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William Askew 1760–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Goochland Co., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1832

Death Location: Butler Co., Kentucky, USA

Father: Anthony Askew

Mother: Jemima Childress

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dixon

Children(s): James Askew, Thomas Askew, Gracy Askew, Childress Askew, Lydia Askew, Elizabeth Askew, Jemima Askew

In 1760, William Askew entered the world in Goochland Co., Virginia, USA, born to Anthony Anton Askew And Jemima Childress. In 1810, William Askew resided in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA. William Askew married Elizabeth Dixon, and had children including Childress Askew, Elizabeth Ann Dixon Askew, Gracy Booker Askew, James Dixon Askew, Jemima Childress Askew, Lydia Askew, Thomas Dinwiddle Askew. William Askew passed away in 1832 in Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1760, William Askew entered the world in Goochland Co., Virginia, USA, born to Anthony Anton Askew And Jemima Childress.
  • In 1810, William Askew resided in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA.
  • William Askew married Elizabeth Dixon, and had children including Childress Askew, Elizabeth Ann Dixon Askew, Gracy Booker Askew, James Dixon Askew, Jemima Childress Askew, Lydia Askew, Thomas Dinwiddle Askew.
  • William Askew passed away in 1832 in Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Askew
1738–1807
Birth Location: St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
AA
Jemima Childress
1740–1802
Birth Location: Colonial Virginia, America
JC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Dixon
1770–1849
Birth Location: –
ED

Children(s)

James Askew
1792–1840
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
JA
Thomas Askew
1801–1856
Birth Location: Virginia
TA
Gracy Askew
1791–1849
Birth Location: –
GA
Childress Askew
1793–1849
Birth Location: Virginia
CA
Lydia Askew
1804–1804
Birth Location: –
LA
Elizabeth Askew
1809–1881
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America
EA
Jemima Askew
1813–
Birth Location: Butler
JA

William Askew's Ancestors

Self
William Askew
1760–1832
Birth Place: Goochland Co., Virginia, USA
Parents
Anthony (Anton) Askew
1738–1807
St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Jemima Childress
1740–1802
Colonial Virginia, America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Askew's Descendants

