Husband: Stephen N. Ash
Born: Mar- -1827 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 1)
Died: 1907 in Salem, WV 2
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3
Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 4,5
Father: Adam Ash (1802 - 1855)
Mother: Hannah Hughes (1806 - 1871)
Wife: Sarah Jane Harper 6
Marriage Bond: Apr-29-1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7
Married: May- 6-1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Sep-26-1831 in Delaware 2,9
Died: Apr-26-1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3
Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1840, 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Father: Henry Harper (1806 - 1849)
Mother: Sarah Hukle (1811 - 1891)
Notes
M Child 1: William Playford Ash Also known as: Playford Ash 10 Born: Mar-17-1851 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,11 Died: May- 8-1919 in Wood Co, WV 1 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 12 Wife: Alice Jane Dotson b. Nov- -1857 d. 1920 Married: ca 1877 11
F Child 2: Alveretta Ash Also known as: Alvorida Ash 13 Born: ca 1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13 Died: Jun- 1-1876 in Harrison Co, WV 14 Resided: 1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Coen Emory McMillan b. ca 1851 Married: Feb-13-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,15
F Child 3: Harriet Mandina Ash Census name: Mandina Ash Born: Dec- -1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16,17,4 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James K. Bingman b. Mar- -1853 Married: Dec-22-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 4: Mary Iowa Ash Born: Jan-15-1858 18,19 (see note 2) Died: Jul-27-1941 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 14,19 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 20 Census: 1940 in Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 21 (see note 3) Census: 1870, 1880, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Lewis Alexander Yerkey b. May-29-1853 d. Apr- 7-1939
F Child 5: Lenora Ash Born: Nov- 6-1862 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,23 Died: Sep-15-1944 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24,22,25 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Elisha Childers b. Dec- -1854 d. Dec- -1938 Married: Jul-18-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,27
F Child 6: Walburga "Berga" Ash Born: 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 28,14,19 (see note 4) Died: Jun-26-1903 in Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1887 in Harrison Co, WV 29 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James William Carder b. 1857 d. 1932 Census name: J. William Carder Married: Oct-18-1887 in Harrison Co, WV 29
Sources: (1) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Findagrave.com. (4) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) Obituary of daughter. (7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Bk 7, p. 338 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=22772&Type=Marriage. (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=37863&Type=Marriage. (9) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (10) Obituary of son. (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (12) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 194, Line 5 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791456&Type=Marriage. (14) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 198, Line 10 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791481&Type=Marriage. (18) Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993), p. 213. (19) Headstone. (20) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (21) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (22) Obituary. (23) Birth record of daughter. (24) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (25) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (26) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (27) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (28) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (29) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 200, Line 129 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=256616&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1828. Note (2) Birth date given in death record as Jan 15 1859, but headstone shows it as Jan 15 1858. Note (3) In household of son Ernest Brent Yerkey. Note (4) Birth date given in death record and on headstone as Apr 17 1869, and 1900 Census also shows it as Apr 1869. But her birth record indicates Sep 9 1869.