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James Hite Ashley 1919–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAY 1919

Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 3 MAY 1988

Death Location: Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States

Father: Joshua Ashley

Mother: Margaret Ashley

Spouse(s): Garnetta Passmore

Children(s): Joshua Ashley, James Ashley

James Hite Ashley was born in 1919 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States, the child of Joshua Whitner Ashley And Margaret Geneva Ashley. In 1920, James Hite Ashley was recorded in the census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States. In 1930, James Hite Ashley was recorded in the census in Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, United State. James Hite Ashley married Garnetta Passmore, and had children including James Larry Ashley, Joshua Julius Ashley. James Hite Ashley passed away in 1988 in Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James Hite Ashley was born in 1919 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States, the child of Joshua Whitner Ashley And Margaret Geneva Ashley.
  • In 1920, James Hite Ashley was recorded in the census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1930, James Hite Ashley was recorded in the census in Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, United State.
  • James Hite Ashley married Garnetta Passmore, and had children including James Larry Ashley, Joshua Julius Ashley.
  • James Hite Ashley passed away in 1988 in Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ashley's Ancestors

Self
James Ashley
1919–1988
Birth Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Joshua Whitner Ashley
1900–1945
Margaret (Geneva) Ashley
1903–1978
Grandparents
James (Edward Wesley) Ashley
1878–1926
Minnie (Lee) Campbell
1882–1961
Joshua (Whitner) Ashley
1873–1939
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Margaret (Ola) Ashley
1876–1946
Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
WIlliam Ashley
1857–1928
Hannah Nelson
1859–1938
Joseph Ashley
1848–1922
Narcissa Able
1840–1898
John Ashley
1853–1906
Mary Nelson
1855–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Ashley
1805–1880
Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
Edward Ashley
1805–1880
Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
John Able
1816–1891
Eliza
1825–
Joshua Ashley
1810–1888
Frances Able
1819–1900

James Ashley's Descendants

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James (Hite) Ashley (14 MAY 1919–3 MAY 1988) m. Garnetta Passmore (1922–15 JAN 1975)
  1. 1. Joshua (Julius) Ashley 1948–1975
  2. 2. James (Larry) Ashley 1947–1969

James Ashley's Timeline

5 Records

1919
14 MAY 1919
Birth of James Hite Ashley in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 1
James Hite Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1930
1930
Age 11
James Hite Ashley appeared in census in Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1940
1940
Age 21
James Hite Ashley appeared in census in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1988
3 MAY 1988
Age 69
Death of James Hite Ashley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAY 1919
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: , Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1942–24 FEB 1946
    Record Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, "," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (: accessed ).

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1988
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

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