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William Ashby 1854–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 June 1854

Birth Location: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1920

Death Location: Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Samuel *

Mother: Hannah *

Spouse(s): Sarah Markham

Children(s): Stephen Ashby, William Jr, Atta Ashby, John Ashby, Hannah Ashby, Don Ashby, Mary Ashby, Alma Ashby, Elias Ashby

William Ashby was born in 1854 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England, the child of Samuel Ashby And Hannah Ward. William Ashby married Sarah Elizabeth Markham, and had children including Alma Curtis Ashby, Atta Amelia Ashby, Don Carlos Ashby, Elias Ashby, Hannah Leonia Ashby, John Latham Ashby, Mary Ivine Ashby, Stephen Wells Ashby, William Ashby Jr. William Ashby passed away in 1920 in Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Ashby was born in 1854 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England, the child of Samuel Ashby And Hannah Ward.
  • William Ashby married Sarah Elizabeth Markham, and had children including Alma Curtis Ashby, Atta Amelia Ashby, Don Carlos Ashby, Elias Ashby, Hannah Leonia Ashby, John Latham Ashby, Mary Ivine Ashby, Stephen Wells Ashby, William Ashby Jr.
  • William Ashby passed away in 1920 in Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, United States of America.

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William Ashby's Ancestors

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William Ashby
1854–1920
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Samuel Ashby *
1818–1861
South Croxton, Leicestershire, England
Hannah (Ward) *
1825–1913
Belgrave, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
William (S.) ASHBY
1790–1877
Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
Jane ((GAMBLE)) TAYLOR
1791–1834
Stapleford, Leicester, England
Thomas (Ward) *
1801–1878
Queniborough, Leicestershire, England
Truelove (Latham) *
1802–1880
Belgrave, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashby's Descendants

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William Ashby (4 June 1854–22 Jan 1920) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Markham (12 July 1857–1 Jan 1913)
  1. 1. Stephen (Wells) Ashby 1884–1949 m. Ambrosine ((Zina)) Hacking 1884–1963
    1. 1. Rulon (Wells) Ashby 1907–1965 m. Elsie Henry 1909–2002
      1. 1. Gary (H) Ashby 1933–2017
      2. 2. Lila (Ashby) Thacker 1930–2019 m. Doral (Leslie "Ted") Thacker 1928–2014
    2. 2. Harald (Clive) Ashby 1909–1980
    3. 3. Thora Ashby 1910–1994
    4. 4. Sara Ashby 1915–1930
    5. 5. Ward (Hacking) Ashby 1917–1998 m. Norma Jorgensen 1920–2007 m. Eva (June) Heaps 1917–2007
    6. 6. Anna Ashby 1922–1992
  2. 2. William (Ashby) Jr 1879–1944
  3. 3. Atta (Amelia) Ashby 1882–1951
  4. 4. John (Latham) Ashby 1887–1948
  5. 5. Hannah (Leonia) Ashby 1889–1952 m. Thomas (Edwin) Hall 1886–1974
    1. 1. Freda Hall 1916–1961
    2. 2. Don (Curtis) Hall 1919–1947
    3. 3. Garth (Ashby) Hall 1924–1941
    4. 4. Lela Hall 1914–2001
    5. 5. Jay (Markham) Hall 1917–2004
    6. 6. LuDeen Hall 1920–1996
    7. 7. Mary Hall 1922–2005
    8. 8. Bruce (Bingham) Hall 1925–2018
    9. 9. Edwin (Chellus) Hall 1931–2016
    10. 10. Glade (Gates) Hall 1929–2017
  6. 6. Don (Carlos) Ashby 1892–1951 m. Hulda (Effie) Johnson 1898–1996
    1. 1. Gordon (Blaine) Ashby 1919–2002
    2. 2. Enid Ashby 1920–1997
    3. 3. Dona Ashby 1922–1999
    4. 4. Reva Ashby 1923–2015
  7. 7. Mary (Ivine) Ashby 1894–1952
  8. 8. Alma (Curtis) Ashby 1896–1942
  9. 9. Elias Ashby 1899–1966 m. Marjorie Cook 1903–1961
    1. 1. Edward (William) Ashby 1925–2009
    2. 2. Lloyd (Cook) Ashby 1927–1997
    3. 3. Reed (Markham) Ashby 1932–1945
    4. 4. Stephen (David) Ashby 1933–1992
    5. 5. Kenneth (Dee) Ashby 1936–2009
    6. 6. Maxine Johns 1943–1997
    7. 7. Marvin (Elias) Ashby 1930–2015

William Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1854
4 June 1854
Birth of William Ashby in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
1920
22 Jan 1920
Age 66
Death of William Ashby in Maeser, Uintah County, Utah, United States of America
Maeser, Uintah County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 June 1854
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    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 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Maeser, Uintah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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