Husband: John H. Ash
Born: Nov- 5-1832 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 1,2 Died: Aug-27-1905 1 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer, carpenter 4 Father: Jacob Ash (1792 - 1840) Mother: Mary Underwood (1797 - 1878) Other spouse 2
Wife: Mahala Jane Ferrell 5,6,7
Also known as: Haley Ferrell 8
Married: ca 1855 2
Born: Dec-11-1837 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 1,2
Died: Aug-29-1900 1
Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Father: John B. Ferrell
Mother: Mary Harris
F Child 1: Matilda Ash Born: Sep- 4-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,11,4 Died: Apr-21-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Cause of death: dropsy 12 Census: 1870, 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Henry Gilbert b. ca 1846 d. bef Jun 1880 Also known as: Henry T. Gilbert 8 Married: Nov-17-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 2: James Harvey Ash Also known as: Harvey Ash 5 Born: Apr-17-1857 10,2,14 Died: Oct- 2-1934 at Lamberts Run, Harrison Co, WV 15,14 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,9 Census: 1880, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Louisa Belle Bates b. Mar-28-1868 d. Mar-25-1938 Also known as: Belle Bates 5 Married: ca 1885 2
M Child 3: John B. Ash Born: Aug-21-1862 1 Died: May-11-1882 1 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Elcinda Florence Ash Born: Sep-11-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,16 Died: Jul-28-1934 1 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1920, 1910, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Byron D. Luallen "Allie" Helmick b. Mar-28-1861 d. Dec-13-1926 Also known as: Allie Helmick Married: Nov- -1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 5: Landora Elizabeth "Dora" Ash Census name: Dora Born: Oct- -1869 2,14,11 (see note 1) Died: Mar-18-1940 at Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 18,14 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 19,9 Resided: at Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1880, 1900 10 20 30 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Underwood b. 1860 d. Apr-29-1928 Married: May-28-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 6: Rebecca Ann Ash Born: Jun-12-1872 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 19,12,2 Died: Aug-16-1962 in Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 12 (see note 2) Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 12,19 Resided: 1940 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Wesley Williams b. ca 1856 d. 1914 Also known as: Wesley Williams 22 Married: Apr-22-1906 at Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 7: Della Virginia Ash Also known as: Dellie V. Ash 16 Born: Jun-12-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,16 Died: Apr-11-1917 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 9 Buried: (unmarked grave) in Weston State Hospital Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV 9 Census: 1880, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Husband: Perry R. Gain b. Jan- -1873 d. Jul-29-1908 Married: Jun-20-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 8: May M. Ash Born: Jul-10-1875 1 Died: May-16-1878 1 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 9: Reuben Jesse Ash Also known as: Rube Ash 21 Born: Jul-31-1877 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 24,2 Died: Oct-16-1947 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 24,3 Resided: in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 24,21 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 25 Wife: Mary Matilda Utsinger b. Feb- -1876 d. 1945 Census name: Matilda Married: ca 1895 2
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (3) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (4) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan Twp) (5) Marriage record of daughter. (6) Death record of son. (7) Death record of daughter. (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) Findagrave.com. (10) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as William H. Gilbert, 26, of Wetzel Co, son of Lymon & Nancy; and Matilda J. Ash, 17, of Doddridge Co, dau of John & Mahala Jane. Married Nov 17 1872. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (18) Obituary - At home. (19) Obituary. (20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as William Underwood, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Landory E. Ash, 15, of Doddridge Co. Married May 28 1885. (21) Obituary of sister. (22) Obituary of wife. (23) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (25) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). Event Notes Note (1) Birth date reported by Findagrave.com as May 15 1869. Note (2) Britton Rest Home