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William Turner Ashley 1918–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JUN 1918

Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 31 JAN 1999

Death Location: Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Ashley

Mother: Minnie Campbell

Spouse(s): Emma Bratcher

Children(s): James Ashley

The story of William Turner Ashley began in 1918 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States. In 1920, William Turner Ashley was recorded in the census in Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United St. In 1930, William Turner Ashley was recorded in the census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States. William Turner Ashley married Emma Louise Bratcher, and had children including James Clarence Ashley. William Turner Ashley passed away in 1999 in Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Turner Ashley began in 1918 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1920, William Turner Ashley was recorded in the census in Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United St.
  • In 1930, William Turner Ashley was recorded in the census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.
  • William Turner Ashley married Emma Louise Bratcher, and had children including James Clarence Ashley.
  • William Turner Ashley passed away in 1999 in Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ashley's Ancestors

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William Ashley
1918–1999
Birth Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Parents
James Edward Wesley Ashley
1878–1926
Minnie (Lee) Campbell
1882–1961
Grandparents
WIlliam (Turner) Ashley
1857–1928
South Carolina, United States
Hannah (Adline) Nelson
1859–1938
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ashley
1805–1880
Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashley's Descendants

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William (Turner) Ashley (24 JUN 1918–31 JAN 1999) m. Emma (Louise) Bratcher (25 JUN 1918–16 MAY 1996)
  1. 1. James (Clarence) Ashley 1945–2022

William Ashley's Timeline

5 Records

1918
24 JUN 1918
Birth of William Turner Ashley in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 2
William Turner Ashley appeared in census in Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1930
1930
Age 12
William Turner Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1940
1940
Age 22
William Turner Ashley appeared in census in Walnut Grove, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Walnut Grove, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
1999
31 JAN 1999
Age 81
Death of William Turner Ashley in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States
Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1918
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Diamond Hill, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1999
    Event Place: Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

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