Husband: Peter A. Ash
Born: Feb-21-1836 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Mar- -1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,1 (see note 1)
Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 5
Cause of death: stomach trouble 4
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 4
Military: Pvt, Co B, W.Va. Exempts, Civil War 6,7 (see note 2)
Father: John Ash (1796 - 1889)
Mother: Hannah Underwood (1797 - )
Wife: Rheulanah Bonnell 8 Census name: Rulany Bonnell Married: Sep-20-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
Born: May- -1843 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3 Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Charles Bonnell (1808 - 1880) Mother: Jane Martin (1813 - 1865)
M Child 1: Washington Ash Born: ca 1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,10 Resided: 1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1870, 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Eva Stewart b. ca 1864 Married: Oct-18-1883 in Tyler Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Margaret J. Ash Born: Mar- 3-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,11,12 Died: Aug-26-1947 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11,12 Buried: in Marshville Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: 1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1870, 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Edmond S. Loughery b. Jan- 5-1861 d. 1932 Also known as: Edmon S. Loughery 1 Married: Nov- 7-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 3: Marion J. Ash Born: Jul- 7-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Died: Dec- 8-1913 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14 Buried: in Ravenswood Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV 14,5 Cause of death: "potassium cyanicide with suicidal intent" 14 Census: 1870, 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Mildred J. Exline b. Mar-14-1865 Married: Oct-14-1886 in Harrison Co, WV 15
M Child 4: Sylvanus Preston Ash Born: Jun-18-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: Mar- 3-1957 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 16,5 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 at Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer, oil & gas worker 16 Wife: Ida Belle Beverlin b. Feb-26-1874 d. Sep-11-1959 Married: Dec-17-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (7) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (8) Death record of son. (9) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (10) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan Twp) (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (15) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Marion J. Ash, 21, farmer, b. Ohio, res. Doddridge Co, son of Peter A. & Rulanah Ash; and Mildred J. Exline, 21, b. Marion Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of George & Elizabeth Exline. Married Oct 14 1886 in Harrison County. (Note: Husband's birthplace is given as Doddridge County in both his birth and death records. He is identifed in his birth record as Marion Ash, and in his death record as M. J. Ash.), MR p. 188 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=256434&Type=Marriage. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) Event Notes Note (1) Death record states death date as Mar 2 1909, but headstone appears to read Mar 11 1909. Note (2) Enlisted in Co B, W.Va. Exampts, on Jul 22 1863 in Wheeling. Mustered in as a Private on Aug 27 1863 in Wheeling. Company muster rolls listed as being sick in his quarters in Nov/Dec 1863 and Jan/Feb 1864. He mustered out on Apr 23 1864 in Wheeling. Note (3) In 1920, listed as mother Rheulanah Ash, 79, widowed, in household of son Sylvanus.