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WIlliam Turner Ashley 1857–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUN 1857

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 6 JUL 1928

Death Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Father: Edward Ashley

Mother: Elizabeth Able

Spouse(s): Hannah Nelson

Children(s): David Ashley, James Ashley, Ella Ashley, John Ashley, Jasper Ashley, Joseph Ashley, Joshua Ashley, Mary Ashley, Lilly Ashley, Nina Ashley

In 1857, WIlliam Turner Ashley entered the world in South Carolina, United States, born to Edward Wesley Ashley And Elizabeth Able. In 1860, WIlliam Turner Ashley was recorded in the census in Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United State. In 1870, WIlliam Turner Ashley was recorded in the census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States. WIlliam Turner Ashley married Hannah Adline Nelson, and had children including David Hiott Ashley, Ella Mae Ashley, James Edward Wesley Ashley, Jasper Brown Newton Ashley, John Thomas Gaines Ashley, Joseph Abner Ashley, Joshua Whitner Calhoun Ashley, Lilly Carabelle Ashley, Mary Elizabeth Ashley, Nina Savannah Ashley. WIlliam Turner Ashley passed away in 1928 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1857, WIlliam Turner Ashley entered the world in South Carolina, United States, born to Edward Wesley Ashley And Elizabeth Able.
  • In 1860, WIlliam Turner Ashley was recorded in the census in Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United State.
  • In 1870, WIlliam Turner Ashley was recorded in the census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
  • WIlliam Turner Ashley married Hannah Adline Nelson, and had children including David Hiott Ashley, Ella Mae Ashley, James Edward Wesley Ashley, Jasper Brown Newton Ashley, John Thomas Gaines Ashley, Joseph Abner Ashley, Joshua Whitner Calhoun Ashley, Lilly Carabelle Ashley, Mary Elizabeth Ashley, Nina Savannah Ashley.
  • WIlliam Turner Ashley passed away in 1928 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Ashley
1805–1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
EA
Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
EA

Spouses(s)

Hannah Nelson
1859–1938
Birth Location: –
HN

Children(s)

David Ashley
1889–1970
Birth Location: –
DA
James Ashley
1878–1926
Birth Location: –
JA
Ella Ashley
1895–1991
Birth Location: –
EA
John Ashley
1887–1961
Birth Location: –
JA
Jasper Ashley
1877–1923
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
JA
Joseph Ashley
1880–1954
Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
JA
Joshua Ashley
1883–1951
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
JA
Mary Ashley
1885–1918
Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
MA
Lilly Ashley
1893–1959
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
LA
Nina Ashley
1899–1982
Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
NA

WIlliam Ashley's Ancestors

Self
WIlliam Ashley
1857–1928
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Edward Wesley Ashley
1805–1880
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WIlliam Ashley's Descendants

