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John Thomas Ashley 1837–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JAN 1837

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 5 FEB 1922

Death Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Father: Edward Ashley

Mother: Elizabeth Able

Spouse(s): Catherine Banister, Elizabeth Shirley, Adaline Robinson, Margaret Branyon

Children(s): Turner Ashley, John Ashley, Elizabeth Ashley, Shirley Ashley, Fletch Ashley, H.E. Ashley, Jasper Ashley, Janie Ashley, Richard Ashley, Edward Ashley, Weldon Ashley, Sallie Ashley, M.C.L Ashley

John Thomas Ashley was born in 1837 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Edward Wesley Ashley And Elizabeth Able. In 1850, John Thomas Ashley was recorded in the census in Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, Un. In 1860, John Thomas Ashley was recorded in the census in Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United State. John Thomas Ashley married Adaline Barr Robinson, Catherine Banister, Elizabeth Jane Shirley, Margaret Jane Branyon, and had children including Edward Wesley Ashley, Elizabeth Ashley, Fletch Ashley, H E Jane Ashley, Janie Ashley, Jasper Ellis Ashley, John William Ashley, M C L Ashley, Richard Barr Ashley, Sallie Ashley, Shirley Ashley, Turner Benjamin Franklin Ashley, Weldon James Henry Ashley. John Thomas Ashley passed away in 1922 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Ashley was born in 1837 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Edward Wesley Ashley And Elizabeth Able.
  • In 1850, John Thomas Ashley was recorded in the census in Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, Un.
  • In 1860, John Thomas Ashley was recorded in the census in Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United State.
  • John Thomas Ashley married Adaline Barr Robinson, Catherine Banister, Elizabeth Jane Shirley, Margaret Jane Branyon, and had children including Edward Wesley Ashley, Elizabeth Ashley, Fletch Ashley, H E Jane Ashley, Janie Ashley, Jasper Ellis Ashley, John William Ashley, M C L Ashley, Richard Barr Ashley, Sallie Ashley, Shirley Ashley, Turner Benjamin Franklin Ashley, Weldon James Henry Ashley.
  • John Thomas Ashley passed away in 1922 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Ashley
1805–1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
EA
Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
EA

Spouses(s)

Catherine Banister
1841–1862
Birth Location: –
CB
Elizabeth Shirley
1848–1930
Birth Location: –
ES
Adaline Robinson
1844–1879
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
AR
Margaret Branyon
1849–1888
Birth Location: –
MB

Children(s)

Turner Ashley
1875–1957
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
TA
John Ashley
1860–1933
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
JA
Elizabeth Ashley
1862–1888
Birth Location: –
EA
Shirley Ashley
1890–1891
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SA
Fletch Ashley
1890–1890
Birth Location: –
FA
H.E. Ashley
1880–1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
HA
Jasper Ashley
1884–1949
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
JA
Janie Ashley
1888–1971
Birth Location: –
JA
Richard Ashley
1865–1907
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
RA
Edward Ashley
1867–1950
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
EA
Weldon Ashley
1869–1950
Birth Location: –
WA
Sallie Ashley
1873–1945
Birth Location: –
SA
M.C.L Ashley
1877–1878
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
MA

