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Edward Wesley Ashley 1845–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1845

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 MAY 1922

Death Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

Father: Edward Ashley

Mother: Elizabeth Able

Spouse(s): Sarah Brown

Children(s): Joseph Ashley, James Ashley, Cornelia Ashley, Sarah Ashley, Jasper Ashley, Thomas Ashley, Walter Ashley, Robert Ashley, William Ashley

The story of Edward Wesley Ashley began in 1845 in South Carolina, United States. In 1850, Edward Wesley Ashley was recorded in the census in Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, Un. In 1860, Edward Wesley Ashley was recorded in the census in Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United State. Edward Wesley Ashley married Sarah Amanda Brown, and had children including Cornelia Rosalee Ashley, James Stephen Ashley, Jasper Brown Calvin Ashley, Joseph Clarence Ashley, Robert Roscoe Ashley, Sarah Elizabeth Ashley, Thomas Robert Ashley, Walter Ashley, William John Ashley. Edward Wesley Ashley passed away in 1922 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Wesley Ashley began in 1845 in South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1850, Edward Wesley Ashley was recorded in the census in Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, Un.
  • In 1860, Edward Wesley Ashley was recorded in the census in Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United State.
  • Edward Wesley Ashley married Sarah Amanda Brown, and had children including Cornelia Rosalee Ashley, James Stephen Ashley, Jasper Brown Calvin Ashley, Joseph Clarence Ashley, Robert Roscoe Ashley, Sarah Elizabeth Ashley, Thomas Robert Ashley, Walter Ashley, William John Ashley.
  • Edward Wesley Ashley passed away in 1922 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Ashley
1805–1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Brown
1848–1926
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SB

Children(s)

Joseph Ashley
1880–1948
Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
JA
James Ashley
1868–1944
Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
JA
Cornelia Ashley
1870–1929
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
CA
Sarah Ashley
1871–1951
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SA
Jasper Ashley
1875–1946
Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
JA
Thomas Ashley
1876–
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
TA
Walter Ashley
1883–1939
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
WA
Robert Ashley
1885–1970
Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
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William Ashley
1866–1911
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
WA

