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William Henry Ashley 1872–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 FEB 1872

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 26 FEB 1928

Death Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

Father: Jesse Ashley

Mother: Millie Ables

Spouse(s): Emma Ashley

Children(s): Jesse Ashley, Nancy Ashley, Leila Ashley, Ethel Ashley, Zelpha Ashley, Henry Ashley, Alma Ashley, Artie Ashley, John Ashley

William Henry Ashley was born in 1872 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Jesse Thomas Ashley And Millie Catherine Ables. In 1880, William Henry Ashley was recorded in the census in Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United State. In 1900, William Henry Ashley was recorded in the census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States. William Henry Ashley married Emma Catherine Ashley, and had children including Alma Ola Belle Ashley, Artie Mille Elizabeth Ashley, Ethel Ashley, Henry Clarence Ashley, Jesse Alver Ashley, John Ethridge Ashley, Leila Annie Gertrude Ashley, Nancy Lucille Ashley, Zelpha Nettie Kate Ashley. William Henry Ashley passed away in 1928 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Henry Ashley was born in 1872 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Jesse Thomas Ashley And Millie Catherine Ables.
  • In 1880, William Henry Ashley was recorded in the census in Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United State.
  • In 1900, William Henry Ashley was recorded in the census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.
  • William Henry Ashley married Emma Catherine Ashley, and had children including Alma Ola Belle Ashley, Artie Mille Elizabeth Ashley, Ethel Ashley, Henry Clarence Ashley, Jesse Alver Ashley, John Ethridge Ashley, Leila Annie Gertrude Ashley, Nancy Lucille Ashley, Zelpha Nettie Kate Ashley.
  • William Henry Ashley passed away in 1928 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ashley's Ancestors

Self
William Ashley
1872–1928
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Jesse Thomas Ashley
1845–1900
Millie (Catherine) Ables
1844–1918
Grandparents
Joshua (Jackson) Ashley
1810–1888
Frances (Charlotte) Able
1819–1900
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashley's Descendants

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William (Henry) Ashley (18 FEB 1872–26 FEB 1928) m. Emma (Catherine) Ashley (2 NOV 1874–6 SEP 1955)
  1. 1. Jesse (Alver) Ashley 1891–1980 m. Bessie (Gertrude) Ashley 1897–1961
    1. 1. William (Henry) Ashley 1915–1992 m. Marjorie (Marie) Ashley 1915–2011
    2. 2. Inez (Elizabeth) Ashley 1917–2003 m. James (Vance) Ricketts 1917–
  2. 2. Nancy (Lucille) Ashley 1899–1987 m. William (Adger) Ashley 1896–1945
    1. 1. Helen (E) Ashley 1920–1996
    2. 2. Adger (Ray) Ashley 1926–1999
  3. 3. Leila (Annie Gertrude) Ashley 1893–1961 m. Dean (Harvey) Lyons 1900–1965
    1. 1. Mildred Lyons 1925–1997 m. George (Washington) Brooks 1924–1997
    2. 2. Henry (Earl) Lyons 1924–1945
  4. 4. Ethel Ashley 1896–
  5. 5. Zelpha (Nettie Kate) Ashley 1897–1986 m. Robert (Eugene) Ridgeway 1893–1936 m. Joseph King 1901–
    1. 1. Agnes Ridgeway 1920–2006 m. James (Gordon) Ashley 1919–1971
    2. 2. Charley (W) Ashley 1917–
  6. 6. Henry (Clarence) Ashley 1903–1939 m. Ruby (Lessie) Rucker 1912–1999
  7. 7. Alma (Ola Belle) Ashley 1906–1987 m. Joseph (Claude) Darby 1889–1938
    1. 1. Albert (Donald) Darby 1929–2013
  8. 8. Artie (Mille Elizabeth) Ashley 1901–1991 m. William (Arthur) Pruitt 1902–1976
    1. 1. Margaret (E) Pruitt 1943–2006
    2. 2. Betty (I) Pruitt 1933–1975
  9. 9. John (Ethridge) Ashley 1895–1977 m. Corrie (Lee) McDonald 1890–1975

William Ashley's Timeline

7 Records

1872
18 FEB 1872
Birth of William Henry Ashley in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 8
William Henry Ashley appeared in census in Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 28
William Henry Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 38
William Henry Ashley appeared in census in Walnut Grove, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Walnut Grove, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 48
William Henry Ashley appeared in census in Walnut Grove, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Walnut Grove, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
1928
20 FEB 1928
Age 56
Death of William Henry Ashley
None
1928
26 FEB 1928
Age 56
Burial of William Henry Ashley in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1872
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1928
    Record Source: Entry, , , South Carolina.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1928
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

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