John Ashley's Ancestors

Self
John Ashley
1837–1922
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Edward Wesley Ashley
1805–1880
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ashley's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Ashley (20 JAN 1837–5 FEB 1922) m. Catherine Banister (27 APR 1841–1 MAR 1862) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Shirley (12 MAR 1848–15 MAY 1930) m. Adaline (Barr) Robinson (26 OCT 1844–7 FEB 1879) m. Margaret (Jane) Branyon (7 SEP 1849–24 OCT 1888)
  1. 1. Turner (Benjamin Franklin) Ashley 1875–1957 m. Eula (Elizabeth) Ashley 1878–1961
    1. 1. Mary (Adeline) Ashley 1898–1981
    2. 2. Frank (William Dewey) Ashley 1900–1965 m. Ruby (Elmanza) McCurry 1919–1997
      1. 1. Shirley (Alice) Ashley 1936–2002
    3. 3. Floyd (Alfred Asbury) Ashley 1902–1991 m. Sudie (Caroline) Wilson 1907–1997
      1. 1. Barry (Benjamin) Ashley 1931–2013
      2. 2. Robert (Pelmon) Ashley 1927–2003
      3. 3. Opal (Lee) Ashley 1929–2003
      4. 4. Jeff (Larry) Ashley 1938–1970
      5. 5. Manuel (Dean) Ashley 1923–2002 m. Mary (Frances) Sorrow 1927–1997
      6. 6. Truman (Wyatt) Ashley 1936–1999
    4. 4. Myrtle Ashley 1906–
    5. 5. Mabel (Jane) Ashley 1908–1988
    6. 6. Richard Ashley 1912–
    7. 7. Gladys (Della Emma) Ashley 1914–2004 m. Tenrice (Alexander) Brown 1917–1967
    8. 8. Howard (Humphrey) Ashley 1914–1995 m. Hazel Banister 1918–1986
    9. 9. Horace (Benjamin) Ashley 1917–2001 m. Idelle Lowe 1919–1998
    10. 10. Janette Ashley 1921–
    11. 11. Alvis (Oscar) Ashley 1923–1989
    12. 12. Richard (John) Ashley 1910–1983 m. Glendelle (Elizabeth) McCurry 1920–2001
    13. 13. Myrtis Ashley 1904–2004 m. Claud (Cowan) Wright 1901–1987
      1. 1. Margaret (E) Wright 1926–
  2. 2. John (William) Ashley 1860–1933 m. Louise (Ellen) Branyon 1861–1922
    1. 1. Jefferson (Thomas) Ashley 1883–1919 m. Millie (Louvendia) Ashley 1887–1952
      1. 1. Clara (Mae) Ashley 1913–1979
      2. 2. Grady (Brown) Ashley 1916–1996 m. Irene (Elizabeth) Cowan 1928–1984
      3. 3. Gladys Ashley 1911–1912
    2. 2. James (Oscar) Ashley 1886–1970 m. Julia (Cumi) Wilson 1887–1967
      1. 1. Carol (O) Ashley 1918–1981 m. Clara (Jane) Crawford 1922–2011
      2. 2. Mildred Ashley 1920–2012
      3. 3. George (Dale) Ashley 1915–1978 m. Ollie (Christine) Burroughs 1917–2004
      4. 4. Eleanor Ashley 1927–2011 m. Elbert (Otis) DeVore 1927–1993
      5. 5. Ida (Lou) Ashley 1913–2004 m. Hugh (David) Milling 1911–1960
    3. 3. Lydia (Allie Louvenida) Ashley 1894–1990 m. Guy (Monroe) Hawkins 1892–1971
    4. 4. Estelle (Leona) Ashley 1880–1946 m. Samuel (J) Fisher 1866–1944
      1. 1. Turner (Calvin) Fisher 1900–1972
      2. 2. Elsie Fisher 1904–1980
      3. 3. Edith Fisher 1906–1908
    5. 5. Mallie (L) Ashley 1890–1972 m. Willie (Lee) Lowe 1886–1951
      1. 1. Willie (Foiest) Lowe 1908–1964
      2. 2. John (Harris) Lowe 1909–1986
      3. 3. Ivy (Horace) Lowe 1909–1991 m. Reba (Irene) Simpson 1909–1988
      4. 4. Eugenia Lowe 1911–1973
      5. 5. Olive Lowe 1914–
      6. 6. Winston Lowe 1919–
      7. 7. Robert (William) Lowe 1919–1991 m. Allie (Mae) Campbell 1919–1990
      8. 8. Fred (Dominick) Lowe 1923–2011
    6. 6. Lola (Bell) Ashley 1891–1966 m. Charley (Mattison) Hawkins 1889–1968
      1. 1. Lucia (L) Hawkins 1913–1984
      2. 2. Lanson (Skelton) Hawkins 1915–1980 m. Pearl Hanks 1916–2014
        1. 1. Steve (Preston) Hawkins 1936–1996
      3. 3. Howard (Clarence) Hawkins 1917–1988 m. Thelma (J) Jones 1920–1984
      4. 4. Claude (M) Hawkins 1920–
      5. 5. Warren (Harding) Hawkins 1921–
      6. 6. Leo Hawkins 1923–1993
      7. 7. Cleo Hawkins 1923–1992 m. James (A) Wood 1924–1976
        1. 1. James (Warren) Wood 1947–1974
