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William Russell Ashworth 1846–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1846

Birth Location: Little River, Transylvania CVounty,North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 17 Dec 1928

Death Location: Cedar Grove (Randolph County), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jesse Ashworth

Mother: Margaret Merrill

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William Russell Ashworth was born in 1846 in Little River, Transylvania CVounty,North Carolina, United States, the child of Jesse Ashworth And Margaret Mary Peggy Merrill. In 1860, William Russell Ashworth resided in Caesars Head, Oil Camp, Greenville, South Carolina. William Russell Ashworth passed away in 1928 in Cedar Grove (Randolph County), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Russell Ashworth was born in 1846 in Little River, Transylvania CVounty,North Carolina, United States, the child of Jesse Ashworth And Margaret Mary Peggy Merrill.
  • In 1860, William Russell Ashworth resided in Caesars Head, Oil Camp, Greenville, South Carolina.
  • William Russell Ashworth passed away in 1928 in Cedar Grove (Randolph County), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Ashworth
1809–1906
Birth Location: Buncombe County, NC, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Merrill
1811–1892
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

William Ashworth's Ancestors

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William Ashworth
1846–1928
Birth Place: Little River, Transylvania CVounty,North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jesse Ashworth
1809–1906
Buncombe County, NC, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Mary "Peggy") Merrill
1811–1892
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Johnson (William) Ashworth
1775–1827
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Celia Nettles
1778–1850
Morgan District, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
William (M) Merrill
1781–1858
Randolph, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (M.) Ashworth
1785–1853
Fairview, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashworth's Timeline

3 Records

1846
16 Jun 1846
Birth of William Russell Ashworth in Little River, Transylvania CVounty,North Carolina, United States
Little River, Transylvania CVounty,North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 14
William Russell Ashworth resided here in Caesars Head, Oil Camp, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Caesars Head, Oil Camp, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1928
17 Dec 1928
Age 82
Death of William Russell Ashworth in Cedar Grove (Randolph County), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Cedar Grove (Randolph County), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1846
    Event Place: Little River, Transylvania CVounty,North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Caesars Head, Oil Camp, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Cedar Grove (Randolph County), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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