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John W Ashley 1842 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1842

Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1918

Death Location: Ohio, Kentucky, USA

Father: Carey Ashley

Mother: Mary Bratcher

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In 1842, John W Ashley entered the world in Grayson, Kentucky, USA, born to Carey Ashley and Mary Matilda Bratcher. John W Ashley passed away in 1918 in Ohio, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1842, John W Ashley entered the world in Grayson, Kentucky, USA, born to Carey Ashley and Mary Matilda Bratcher.
  • John W Ashley passed away in 1918 in Ohio, Kentucky, USA.

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John Ashley's Ancestors

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John Ashley
1842 – 1918
Birth Place: Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Carey Ashley
1812 – 1880
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Matilda) Bratcher
1813 – 1900
Grayson, Kentucky USA
Grandparents
Cary Ashley
1770 – 1820
Surrey, , North Carolina, USA
Mary (Harden) Phelps
1774 – 1823
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Peggy) Anderson
1796 – 1818
Nelson, Kentucky USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ashley
1755 – 1824
Hannah Pace
1750 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1842
12 Aug 1842
Birth of John W Ashley in Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Grayson, Kentucky, USA
1918
26 Dec 1918
Age 76
Death of John W Ashley in Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Ohio, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Grayson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

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