      8. 8. James (Robert) Hawkins 1925–2003 m. Mattie (Ruth) Tallent 1932–1989
      9. 9. Margaret (E) Hawkins 1928–2010
      10. 10. Dorothy (Allie) Hawkins 1930–2015
    7. 7. Willie (Wesley) Ashley 1900–1969 m. Claudia Mcclain 1902–1986
      1. 1. Katherine Ashley 1923–
      2. 2. Dorothy Ashley 1925–
      3. 3. Billy Ashley 1930–2007 m. Mary (Earle) Cunningham 1928–2009
    8. 8. Lawrence (Auburn) Ashley 1904–1988 m. Geneva (Elizabeth) Bowen 1903–1988
      1. 1. James (Willis) Ashley 1924–2008
      2. 2. Lawrence (Henry) Ashley 1932–2007
      3. 3. John (William) Ashley 1924–1986 m. Mary (Evelyn) Davis 1920–2008
  3. 3. Elizabeth Ashley 1862–1888 m. John (William Washington) Branyon 1859–1915
    1. 1. Ola (Belle) Branyon 1881–1913 m. Thomas (Reece) McMahan 1885–1965
      1. 1. Margaret (Cynthia) McMahan 1911–1981
      2. 2. Sarah (E) McMahan 1909–
  4. 4. Shirley Ashley 1890–1891
  5. 5. Fletch Ashley 1890–1890
  6. 6. H.E. (Jane) Ashley 1880–1880
  7. 7. Jasper (Ellis) Ashley 1884–1949
  8. 8. Janie Ashley 1888–1971
  9. 9. Richard (Barr) Ashley 1865–1907 m. Mattie (Clementine) Pruitt 1868–1941
    1. 1. Fred (Keith) Ashley 1889–1958 m. Verna (Lee) Saylors 1890–1979
      1. 1. William (Richard) Ashley 1915–1915
      2. 2. Myra (Pruitt) Ashley 1909–1928
      3. 3. Annie Ashley 1912–1994
        1. 1. Ernest (Dean) Bell 1940–1997
      4. 4. Florence (Marie) Ashley 1914–2010 m. Harper (Alonzo) Norman 1917–2001
    2. 2. John (Claude) Ashley 1891–1948 m. Hattie (Estelle) Ferguson 1897–1996
      1. 1. Claude (Max) Ashley 1919–1976 m. Ruth (Alsippie) Pruitt 1924–2015
      2. 2. Benjamin (Donald) Ashley 1921–2002 m. Ruby (Inez) Hodges 1924–2006
        1. 1. Benjamin (Donald) Ashley 1941–1974
      3. 3. Richard (Bert) Ashley 1914–1981 m. Ruth Murdock 1914–1990
        1. 1. Stella (Gray) Ashley 1937–1994
        2. 2. Gerald (Murdock) Ashley 1933–2001 m. Winona Branyon 1934–2006
      4. 4. Georgia (Evelyn) Ashley 1916–1997 m. James (Tompkins) Ramey 1915–1989
      5. 5. Adelaide (Estelle) Ashley 1924–1928
    3. 3. Adeline (Anna) Ashley 1895–1970 m. Robert (H) Kay 1895–1943
      1. 1. Sarah (Floride) Kay 1916–2007 m. Robert (Edgar) Craig 1911–1975
        1. 1. Reida (Kay) Craig 1949–1949
      2. 2. Wade Kay 1919–
  10. 10. Edward (Wesley) Ashley 1867–1950 m. Sallie (Cornelia) Shaw 1870–1918
  11. 11. Weldon (James Henry) Ashley 1869–1950 m. Leila (Preston) Pruitt 1876–1968
  12. 12. Sallie Ashley 1873–1945 m. John (William Washington) Branyon 1859–1915
  13. 13. M.C.L Ashley 1877–1878

John Ashley's Timeline

9 Records

1837
20 JAN 1837
Birth of John Thomas Ashley in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 13
John Thomas Ashley appeared in census in Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 23
John Thomas Ashley appeared in census in Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 33
John Thomas Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 43
John Thomas Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 63
John Thomas Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 73
John Thomas Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 83
John Thomas Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1922
5 FEB 1922
Age 85
Death of John Thomas Ashley in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
Anderson County, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JAN 1837
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern Subdivision, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1922
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Entry, , , South Carolina.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com
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