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William Hicks "Hix" Ashe 1840–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Macon County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Amos Ashe

Mother: Polly Ash

Spouse(s): Harriet Sitton

Children(s): Clingman Ashe, Joseph Ashe, Mary Nicholson

In 1840, William Hicks "Hix" Ashe entered the world in Macon County, North Carolina, USA, born to Amos David Ashe And Polly Mina Ash. William Hicks "Hix" Ashe married Harriet Malvina Painter Ashe Sitton, and had children including Clingman R Ashe, Joseph Lee Ashe, Mary Hix Ash Nicholson. William Hicks "Hix" Ashe passed away in 1871 in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1840, William Hicks "Hix" Ashe entered the world in Macon County, North Carolina, USA, born to Amos David Ashe And Polly Mina Ash.
  • William Hicks "Hix" Ashe married Harriet Malvina Painter Ashe Sitton, and had children including Clingman R Ashe, Joseph Lee Ashe, Mary Hix Ash Nicholson.
  • William Hicks "Hix" Ashe passed away in 1871 in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ashe's Ancestors

Self
William Ashe
1840–1871
Birth Place: Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Amos David Ashe
1810–1873
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Polly (Mina) Ash
1807–1841
, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Ash) Ashe
1786–1863
Virginia
Catherine Hough
1793–1865
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Jesse (R) Ashe
1784–1859
Rockingham, Virginia
Mary Huffman
1772–1859
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Moses Hough
1759–1836
Elizabeth Handley
1765–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashe's Descendants

1.
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William (Hicks "Hix") Ashe (1840–1871) m. Harriet (Malvina Painter Ashe) Sitton (29 Jul 1844–19 Jul 1910)
  1. 1. Clingman (R) Ashe 1867–1930 m. Ida (A) Stewart 1869–1953
    1. 1. Sina (Alice) Ashe 1892–1972 m. Frank (R) Leopard 1888–1963
      1. 1. Annie (Mae) Leopard 1920–1994
      2. 2. Bessie Leopard 1908–1908
      3. 3. Lemuel (Wilson) Leopard 1909–1989
      4. 4. Lucy (B) Leopard 1929–2012
      5. 5. Cling (R) Leopard 1916–1986
      6. 6. Mary (Ethel) Leopard 1912–2003
      7. 7. William (Frank Leopard) Jr 1923–1973
      8. 8. Ida (Ruth) Leopard 1927–1928
      9. 9. Verlon (Talmage) Leopard 1914–1937
      10. 10. Ernest (Alvin) Leopard 1925–1961
      11. 11. Bertha (Lucinda) Leopard 1918–2002
    2. 2. John (Lewis) Ashe 1895–1973
    3. 3. Fred (Lee) Ashe 1904–1974
    4. 4. Robert (Edgar) Ashe 1908–
    5. 5. Charles Ashe 1897–1988
    6. 6. William (W) Ashe 1901–
    7. 7. Zelma (Hix) Ashe 1889–1984
    8. 8. Teresa (A "Hessie") Ashe 1911–
      1. 1. Betty (Jo) WHITEHOUSE 1929–2009
    9. 9. Hattie (Lucinda "Hattie") Ashe 1902–1983 m. Marion (George) Adams 1892–1934
      1. 1. Annie (Fix) Adams 1933–1992
      2. 2. George (Lee) Adams 1919–2000
      3. 3. John (Furman Adams) Sr 1924–1994 m. Evelyn (Gertrude Greenough aka:) Adams 1933–2004
        1. 1. John (Furman Adams) Jr. 1950–2016
        2. 2. Laural (Delynn) Adams 1949–2003
      4. 4. Glen (William) Adams 1926–2018
      5. 5. Nellie (Angeline) Adams 1916–1995 m. Claude (Earnest) Hutchens 1917–1973 m. Edward Weiss 1915–1989
        1. 1. Gary (Claude) Hutchens 1937–2019
      6. 6. Charles (Raymond) Adams 1921–1995 m. Jacqueline (Louise) Snoots 1931–1989
  2. 2. Joseph (Lee) Ashe 1867–1957 m. Harriett Philips 1876– m. Sarah (Nancy) Coffee 1877–1955
    1. 1. John (Lester) Ash 1907–1958
    2. 2. Roy (Elbert) Ashe 1902–1966
    3. 3. Daisy (Melvina) Ashe 1899–1990 m. William (Arlie) Swanger 1893–1964
      1. 1. Edna (L) Swanger 1915–
      2. 2. Christine (M) Swanger 1919–
      3. 3. Evelyn (C) Swanger 1921–
      4. 4. Velma (Juanita) Swanger 1926–1991 m. Leroy Mears 1917–1996
        1. 1. Sgt (Michael Ross) Mears 1950–2024
  3. 3. Mary (Hix Ash) Nicholson 1869–1951

William Ashe's Timeline

2 Records

1840
1840
Birth of William Hicks "Hix" Ashe in Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
1871
1871
Age 31
Death of William Hicks "Hix" Ashe in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Macon County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

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