1.
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William Askew (1760–1832) m. Elizabeth Dixon (1770–1849)
  1. 1. James (Dixon) Askew 1792–1840 m. Elizabeth (A.) Saunders 1800–1855
    1. 1. Robert (William) Askew 1821–1920 m. Loucelia Carr 1825–1920
      1. 1. Elias (Albert) Askew 1853–1939 m. Frances (Elizabeth "Fannie") Hiser 1853–1937
        1. 1. Nola (Maude) Askew 1896–1961 m. George (Washington) Ragan 1892–1971
        2. 2. Robert (Willis) Askew 1880–1956
        3. 3. George ("Hubert") Askew 1874–1962
        4. 4. Posey (Edward) Askew 1883–1973
        5. 5. Nellie (Gillet) Askew 1886–1925
        6. 6. Inez (Martha) Askew 1889–1980
        7. 7. Ocie (Lee) Askew 1892–1918
        8. 8. Oscar (Warren) Askew 1877–1968
        9. 9. Melvin (Augustus) Askew 1873–1961
        10. 10. Lucelia (G.) Askew 1886–1892
      2. 2. Wilella (Bettie) Askew 1848–1911 m. Samuel (Augustus) Webb 1847–1940
        1. 1. Fletcher (A.) Webb 1887–1909
        2. 2. James (Robert) Webb 1879–1946
        3. 3. John (E.) Webb 1883–1884
        4. 4. Lucy (E) Webb 1881–
      3. 3. James (Robert) Askew 1851–1947 m. Margaret (Almira) Young 1849–1908
        1. 1. Eva Chambers 1883–1966
        2. 2. Viola McGill 1876–1961
        3. 3. Leota (M.) Newman 1884–1920
        4. 4. Marion (Francis) Askew 1878–1963
        5. 5. Maude (Ellen) Montague 1891–
        6. 6. Edwin Askew 1888–1909
        7. 7. Roberta Askew 1880–1894
        8. 8. John Askew 1886–1893
        9. 9. Earnest Askew 1885–1886
        10. 10. Charles Askew 1873–
      4. 4. John (B.) Askew 1855–
      5. 5. Joseph Askew 1859–1917
      6. 6. Oscar (W.) Askew 1860–1940
      7. 7. Emma (Maude) Askew 1862–1948 m. Mills (Henry) Whitney 1855–1950
        1. 1. Alice (Maude) Bennett 1887–1966
        2. 2. Merritt Whitney 1901–
        3. 3. J (Theodore) Whitney 1907–
        4. 4. Lyman (Chester) Whitney 1884–1953
        5. 5. Kelber (M) Whitney 1893–
        6. 6. Clarence Whitney 1882–1883
        7. 7. Janie (M) Whitney 1900–
      8. 8. Boone Askew 1865–1952
      9. 9. Leonidas (Edwin) Askew 1845–1904 m. Melissa Askew 1844–1874 m. Fannie (Virginia) Masters 1857–1899
        1. 1. Robert (William) Askew 1888–1923
        2. 2. Nannie Graves 1886–1910
        3. 3. Charles (Floyd) Askew 1885–1978
        4. 4. Richard (Raymond) Askew 1893–1944
      10. 10. Martha (Cornelia) Askew 1846–1860
      11. 11. Willelmeniah (Sue) Askew 1849–1892 m. James (Watson) Woolf 1842–1920
        1. 1. Mittie (W) Elliott 1879–1965
        2. 2. Linnie (Margaret) Boyer 1888–1927
        3. 3. Verdie (M.) Woolf 1875–1954
        4. 4. Gertrude Woolf 1882–1885
        5. 5. Linnie (M.) Woolf 1877–1878
        6. 6. Earl (Lewis) Woolf 1874–1950
        7. 7. Oliver (Robert) Woolf 1872–1947
        8. 8. Maude (Wilhelmina) Ingram 1881–1959
        9. 9. Harden Wolf 1869–
        10. 10. John (W.) Wolf 1871–1921
        11. 11. Woolf 1884–1959
        12. 12. John (Watson) Woolf 1870–1921
        13. 13. Maud (Woolf) Ingram 1880–
        14. 14. James (Henry Carlton) Woolf 1868–1915
        15. 15. Lenora Woolf 1877–1878
        16. 16. Mittie Woolf 1879–1947
        17. 17. Verdie Woolf 1875–1930
    2. 2. Sarah (Susan) Askew 1820–1880 m. John Jones 1820–
    3. 3. Lafayette (Alexander) Askew 1826–1907
    4. 4. Catherine (Mary) Askew 1829–
    5. 5. Childress (D) Askew 1830–
    6. 6. Thomas Askew 1834–1880
    7. 7. Melville Askew 1836–
    8. 8. John (D.) Askew 1838–1908
    9. 9. Male Askew 1839–
    10. 10. Male Askew 1822–
  2. 2. Thomas (Dinwiddle) Askew 1801–1856 m. Ruth (M.) Haws 1810–
    1. 1. Elisabeth Askew 1828–
  3. 3. Gracy (Booker) Askew 1791–1849
  4. 4. Childress Askew 1793–1849 m. Paulina (P) Moorman 1800–
    1. 1. Martha (Askew) Long 1839–1915
  5. 5. Lydia Askew 1804–1804
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann Dixon) Askew 1809–1881 m. Benjamin (Shepherd) McReynolds 1806–1847
    1. 1. Lydia Hill 1837–1882
    2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shields 1831–1912
    3. 3. Ben (K) McReynolds 1835–
    4. 4. I (O) McReynolds 1840–
    5. 5. Robert (E) Mcreynolds 1844–
    6. 6. William Reynolds 1833–
    7. 7. Jas. (O. Mc) Reynolds 1840–
  7. 7. Jemima (Childress) Askew 1813– m. Leander Haws 1818–

William Askew's Timeline

7 Records

1760
1760
Birth of William Askew in Goochland Co., Virginia, USA
Goochland Co., Virginia, USA
1790
11 Jan 1790
Age 30
William Askew was married in Campbell County, Virginia
Campbell County, Virginia
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 50
William Askew resided here in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 70
William Askew resided here in Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
1831
Abt 1831
Age 71
William Askew resided here in USA Kentucky Logan
USA Kentucky Logan
1831
13 May 1831
Age 71
William Askew - Probate in Butler, Kentucky, USA
Butler, Kentucky, USA
1832
1832
Age 72
Death of William Askew in Butler Co., Kentucky, USA
Butler Co., Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Goochland Co., Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1790
    Event Place: Campbell County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages
    [2] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI
    [3] England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1831
    Event Place: USA Kentucky Logan
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Butler Co., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 13 May 1831
    Event Place: Butler, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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