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Richard James Ashcraft 1820–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1820

Birth Location: Grant, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1899

Death Location: Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: James Ashcraft

Mother: Elizabeth Wortman

Spouse(s): Mary Ashcraft

Children(s): Marion Ashcraft, Francis Ashcraft, James Ashcraft, Uriah Ashcraft, William Ashcraft

Richard James Ashcraft was born in 1820 in Grant, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Richard Ashcraft And Elizabeth Wortman. Richard James Ashcraft married Mary Jane Ashcraft, and had children including Francis Ann Ashcraft, James Henry Ashcraft, Marion Grant Ashcraft, Uriah Ashcraft, William Clark Ashcraft. Richard James Ashcraft passed away in 1899 in Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard James Ashcraft was born in 1820 in Grant, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Richard Ashcraft And Elizabeth Wortman.
  • Richard James Ashcraft married Mary Jane Ashcraft, and had children including Francis Ann Ashcraft, James Henry Ashcraft, Marion Grant Ashcraft, Uriah Ashcraft, William Clark Ashcraft.
  • Richard James Ashcraft passed away in 1899 in Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Richard Ashcraft's Ancestors

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Richard Ashcraft
1820–1899
Birth Place: Grant, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Richard Ashcraft
1780–1867
George Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Wortman
1782–1878
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jediah (Ashcraft) Sr
1766–1820
Sleepy Creek, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Mary Rancy
1760–1856
Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Ashcraft
1737–1804
Sarah Coleman
1733–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Ashcraft
1698–1755
Elizabeth Rush
1702–1788
Robert Coleman
1710–1793
Sarah Saunders
1718–1793

Richard Ashcraft's Descendants

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Richard (James) Ashcraft (25 December 1820–22 May 1899) m. Mary (Jane) Ashcraft (25 May 1824–12 December 1885)
  1. 1. Marion (Grant) Ashcraft 1864–1944 m. Sarah (Catherine) Bolender 1874–1942
    1. 1. Sarah (Ruth) Ashcraft 1905–1973
    2. 2. Olive (Ellen) Ashcraft 1914–2012
      1. 1. Irvin (Grant) Wilson 1935–2002
    3. 3. Lily (Isabelle) Ashcraft 1901–1965
    4. 4. James (Daniel) Ashcraft 1903–1983
    5. 5. Fredrick (Henry) Ashcraft 1907–1971
    6. 6. Robert (William) Ashcraft 1896–1985
    7. 7. Mary (Etna) Ashcraft 1897–1991
    8. 8. Mabel (Odelia) Ashcraft 1909–2006
    9. 9. Ruben (Lereu) Ashcraft 1894–1941
    10. 10. Francis (Marion) Ashcraft 1899–1972
    11. 11. Everett (Polaska) Ashcraft 1893–1954
    12. 12. Walter (Albert) Ashcraft 1919–1997
    13. 13. Alice (Irene) Ashcraft 1911–2000
  2. 2. Francis (Ann) Ashcraft 1846–1939 m. Jesse (Green) Clay 1854–1891
    1. 1. Edward (Marion) Clay 1881–1949
    2. 2. Luella (Pearl) Putnam 1888–1969
    3. 3. Stanley (Elijah) Clay 1885–1967
  3. 3. James (Henry) Ashcraft 1849–1920
    1. 1. Claud (Cleveland) Ashcraft 1886–1946
    2. 2. Mary (Inda) Ashcraft 1877–1915
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Ashcraft 1895–1964
    4. 4. Ada (May) Ashcraft 1883–1944 m. Lee Flarity 1876–
    5. 5. Everette (Lee) Ashcraft 1880–1953
    6. 6. William (Richard) Ashcraft 1875–1919
  4. 4. Uriah Ashcraft 1856–1918
  5. 5. William (Clark) Ashcraft 1852–1925

Richard Ashcraft's Timeline

2 Records

1820
25 December 1820
Birth of Richard James Ashcraft in Grant, Kentucky, USA
Grant, Kentucky, USA
1899
22 May 1899
Age 79
Death of Richard James Ashcraft in Dry Ridge, Grant, Kentucky, USA
Dry Ridge, Grant, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1820
    Event Place: Grant, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1899
    Event Place: Dry Ridge, Grant, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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