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James A Ashby 1790 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 MAR 1790

Birth Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 December 1871

Death Location: Folsomville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: George Ashby

Mother: Elizabeth Rollins

Spouse(s): Charlotta Decker, Mary Hooker, Margaret Burdette, Elizabeth Fergerson

Children(s): Christena Ashby, Levi Ashby, James Ashby, Nancy Ashby, Hannah Ashby, Jackson Ashby, Permelia Ashby, Eliza Ashby, Jackson Ashby, Lucinda Ashby, Benjamin Ashby, Martin (Roberts), America Ashby, Christina Ashby

James A Ashby was born in 1790 in Hampshire, West Virginia, USA, the child of George Ashby and Elizabeth Rollins. James A Ashby married Charlotta Asbury Decker, Mary K Hooker, Margaret Burdette, Elizabeth Fergerson, and had children including Christena Ashby, Levi Ashby, James W Ashby, Nancy Ashby, Hannah Ashby, Jackson F Ashby, Permelia Amelia Ashby, Eliza Ashby, Jackson Ashby, Lucinda Ashby, Benjamin Ashby, Martin Ashby (Roberts), America Ashby, Christina Ashby. James A Ashby passed away in 1871 in Folsomville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James A Ashby was born in 1790 in Hampshire, West Virginia, USA, the child of George Ashby and Elizabeth Rollins.
  • James A Ashby married Charlotta Asbury Decker, Mary K Hooker, Margaret Burdette, Elizabeth Fergerson, and had children including Christena Ashby, Levi Ashby, James W Ashby, Nancy Ashby, Hannah Ashby, Jackson F Ashby, Permelia Amelia Ashby, Eliza Ashby, Jackson Ashby, Lucinda Ashby, Benjamin Ashby, Martin Ashby (Roberts), America Ashby, Christina Ashby.
  • James A Ashby passed away in 1871 in Folsomville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Ashby
1752 – 1811
Birth Location: Hampshire, , Virginia, USA
GA
Elizabeth Rollins
1760 – 1800
Birth Location: Hampshire, , Virginia, USA
ER

Spouses(s)

Charlotta Decker
1797 – 1860
Birth Location: Knox County, Indiana, USA
CD
Mary Hooker
1802 – 1879
Birth Location: Kentucky
MH
Margaret Burdette
1797 – 1860
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MB
Elizabeth Fergerson
1820 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
EF

Children(s)

Christena Ashby
1815 – 1843
Birth Location: Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America
CA
Levi Ashby
1815 – 1877
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
LA
James Ashby
1816 – 1846
Birth Location: Pike, Indiana, USA
JA
Nancy Ashby
1817 – 1899
Birth Location: Indiania
NA
Hannah Ashby
1819 – 1852
Birth Location: Indiania
HA
Jackson Ashby
1822 – 1889
Birth Location: Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America
JA
Permelia Ashby
1823 – 1902
Birth Location: –
PA
Eliza Ashby
1824 – 1880
Birth Location: Warrick Co, IN
EA
Jackson Ashby
1825 – 1913
Birth Location: –
JA
Lucinda Ashby
1831 – 1900
Birth Location: Jocket Town, Warrick, Indiana, USA
LA
Benjamin Ashby
1835 – 1858
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
BA
Martin (Roberts)
1842 – 1912
Birth Location: Gibson, Indiana, USA
M(
America Ashby
1842 – 1912
Birth Location: Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America
AA
Christina Ashby
1847 –
Birth Location: –
CA

James Ashby's Ancestors

Self
James Ashby
1790 – 1871
Birth Place: Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Parents
George Ashby
1752 – 1811
Hampshire, , Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Rollins
1760 – 1800
Hampshire, , Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ashby's Descendants