1.
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WIlliam (Turner) Ashley (18 JUN 1857–6 JUL 1928) m. Hannah (Adline) Nelson (18 MAY 1859–14 APR 1938)
  1. 1. David (Hiott) Ashley 1889–1970 m. Bertha (Bell) Smith 1904–1963
    1. 1. David (Hiott) Ashley 1931–1974
  2. 2. James (Edward Wesley) Ashley 1878–1926 m. Minnie (Lee) Campbell 1882–1961
    1. 1. Jasper (Brown) Ashley 1905–1951 m. Jane (Helen) Cullens 1906–1981
      1. 1. Allen (Fred) Ashley 1924–2007
      2. 2. Jasper (Brown) Ashley 1929–2006
    2. 2. Joshua (Whitner) Ashley 1900–1945 m. Margaret (Geneva) Ashley 1903–1978
      1. 1. James (Hite) Ashley 1919–1988 m. Garnetta Passmore 1922–1975
        1. 1. Joshua (Julius) Ashley 1948–1975
        2. 2. James (Larry) Ashley 1947–1969
      2. 2. Elizabeth Ashley 1924–
      3. 3. Clara (Margaret) Ashley 1925–2001
    3. 3. Joe (Jefferson) Ashley 1902–1978 m. Mirtha Moore 1901–1994
      1. 1. Martha Ashley 1921–1946
      2. 2. Joe (Jefferson) Ashley 1925–1998
      3. 3. Marvin (Lee) Ashley 1922–2001 m. Gloria (Doris) Dodgens 1928–2009
        1. 1. Marvin (Lee) Ashley 1948–2003
        2. 2. Gloria Ashley 1951–2020
    4. 4. Ella (Elizabeth) Ashley 1905–2001 m. Silas (Grady) Kinard 1895–1969
    5. 5. Lillie Ashley 1909–1946 m. Marion Powell 1904–1973
      1. 1. Marian (Cleo) Powell 1929–2015 m. William (R) Young 1927–1986
      2. 2. Sara Powell 1926–
    6. 6. Carl Ashley 1920–2000 m. Thelma Laurene 1920–1984
    7. 7. William (Turner) Ashley 1918–1999 m. Emma (Louise) Bratcher 1918–1996
      1. 1. James (Clarence) Ashley 1945–2022
    8. 8. Rosa (Lee) Ashley 1916–2001 m. Charlie Meeks 1910–1981
    9. 9. James (B) Ashley 1906–
    10. 10. S.B. Ashley 1911–
    11. 11. Francis (Elizabeth) Ashley 1922–1991 m. John (David) Taylor 1915–1969
  3. 3. Ella (Mae) Ashley 1895–1991
  4. 4. John (Thomas Gaines) Ashley 1887–1961 m. Rachel (Susannah) Smith 1894–1978
    1. 1. Ray (Thomas) Ashley 1922–1992 m. Hazel (Ruth) Honicutt 1928–2000
    2. 2. Rachel (Katherine) Ashley 1927–2008 m. Bennett (Ernest) Vaughn 1923–2000
    3. 3. Pearle (Savannah) Ashley 1915–2003
    4. 4. Bennie (J) Ashley 1910–1997 m. Blanche (E) Fields 1911–1948
    5. 5. Frank (Max) Ashley 1917–1969
    6. 6. James (Alton) Ashley 1919–1987 m. Helen (P) Gambrell 1921–2005
    7. 7. Robert (Harold) Ashley 1913–1976 m. Jessie (Mae) Fleming 1916–1995
  5. 5. Jasper (Brown Newton) Ashley 1877–1923 m. Ella (L.E.) Ashley 1883–1958
    1. 1. Joe (Claude) Ashley 1919–1962 m. Claudia (Mae) Alewine 1933–2005
    2. 2. Amos (J) Ashley 1904–1973 m. Lillie (E) Smith 1904–1993
      1. 1. James (Edward) Ashley 1925–2002 m. Lucia (Elizabeth) Cowan 1927–2015
      2. 2. James Ashley 1925–
    3. 3. Eva Ashley 1900–1973 m. Furman (Oscar) Ashley 1893–1960
      1. 1. Delbert (Jasper) Ashley 1916–1987 m. Margaret Smith 1925–1997
        1. 1. Dennis (Mikel) Ashley 1939–1940
      2. 2. Mary (Frances) Ashley 1919–2003 m. T Furman 1915–1976
      3. 3. Ruby Ashley 1922–
      4. 4. Cenie (Margaret) Ashley 1924–2007 m. Grover Tallent 1924–1996
      5. 5. Thelma (Nina) Ashley 1926–1993 m. David (R) Magaha 1929–2007
      6. 6. Jasper (Brown) Ashley 1928–1997 m. Frances Fleming 1926–2007
      7. 7. Juanita Ashley 1945–1945
      8. 8. Virginia Ashley 1935–1987 m. Guy (William) Lollis 1920–1998
    4. 4. Reva Ashley 1906–
    5. 5. Virgil Ashley 1908–1977 m. Dora (D) Ashley 1909–1987
      1. 1. Grace Ashley 1925–
