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Sarah Frances Ashby 1842–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1842

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 3 September 1917

Death Location: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Ashby

Mother: Mary Gwynn

Spouse(s): Wellington Bell

Children(s): Fannie Bell, Ada Bell, Melissa Bell, Robert Bell, William Bell

Sarah Frances Ashby was born in 1842 in Virginia, the child of Robert C Ashby And Mary E Gwynn. In 1880, Sarah Frances Ashby resided in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Sarah Frances Ashby married Wellington West Bell, and had children including Ada Mellissa Bell, Fannie Etta Bell, Melissa A Bell, Robert Lee Bell, William Wellington Bell. Sarah Frances Ashby passed away in 1917 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Frances Ashby was born in 1842 in Virginia, the child of Robert C Ashby And Mary E Gwynn.
  • In 1880, Sarah Frances Ashby resided in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah Frances Ashby married Wellington West Bell, and had children including Ada Mellissa Bell, Fannie Etta Bell, Melissa A Bell, Robert Lee Bell, William Wellington Bell.
  • Sarah Frances Ashby passed away in 1917 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sarah Ashby's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Ashby
1842–1917
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Robert C Ashby
1806–1885
Norfolk, Virginia
Mary (E) Gwynn
1813–1879
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Ashby's Descendants

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Sarah (Frances) Ashby (14 March 1842–3 September 1917) m. Wellington (West) Bell (1835–12 March 1911)
  1. 1. Fannie (Etta) Bell 1871–1917 m. Benj (R) Gornto 1866–1928 m. Benjamin (R) Gornto 1868–1928
    1. 1. Raymond Gornto 1897–1964 m. Doris Gornto 1904–1976
      1. 1. Raymond Gornto 1923–2013
      2. 2. Violet Gornto 1938–2019
    2. 2. Dorothy (Bell) Gornto 1901–1946 m. John (Calhoun) Ellis 1898–1945
    3. 3. Earl (Douglas Gornto) Sr 1893–1957 m. Esther Boughton 1886–1963
      1. 1. Fannie (G) Ferebee 1918–1981
      2. 2. Earl (Douglas Gornto) Jr 1920–1973
    4. 4. Raymond (Benjamin) Gornto 1897–1964
    5. 5. Earl (Douglas Gornto) Sr 1893–1957
  2. 2. Ada (Mellissa) Bell 1867–1959
  3. 3. Melissa (A.) Bell 1868–
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Bell 1863–1954
  5. 5. William (Wellington) Bell 1861–1883

Sarah Ashby's Timeline

3 Records

1842
14 March 1842
Birth of Sarah Frances Ashby in Virginia
Virginia
1880
1880
Age 38
Sarah Frances Ashby resided here in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1917
3 September 1917
Age 75
Death of Sarah Frances Ashby in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1842
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 1381; Page: 106a; Enumeration District: 062
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 1381; Page: 106a; Enumeration District: 062

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 September 1917
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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