1.
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James (A) Ashby (09 MAR 1790 – 20 December 1871) m. Charlotta (Asbury) Decker (17 OCT 1797 – 8 December 1860) m. Mary (K) Hooker (1802 – 1879) m. Margaret Burdette (11 Dec 1797 – 30 Sep 1860) m. Elizabeth Fergerson (abt 1820 – )
  1. 1. Christena Ashby (15 April 1815 – 21 May 1843) m. Joel (A) Taylor (7 Aug 1812 – 28 Feb 1891)
    1. 1. James (H) Taylor (20 Sept 1833 – 2 Mar 1910)
    2. 2. John (Newton) Taylor (11 Jan 1835 – 9 Feb 1918)
    3. 3. Nicholas Taylor (8 Nov 1836 – )
    4. 4. Lewis (Louis) Taylor (21 Oct 1838 – 15 Aug 1911)
    5. 5. Caroline Taylor (8 Nov 1840 – 26 Dec 1859)
    6. 6. Martyr Taylor (19 May 1843 – 28 Sep 1851)
  2. 2. Levi Ashby (20 October 1815 – 19 May 1877)
  3. 3. James (W) Ashby (1816 – 1846)
  4. 4. Nancy Ashby (1817 – 1899)
  5. 5. Hannah Ashby (1819 – 1852)
  6. 6. Jackson (F) Ashby (19 March 1822 – 15 December 1889)
  7. 7. Permelia (Amelia) Ashby (1823 – 1902)
  8. 8. Eliza Ashby (1824 – 1880)
  9. 9. Jackson Ashby (1825 – 1913)
  10. 10. Lucinda Ashby (07 APR 1831 – 21 FEB 1900) m. Robert (Logan) McClary (7 November 1824 – 4 Apr 1910)
    1. 1. Josiah (S) McClary (28 Jul 1857 – 7 Sep 1927) m. Sarilda (C) Condit (Jul 1860 – 23 December 1943)
      1. 1. Nellie (M) McClary (29 JAN 1882 – 12 September 1964) m. Robert Forston (06 Mar 1877 – )
        1. 1. Paul Forston (08 Sep 1902 – )
        2. 2. Myrtlw Forston (29 Feb 1904 – )
      2. 2. Ura (J) McClary (2 Apr 1883 – 1 Jul 1926) m. Lula (F) Tennyson (27 sep 1881 – 20 Oct 1980)
        1. 1. Wilford McClary (30 Aug 1913 – )
        2. 2. Wilma (Frances) McClary (20 Feb 1917 – )
      3. 3. Verica (J) Mccleary (1884 – )
      4. 4. Mattie McClary (11 Apr 1885 – May 1980) m. Ira Ashley (28 Oct 1888 – )
        1. 1. Opal Ashley (02 Jul 1910 – )
      5. 5. Lula (Sarah "Mamo') McClary (14 March 1887 – 15 June 1973) m. William ("Willie" Henry) Ashley (23 Nov 1881 – 14 NOV 1955)
        1. 1. Muriel Ashley (15 JUL 1910 – 19 May 1993)
        2. 2. Mary ("Magdalene") Ashley (26 SEP 1916 – 13 April 1969)
        3. 3. Pauline (Mildred) Ashley (19 Jun 1919 – 4 May 2009)
        4. 4. Dorothy (Jean) Ashley (1929 – Jul 2012)
      6. 6. Lucinda McClary (16 JAN 1890 – 2 Feb 1890)
      7. 7. Perry (Commodore) McClary (11 July 1894 – 05 Aug 1935) m. Myrtle (Eva) Hunt (18 Oct 1895 – 5 Aug 1935)
        1. 1. Virginia (Ota) McClary (21 July 1912 – 19 Sep 1913)
        2. 2. Eute McClary (16 Sep 1914 – Bef. 1920)
        3. 3. Eva McClary (7 Oct 1916 – 14 Oct 1916)
        4. 4. Fabian (Bernice) McClary (19 Oct 1920 – 16 Dec 2024) m. Harry (Arthur) Morris (3 Jan 1919 – 22 May 2004)
      8. 8. Forrest McClary (31 Jan 1898 – 29 Jan 1988) m. Leola Ashby
      9. 9. Mirl McClary (15 Jul 1910 – )
  11. 11. Benjamin Ashby (20 March 1835 – 11 December 1858)
  12. 12. Martin (Ashby) (Roberts) (1842 – 1912)
  13. 13. America Ashby (1 July 1842 – 7 September 1912)
  14. 14. Christina Ashby (1847 – )

James Ashby's Timeline

3 Records

1790
09 MAR 1790
Birth of James A Ashby in Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1863
16 Jul 1863
Age 73
James A Ashby was married in Warrick Co, Ind
Warrick Co, Ind
1871
20 December 1871
Age 81
Death of James A Ashby in Folsomville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America
Folsomville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 MAR 1790
    Event Place: Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Warrick Co, Ind
    Record Source: U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1871
    Event Place: Folsomville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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