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Willie Wesley Ashley 1900–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 FEB 1900

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: MAY 1969

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

Father: John Ashley

Mother: Louise Branyon

Spouse(s): Claudia Mcclain

Children(s): Katherine Ashley, Dorothy Ashley, Billy Ashley

Willie Wesley Ashley was born in 1900 in South Carolina, United States, the child of John William Ashley And Louise Ellen Branyon. In 1900, Willie Wesley Ashley was recorded in the census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States. In 1910, Willie Wesley Ashley was recorded in the census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Willie Wesley Ashley married Claudia Mcclain, and had children including Billy Ashley, Dorothy Ashley, Katherine Ashley, Symantha Ashley. Willie Wesley Ashley passed away in 1969 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Willie Wesley Ashley was born in 1900 in South Carolina, United States, the child of John William Ashley And Louise Ellen Branyon.
  • In 1900, Willie Wesley Ashley was recorded in the census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1910, Willie Wesley Ashley was recorded in the census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
  • Willie Wesley Ashley married Claudia Mcclain, and had children including Billy Ashley, Dorothy Ashley, Katherine Ashley, Symantha Ashley.
  • Willie Wesley Ashley passed away in 1969 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Ashley's Ancestors

Self
Willie Ashley
1900–1969
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
John William Ashley
1860–1933
South Carolina, United States
Louise (Ellen) Branyon
1861–1922
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Ashley
1837–1922
South Carolina, United States
Catherine Banister
1841–1862
Allanson (Washington) Branyon
1824–1864
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Minerva (Catherine) Mitchell
1820–1874
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ashley
1805–1880
Elizabeth Able
1813–1897
John Branyon
1794–1854
Jane Ellis
1796–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Ashley's Descendants

1.
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Willie (Wesley) Ashley (21 FEB 1900–MAY 1969) m. Claudia Mcclain (10 MAY 1902–1 NOV 1986)
  1. 1. Katherine Ashley 1923–
  2. 2. Dorothy Ashley 1925–
  3. 3. Billy Ashley 1930–2007 m. Mary (Earle) Cunningham 1928–2009

Willie Ashley's Timeline

7 Records

1900
1900
Willie Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1900
21 FEB 1900
Birth of Willie Wesley Ashley in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 10
Willie Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 20
Willie Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1930
1930
Age 30
Willie Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1940
1940
Age 40
Willie Wesley Ashley appeared in census in Ware Shoals, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Ware Shoals, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
1969
MAY 1969
Age 69
Death of Willie Wesley Ashley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 FEB 1900
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Martin, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ware Shoals, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAY 1969
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

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