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John B Ashford 1785–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1785

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 25 Jun 1846

Death Location: Ashford Home, Hardin, Illinois, USA

Father: William Ashford

Mother: Sarah Pleasant

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Ashford

John B Ashford was born in 1785 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Jasper Ashford And Sarah Pleasant. John B Ashford married Jinsey King, and had children including William James Ashford. John B Ashford passed away in 1846 in Ashford Home, Hardin, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John B Ashford was born in 1785 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Jasper Ashford And Sarah Pleasant.
  • John B Ashford married Jinsey King, and had children including William James Ashford.
  • John B Ashford passed away in 1846 in Ashford Home, Hardin, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ashford
1760–1820
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
WA
Sarah Pleasant
1759–1816
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ashford
1810–1895
Birth Location: claxton, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
WA

John Ashford's Ancestors

Self
John Ashford
1785–1846
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Jasper Ashford
1760–1820
North Carolina, United States
Sarah Pleasant
1759–1816
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Butler (Stonestreet) Ashford
1728–1785
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Ashford
1710–1765
Elizabeth Stonestreet
1714–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ashford's Descendants

1.
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John (B) Ashford (1 April 1785–25 Jun 1846)
  1. 1. William (JAMES) Ashford 1810–1895 m. Sarah (Prudena (Prudy)) Greenlee 1810–1883
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Ashford 1856–1932 m. Rebecca (Ann) Queen 1854–1912 m. Elizabeth Brewington 1859–1948
      1. 1. Albert (Fillmore) Ashford 1877–1950 m. Laura (B) Ashford 1874–1950
      2. 2. Floyd (M) Ashford 1890–1899
      3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Sauls 1876–1915
      4. 4. Charles (Wilbum) Ashford 1892–1976 m. May Ashford 1891–
      5. 5. Bertha (Elzada) Snyder 1887–1982
      6. 6. Melissa (Ann Longstreth) Nichols 1875–1956
      7. 7. Jefferson (Davis) Ashford 1884–1960
      8. 8. Andrew (Franklin) Ashford 1880–1951
    2. 2. Alegany Ashford 1843–
    3. 3. Hiram (H) Ashford 1834– m. Elizabeth (Jane (Griggs)) Carter 1838–1911
    4. 4. James (Walker) Ashford 1840–1926 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Tomlinson 1841–1870
      1. 1. James (Henry) Ashford 1869–1956
      2. 2. Rebecca (J.) Frey 1862–1939
    5. 5. John (Alexander) Ashford 1842–1922 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ashford 1846–1885 m. Flora (Ann Martha Grooms) Ashford 1860–1920
      1. 1. James (Washington) Ashford 1879–1953
      2. 2. Minnie (Ola Dora May) Ashford 1903–1972
      3. 3. Felix (Parker) Ashford 1893–1923
      4. 4. Melvina (Timathine) Jacobs 1864–1938
      5. 5. Ransom (Franklin) Ashford 1895–1976
      6. 6. Abanathy (B.) Ashford 1874–1934
      7. 7. Henry (Ellison) Ashford 1890–1958
      8. 8. Marion (Walter) Ashford 1887–1958
      9. 9. Lorenzo (Hiram) Ashford 1869–1949
      10. 10. Ebenezer (B.) Ashford 1874–1927
      11. 11. Mary (Marissa) Carper 1865–1942
      12. 12. Alaman (Albain) Ashford 1880–1945
      13. 13. Sarah (Pearl) Jacobs 1873–1877
      14. 14. Perry (Carnell) Jacobs 1871–1876
      15. 15. Ivy (Benton) Ashford 1885–1885
      16. 16. William (Berton) Ashford 1867–1874
    6. 6. Laura (Ann) McClure 1839–1887 m. Isaac (Washington) McClure 1828–1892
      1. 1. Isaac (Newton) McClure 1874–1929 m. California (Jane) Johnson 1876–1901 m. Mary (Alice) Johnson 1879–1963
        1. 1. Lyda (M La) Pointe 1897–1980 m. William (Wilson) Stark 1883–1954 m. Edmund (C La) Pointe 1906–
        2. 2. Laura (Jane) McClure 1895– m. Charles (E) McKnight 1895– m. Charles (E) McKnight 1886–
      2. 2. Sarah (Artimissa) Kirk 1863–1911 m. James (Wood) Kirk 1852–1916
        1. 1. Gabriella (Garth) Kirk 1883–1912
        2. 2. Lewis (Kirk) Kirk 1885–1889
      3. 3. Napoleon (Bonaparte) McClure 1876–1946 m. Maydell Stark 1878–
        1. 1. Herbert McClure 1898–
      4. 4. Narcissa Bond 1857–1891 m. Judge (George M.) Bond 1847–1922
        1. 1. Edmund (M.) Bond 1876– m. June (H) Bond 1878–
        2. 2. Reason Bond 1874–
      5. 5. Lucetta McDaniel 1872–1904
        1. 1. Laura McDaniel 1888–1978
        2. 2. Alice McDaniel 1890–
      6. 6. Rebecca (Jane) McClure 1860–
      7. 7. Maryann McClure 1862–
      8. 8. Freeman (Johnson) McClure 1864–1910 m. Caroline (Lawrence (Schermerhorn)) McClure 1865–
      9. 9. Sophia McClure 1865–
      10. 10. Washington McClure 1870–
    7. 7. Michala Ashford 1851–
    8. 8. Misouri (C) Ashford 1838–1850
    9. 9. Rebecca Ashford 1836–1887 m. William (James) Cross 1825–1860
      1. 1. William (Russell) Cross 1852–1936 m. Mary (Salina) Cross 1868–1906
    10. 10. Thomas (A) Ashford 1848–
    11. 11. William (C) Ashford 1845–1863

John Ashford's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1 April 1785
Birth of John B Ashford in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1846
25 Jun 1846
Age 61
Death of John B Ashford in Ashford Home, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Ashford Home, Hardin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1785
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1846
    Event Place: Ashford Home, Hardin, Illinois, USA
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