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William Thomas Ashcraft 1875–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1875

Birth Location: Taylor, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Oct 1944

Death Location: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Emory Ashcraft

Mother: Matilda Ferguson

Spouse(s): Lettie Fox

Children(s): George Ashcraft, Lucy ASHCRAFT, Olga ASHCRAFT, Burgess ASHCRAFT, Mamie Ashcraft, Lester ASHCRAFT, Velma Ashcraft, Nelson Ashcraft, William Ashcraft, Percy ASHCRAFT, Mamie Ashcraft

William Thomas Ashcraft was born in 1875 in Taylor, West Virginia, USA, the child of Emory Maranda Ashcraft And Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson. William Thomas Ashcraft married Lettie Belle Fox, and had children including Burgess William Ashcraft, George Thomas Ashcraft, Lester Burke Ashcraft, Lucy Ashcraft, Mamie Mae Ashcraft, Nelson Heise Ashcraft Nelson Hyce Ashcraft, Olga Virginia Ashcraft, Percy Coburn Ashcraft, Velma Blanche Ashcraft, William Thomas Ashcraft. William Thomas Ashcraft passed away in 1944 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Ashcraft was born in 1875 in Taylor, West Virginia, USA, the child of Emory Maranda Ashcraft And Matilda Jane Vandergrift Ferguson.
  • William Thomas Ashcraft married Lettie Belle Fox, and had children including Burgess William Ashcraft, George Thomas Ashcraft, Lester Burke Ashcraft, Lucy Ashcraft, Mamie Mae Ashcraft, Nelson Heise Ashcraft Nelson Hyce Ashcraft, Olga Virginia Ashcraft, Percy Coburn Ashcraft, Velma Blanche Ashcraft, William Thomas Ashcraft.
  • William Thomas Ashcraft passed away in 1944 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA.

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William Ashcraft's Ancestors

Self
William Ashcraft
1875–1944
Birth Place: Taylor, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Emory Maranda Ashcraft
1846–1908
Taylor, West Virginia, USA
Matilda (Jane Vandergrift) Ferguson
1853–1902
Hannah, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Harrison Ashcraft) 3GG
1816–1870
Monongolia, West Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Shaw) 3GG
1819–1905
Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
James (Benjamin Red) Ferguson
1835–1872
Pennsylvania, United States
Harriet Vandergrift
1828–1913
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Levi Ashcraft
1768–1830
Rebecca 4GG
1782–1858
Samuel 4GG
1796–1841
Mary 4GG
1795–1860
Hanna Jacoby
1799–1838
Joseph Vandergrift
1800–1849
Susan Vandergrift
1807–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charity Evans
1739–1813
Samuel 5G
1773–1874
Nancy Clark
1781–1872
Col. Green
1735–1812
Mary Innes
1735–1832
Henry Jacoby
1775–1824
EBENIZER Vandergrift
1753–1827

William Ashcraft's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Ashcraft (7 Sep 1875–3 Oct 1944) m. Lettie (Belle) Fox (Abt. 1886–7 December 1982)
  1. 1. George (Thomas) Ashcraft 1911–1978 m. Dorothy (Josephine) Johnson 1912–1979
    1. 1. Clarence ('Maurice") Ashcraft 1935–2018 m. Martha (Lee) Williams 1939–2004
    2. 2. Stanley (Lewis) Ashcraft 1931–1989
    3. 3. Jesse (Lee) Ashcraft 1933–2000
    4. 4. Gloria (Diane "Ann") Ashcraft 1937–2018 m. John (Loye) Wiseman 1934–1996
    5. 5. Barbara (June Ashcraft Frazier) Persinger 1940–2013
    6. 6. Nelson (Clark) Ashcraft 1945–2002
    7. 7. George (Michael) Ashcraft 1942–1974
    8. 8. Norma (Jean) Ashcraft 1944–2017
  2. 2. Lucy ASHCRAFT 1901–1903
  3. 3. Olga (Virginia) ASHCRAFT 1903–1976 m. Hartzel (W.) Windon 1898–1962
    1. 1. Harry (Lee) Windon 1925–1977 m. Burnadeen (Rose) Phillips 1932–2013
  4. 4. Burgess (William) ASHCRAFT 1905–1986 m. Mildred (Addie) Frush 1906–1989
    1. 1. Jack (Lee) Ashcraft 1936–2009 m. Carol (Anne) Wells 1940–2019
    2. 2. Carolyn (Sue) Ashcraft 1941–1997
    3. 3. Roger (Lynn) Ashcraft 1945–2011
    4. 4. William (Burgess Ashcraft) Jr. 1928–2003
    5. 5. Lettie (Jean) Ashcraft 1932–2002
    6. 6. Ronald (Burgess) Ashcraft 1933–1995
    7. 7. Alice (Virginia) Ashcraft 1934–1994
    8. 8. Mary (Lou) Ashcraft 1930–1989
    9. 9. Daniel (LeRoy) Ashcraft 1943–1993
  5. 5. Mamie (Mae) Ashcraft 1908–1976
  6. 6. Lester (Burke) ASHCRAFT 1913–1981
  7. 7. Velma (Blanche) Ashcraft 1915–1917
  8. 8. Nelson (Heise ASHCRAFT Nelson Hyce) Ashcraft 1919–1988
  9. 9. William (Thomas) Ashcraft 1922–1923
  10. 10. Percy (Coburn) ASHCRAFT 1924–1979
  11. 11. Mamie (Mae) Ashcraft 1909–1976

William Ashcraft's Timeline

2 Records

1875
7 Sep 1875
Birth of William Thomas Ashcraft in Taylor, West Virginia, USA
Taylor, West Virginia, USA
1944
3 Oct 1944
Age 69
Death of William Thomas Ashcraft in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Taylor, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1944
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

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