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Franklin "Francis" Ashley 1828 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Ashe Co, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Father: Rev Ashley

Mother: Barbara Francis

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In 1828, Franklin "Francis" Ashley entered the world in Ashe Co, North Carolina, USA, born to Rev Jordan Ashley and Barbara Francis. Franklin "Francis" Ashley passed away in 1886 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Franklin "Francis" Ashley entered the world in Ashe Co, North Carolina, USA, born to Rev Jordan Ashley and Barbara Francis.
  • Franklin "Francis" Ashley passed away in 1886 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Franklin Ashley's Ancestors

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Franklin Ashley
1828 – 1886
Birth Place: Ashe Co, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Rev Jordan Ashley
1801 – 1864
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Barbara Francis
1805 – 1907
Anson Co, NC
Grandparents
Jordan (A Ashley *5th ggf) ‍‍‍🧬👴🏻
1761 – 1830
Georgetown, Kershaw, South Carolina
Sarah (Drakeford Sallie Saunders Sanders *5th ggm) ‍‍‍🧬👵🏻
1769 – 1865
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Charles Francis
1765 – 1840
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Sarah Wilson
1770 – 1830
Weavers Ford, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Ashley
1740 – 1816
Susan (Ashley)
1740 – 1783
George Sanders
1730 – 1820
Elizabeth Drakeford
1735 – 1820
Capt. Francis
1733 – 1780
Melicent Stoddard
1729 – 1800
Porck
1700 –
Elizabeth
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ashley
1710 – 1785
Susan Ashley
1710 – 1810
Unknown Duncan
1720 –
George SANDERS
1710 – 1789
Agnes KELLY
1715 – 1789
John Drakeford
1719 – 1789
Sarah Cole
1720 –
William Francis(7GGF)
1695 – 1751
Maria Byrd-Francis
1706 – 1749
Nathaniel Stoddard
1692 – 1756
Sarah Buck
1701 – 1757

Franklin Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Franklin "Francis" Ashley in Ashe Co, North Carolina, USA
Ashe Co, North Carolina, USA
1886
1886
Age 58
Death of Franklin "Francis" Ashley in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Ashe Co, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

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