Jul-28-2018
Husband: Silas Ash
Born: ca 1842 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 2 Military: Jun-18-1861 - Aug-19-1865 Sgt, Co B, 6th W.Va. Cav 3 Father: Thomas Ash (1809 - ) Mother: Rebecca Spencer (1816 - )
Wife: Mary Jane Underwood 4 Married: Jul-22-1866 in Tyler Co, WV 1
Born: Nov-22-1847 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 5,1 Died: Jan-31-1937 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Father: Solomon Underwood (1820 - 1893) Mother: Avaline Smith (1822 - 1869)
F Child 1: Cora Belle Ash Also known as: Coral Bell Ash 6 Born: Aug-25-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Died: Jun- 9-1890 at Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 8,7 Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 9,8 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: David Thomas Gain b. May- 5-1860 d. Jan-21-1930 Married: Oct-23-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 2: Henry H. Ash Born: Jan-18-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,11 Died: Oct-25-1944 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11,12 Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Cause of death: bladder cancer 11 Resided: in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 11,13 Resided: from abt 1898 in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer, merchant at Graselli 10 Wife: Ruth Elizabeth Dotson b. Jul-17-1867 d. Mar-11-1932 Married: Sep-15-1888 14
M Child 3: William W. Ash Born: Sep-27-1870 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 15,16 Died: Nov- 8-1953 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 5,17 Resided: 1897 in Harrison Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: contractor and carpenter 5 Wife: Alice M. Lowther b. Jul-21-1874 Married: Oct-20-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Rody L. Ash Born: ca 1873 2 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Perry H. Ash Born: May- 1-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 18 Died: May-25-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Cause of death: liver disease 19
M Child 6: David C. Ash Born: ca 1875 2 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: James M. Ash Born: ca 1879 2 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 8: Rufus Edward Ash Born: Nov-27-1884 20 Died: Jun-12-1967 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 20 Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 20 Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 20 Resided: 1944 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 17 Occupation: proof reader for newspaper 20
Sources: (1) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (2) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (3) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (4) Death record of son. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) Headstone. (8) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (9) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (10) Obituary. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1381525&Type=Death. (12) Obituary - Hospital. (13) Death record of mother. (14) Obituary of husband. (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Susie Davis Nicholson, p. 124, reports birth as Aug 27 1870 in Doddridge County, but death record states Sep 27 1870 in Shirley, WV, which is located in Tyler County. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (17) Obituary of brother. (18) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (19) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 23, Line 1 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5050906&Type=Death. (20) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2609757&Type=Death.Name Index