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James Curtis Ashby 1898 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1898

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 4 September 1983

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Ashby

Mother: Sarah Ratliff

Spouse(s): Rachel McCown

Children(s): Betty Ashby, Edna Ashby

In 1898, James Curtis Ashby Sr entered the world in Texas, born to William Henry Ashby and Sarah Jane "Sallie" Ratliff. James Curtis Ashby Sr married Rachel Alma McCown, and had children including Betty Lurene Ashby, Edna Irene Ashby. James Curtis Ashby Sr passed away in 1983 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1898, James Curtis Ashby Sr entered the world in Texas, born to William Henry Ashby and Sarah Jane "Sallie" Ratliff.
  • James Curtis Ashby Sr married Rachel Alma McCown, and had children including Betty Lurene Ashby, Edna Irene Ashby.
  • James Curtis Ashby Sr passed away in 1983 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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James Ashby's Ancestors

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James Ashby
1898 – 1983
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
William Henry Ashby
1859 – 1913
, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Jane "Sallie") Ratliff
1858 – 1912
, Caldwell County, Texas, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ashby's Descendants

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James (Curtis) Ashby (5 November 1898 – 4 September 1983) m. Rachel (Alma) McCown (13 June 1911 – 12 March 2015)
  1. 1. Betty (Lurene) Ashby (9 Aug 1930 – 12 June 2022) m. Jimmie (Dee) King (5 Aug 1923 – 13 Nov 1979) m. Charles (M) Lang (abt 1926 – 12 April 2017)
    1. 1. Mark (Leroy) King (15 Oct 1957 – ) m. Lisa (Marie) Burnett (22 Mar 1957 – )
  2. 2. Edna (Irene) Ashby (16 Aug 1931 – 18 Jan 1999) m. Alvin (Loren) Puffer m. Robert (Franklin) Rimel (19 Jan 1928 – )
    1. 1. Ann (Rimel) Young

James Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1898
5 November 1898
Birth of James Curtis Ashby Sr in Texas
Texas
1983
4 September 1983
Age 85
Death of James Curtis Ashby Sr in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1898
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1983
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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