Sr. 1910–1996
  5. 5. Lucille (Corrine) Ashley 1919–1953 m. Dennis Martin 1914–1997
    1. 1. Dennis (Melvin) Martin 1937–1962
    2. 2. Burgess (Garland) Martin 1945–1978
    3. 3. Madeline (Eloise) Martin 1939–2011
  6. 6. Gilbert (Ray) Ashley 1924–1988
  7. 7. George (Dayton) Ashley 1912–1983
  8. 8. Unnamed Ashley 1909–1909
  9. 9. Garland (Golden) Ashley 1920–1945
  10. 10. Irene (Victoria) Ashley 1922–1974
  11. 11. Helen (Leola) Ashley 1925–1972
  12. 12. Dorothy Ashley 1925–1926
  13. 13. David (Cameron) Ashley 1914–1969 m. Bettie (Pearl) Angus 1918–
    1. 1. Warren (Emil) Ashley 1940–2007
  14. 14. Mary Ashley 1920–
  15. 15. Eunice (Ruth) Ashley 1911–1979
  16. 16. Madeline (Minnie) Ashley 1917–1941
  17. 17. Shirley (Louise) Ashley 1930–2012
  18. 18. Ethel (Mae) Ashley 1907–1933 m. Henry Wells 1898– m. Jasper (Lee) Vest 1902–1971
    1. 1. Ruby (Mae) Vest 1927–1982
    2. 2. Houston (Hundley) Vest 1933–1976 m. Nellie Scanish 1931–1970
    3. 3. Owen (Calvin) Vest 1931–1998 m. June (Lee) Harris 1936–2011
    4. 4. Gracie (Ethel) Vest 1929–2022 m. Joel (Earl) Case 1921–1975 m. Jesse (James) Johnson 1928–1996
    5. 5. Annie (Doris) Vest 1930–2002 m. Curtis (Randolph Fisher) Sr 1920–1979 m. Calvin (Terrell) Rogers 1929–2005

David Ashley's Timeline

7 Records

1876
15 May 1876
Birth of David Walter Ashley in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1878
abt 1878
Birth of David Walter Ashley in Virginia
Virginia
1880
1880
Age 2
David Walter Ashley resided here in Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, United States
Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, United States
1910
1910
Age 32
David Walter Ashley resided here in Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, USA
Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
David Walter Ashley resided here in Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, USA
Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
David Walter Ashley resided here in Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia
Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia
1944
7 Feb 1944
Age 66
Death of David Walter Ashley in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1876
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia; Roll: T625_1895; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 876
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia; Roll: 2452; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 33.0.
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Amherst County, Virginia; Roll: 1984207; Draft Board: 0.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia; Roll: 1379; Family History Film: 1255379; Page: 229C; Enumeration District: 112; Image: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1636; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1375649
    [6] Virginia, Death Records
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1878
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia; Roll: 2452; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 33.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia; Roll: 1379; Family History Film: 1255379; Page: 229C; Enumeration District: 112; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1636; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1375649

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia; Roll: T625_1895; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 876

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lovingston, Nelson, Virginia; Roll: 2452; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 33.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Amherst County, Virginia; Roll: 1984207; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1944
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records

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