Edward Ashley's Ancestors

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Edward Ashley
1845–1922
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Edward Wesley Ashley
1805–1880
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Ashley's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Wesley) Ashley (24 DEC 1845–18 MAY 1922) m. Sarah (Amanda) Brown (3 OCT 1848–21 APR 1926)
  1. 1. Joseph (Clarence) Ashley 1880–1948
  2. 2. James (Stephen) Ashley 1868–1944 m. Laura (Caroline) Hanks 1871–1940
    1. 1. Allie (Leona) Ashley 1890–1967 m. Thomas (Reece) McMahan 1885–1965
      1. 1. Kathleen McMahan 1919–1921
      2. 2. Thomas (Marvin) McMahan 1922–2004
    2. 2. Minnie (Inez) Ashley 1892–1926 m. James (Hiott) McMahan 1890–1955
    3. 3. Infant Ashley 1908–1909
    4. 4. Lois (Caroline) Ashley 1895–1969
    5. 5. William (Vernon) Ashley 1899–1946
    6. 6. Claudia (Lucia) Ashley 1897–1960
    7. 7. James (F) Ashley 1899–
    8. 8. Julian (Brown) Ashley 1905–1940 m. Annie Gambrell 1907–1960
      1. 1. Julian (Michael) Ashley 1939–2004 m. Carol Velonis 1941–2001
  3. 3. Cornelia (Rosalee) Ashley 1870–1929 m. John (William) Hanks 1866–1939
    1. 1. Nettie (Gertrude) Hanks 1889–
    2. 2. Cliff Hanks 1894–
    3. 3. Joseph (Lawton) Hanks 1897–
    4. 4. William (Roy) Hanks 1901–
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ashley 1871–1951 m. Calvin (Lafayette) Ashley 1867–1935
    1. 1. Frank Ashley 1895–1896
    2. 2. Gary (Eugene) Ashley 1890–1956 m. Elizabeth (Olivia) Ashley 1889–1946
      1. 1. Helen (E) Ashley 1911–1912
      2. 2. Betty (Jean) Ashley 1931–2014 m. Joseph (Thurman) Rucker 1921–2012
      3. 3. Annie Ashley 1912–1994
      4. 4. Leland (Wesley) Ashley 1915–1980 m. Janie Phillips 1918–2011
      5. 5. Vera (Inez) Ashley 1917–1995
      6. 6. Barron (Greer) Ashley 1921–1968 m. Selma (Ada) Timms 1927–2013
      7. 7. Hazel Ashley 1924–
    3. 3. Ernest Ashley 1891–1937 m. Eva (L) Moore 1895–1972
      1. 1. Virginia (Katherine) Ashley 1922–1989
      2. 2. Allie (Leottis) Ashley 1914–2000 m. Raymond (Eugene) Ashley 1910–1977
      3. 3. Calvin (Wayne) Ashley 1911–1948 m. Mary (Lois) Branyon 1912–2009
        1. 1. Maxie Ashley 1930–2016
      4. 4. James (Pearman) Ashley 1916–2003 m. Edith (Edna) Ashley 1920–2009
        1. 1. Ernest (Jimmy Dean) Ashley 1943–2006 m. Betty (Jean) Rogers 1947–2010
      5. 5. Ruby (Ernestine) Ashley 1919–2006 m. Willie Cason 1915–1998
    4. 4. Ray (Elmer) Ashley 1893–1961 m. Ethel Page 1896–1979
      1. 1. Foster (Nathan) Ashley 1927–2011 m. Louise Warren 1930–1999
      2. 2. Marjorie (Marie) Ashley 1915–2011 m. William (Henry) Ashley 1915–1992
      3. 3. Calvin (L) Ashley 1914–1947 m. Zessie (Odell) Branyon 1917–1985
        1. 1. Loree (Virginia) Ashley 1938–2012
      4. 4. Willie Ashley 1912–1993 m. Inez Gambrell 1919–1985
        1. 1. Gloria (J) Ashley 1938–2021 m. William (Doyle) Walls 1937–2007
      5. 5. Preston (Griffin) Ashley 1919–2002
      6. 6. Carrie Ashley 1923–
      7. 7. Shirley (Fletcher) Ashley 1929–2006
      8. 8. Louie (Ray) Ashley 1931–1993
  5. 5. Jasper (Brown Calvin) Ashley 1875–1946 m. Minnie (Lee) Hanks 1877–1952
    1. 1. Clyde (William) Ashley 1899–1939 m. Myrtie (Cleo) Ashley 1900–2001
      1. 1. Clyde (William) Ashley 1923–2002
        1. 1. Haynie (Dean) Ashley 1948–2006
      2. 2. Edward (L) Ashley 1926–
      3. 3. Ella (Joyce) Ashley 1935–2012 m. Jerry (Benjamin) Ashley 1932–1994
    2. 2. Attie (Belle) Ashley 1896–
    3. 3. Lydia (Elizabeth) Ashley 1910–2002 m. James (Otis) Ashley 1909–1966
    4. 4. Helen (Adell) Ashley 1915–2003 m. Calvin (C) Branyon 1915–1981 m. Marvin (Harold) Ashley 1914–1935
    5. 5. Winnie Ashley 1905–1984 m. James (Aaron) Shirley 1898–1975
      1. 1. Betty (Ann) Shirley 1931–1988 m. Furman McClain 1924–1992
      2. 2. William (Bruce) Shirley 1926–2005
      3. 3. James (Ray) Shirley 1928–1997 m. Sybil (Frances) Ricketts 1930–2013
      4. 4. Kathleen Shirley 1923–2012 m. Floyd (Evans) Ragsdale 1923–2000
      5. 5. Ruth Shirley 1922–
  6. 6. Thomas (Robert) Ashley 1876–
  7. 7. Walter Ashley 1883–1939 m. Calpurnia (B) Strickland 1888–1952
    1. 1. Amanda (Louise) Ashley 1908–1981 m. Leslie (Henry) Ricketts 1902–1982
      1. 1. Leslie (Henry) Ricketts 1947–2013
    2. 2. Julian (Brown) Ashley 1909–1947 m. Emma (Gwendolyn) Boggs 1923–2005
      1. 1. Jackie (Milton) Ashley 1945–1967
    3. 3. Thomas (Reese) Ashley 1917–1965 m. Laura Winn 1918–1992
    4. 4. Colie (Leasie) Ashley 1912–1965 m. Mallie (Adalaide) Ashley 1911–1998
    5. 5. Ruth Ashley 1921–
  8. 8. Robert (Roscoe) Ashley 1885–1970 m. Ivy Clark 1892–
    1. 1. Robert (Howard) Ashley 1909–1967 m. Martha (Calvert) Nickles 1915–2002
    2. 2. Gladys (Elizabeth) Ashley 1910–1994
    3. 3. Symanthia Ashley 1912–1996 m. Max (Carlton) Burton 1912–2001
    4. 4. Doris (Inez) Ashley 1914–2007 m. George (Hugh) Frederick 1908–1995
    5. 5. James (Dale) Ashley 1915–1978 m. Julia Ellis 1917–2010
      1. 1. Moffatt (Clark) Ashley 1947–1972
    6. 6. Annie (Laura) Ashley 1918–
    7. 7. Benjamin Ashley 1920–
    8. 8. Jack (Erwin) Ashley 1923–1994
    9. 9. Dan Ashley 1926–
    10. 10. Nathan (Wesley) Ashley 1928–1987 m. Josepine (Anna) Ashley 1927–1994
  9. 9. William (John) Ashley 1866–1911 m. Cenie (M) Stone 1871–1922
    1. 1. Herbert (Clyde) Ashley 1905–1973 m. Addie Smith 1911–1986
      1. 1. Lilly (Etrulia) Ashley 1928–2011
      2. 2. Herbert (Clyde) Ashley 1923–1983 m. Margie Looney 1927–2003
    2. 2. William (Pulmer) Ashley 1891–1955 m. Daisy Williams 1896–1983

Edward Ashley's Timeline

8 Records

1845
24 DEC 1845
Birth of Edward Wesley Ashley in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 5
Edward Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 15
Edward Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 35
Edward Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 55
Edward Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 65
Edward Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 75
Edward Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1922
18 MAY 1922
Age 77
Death of Edward Wesley Ashley in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
Anderson County, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1845
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1922
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Entry, , , South Carolina.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com
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