    6. 6. Herman Ashley 1912–1976 m. Annie (Mae) Smith 1915–2004
      1. 1. Colie (Jean) Ashley 1938–1944
    7. 7. Blease Ashley 1914–1971 m. Lillie (Mae) Norris 1920–2006
      1. 1. Joe (Neal) Ashley –2014
    8. 8. Edgar (Theo) Ashley 1916–1999
  6. 6. Joseph (Abner) Ashley 1880–1954 m. Lessie (Iola) Smith 1885–1978
    1. 1. Marcus (Abner) Ashley 1903–1966
    2. 2. Doris (Orabelle) Ashley 1919–2005 m. Thomas (Durrell) Culpepper 1923–2000
    3. 3. Lucian (R.L) Ashley 1907–1937
    4. 4. Mabel (Kathleen) Ashley 1922–1960
    5. 5. Paul (Bradley) Ashley 1924–2006
    6. 6. Vera (Iola) Ashley 1909–1985
    7. 7. Cara (V) Ashley 1911–1989 m. William Campbell 1910–
    8. 8. Savannah (Addie) Ashley 1905–1996 m. James (Emory) Mullinax 1893–1965
      1. 1. Julian Mullinax 1923–
      2. 2. Herbert Mullinax 1929–2002
    9. 9. Clifton (Brazil) Ashley 1914–1983
    10. 10. Benjamin (Odell) Ashley 1916–1985
  7. 7. Joshua (Whitner Calhoun) Ashley 1883–1951 m. Lola (Celester) Fields 1885–1972
    1. 1. Rosa (Lee) Ashley 1905–1949 m. William (Benson) McClain 1900–1972
      1. 1. Rose (Mary) McClain 1922–
    2. 2. Gladys Ashley 1908–1994 m. James (David) Walker 1910–1982
    3. 3. Humphrys (Bryson) Ashley 1917–1998 m. Pencie (Cola) Fisher 1920–2005
      1. 1. Larry (Dean) Ashley 1937–2016
    4. 4. Mallie (Adalaide) Ashley 1911–1998 m. Colie (Leasie) Ashley 1912–1965
    5. 5. Jennie (E) Ashley 1914–2010
    6. 6. James (Roy) Ashley 1920–1989
    7. 7. John (T) Ashley 1924–2007 m. Blanch (Caroline) Ashley 1927–2006
    8. 8. John (W C) Ashley 1883–
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Ashley 1885–1918 m. Silas (Chessley) Kerr 1884–1967
    1. 1. William (Benjamin) Kerr 1906–1990 m. Rosa (Bell) Callaham 1911–1961
    2. 2. Lafayette (Whitner) Kerr 1904–1960 m. Susan Jane 1907–1975
      1. 1. James (William) Kerr 1926–1993 m. Frances (Zelpha) Lindley 1929–2011
    3. 3. Elmer (Rhett) Kerr 1909–1976
    4. 4. Sallie (Murty) Kerr 1911–2003
  9. 9. Lilly (Carabelle) Ashley 1893–1959 m. Ernest (Quinton) Pearman 1888–1969
    1. 1. Otis (Andrew) Pearman 1916–1999
    2. 2. Ernest (Quinton) Pearman 1935–1936
    3. 3. Addie Pearman 1913–1995 m. Adger Shirley 1915–1983
    4. 4. David (Hiott) Pearman 1919–1999 m. Minnie (Emiline) Saylors 1925–2011
  10. 10. Nina (Savannah) Ashley 1899–1982 m. Luther (A) Smith 1896–1966
    1. 1. Cynthia (Louise) Smith 1917–1983 m. James (Oliver) Fields 1912–2002
    2. 2. Lillie (Mae) Smith 1923–2014 m. Edgar (Vernon) Lowe 1921–2011

WIlliam Ashley's Timeline

8 Records

1857
18 JUN 1857
Birth of WIlliam Turner Ashley in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 3
WIlliam Turner Ashley appeared in census in Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 13
WIlliam Turner Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 23
WIlliam Turner Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 43
WIlliam Turner Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 53
WIlliam Turner Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 63
WIlliam Turner Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1928
6 JUL 1928
Age 71
Death of WIlliam Turner Ashley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1857
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Regiment 4, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1928

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com
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