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Flavius Josephus ASHBURN

Flavius Josephus ASHBURN

Male 1832 - 1912  (80 years)

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  • Name Flavius Josephus ASHBURN 
    Born 10 Mar 1832  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1910, in household of nephew Aaron L. Ashburn.
    Occupation teacher, Baptist minister  [2, 3] 
    Died 23 Jul 1912  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Knight-Ashburn Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I43888  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 May 2017 

    Father William ASHBURN,   b. 9 Aug 1803, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Ann LONGSTRETH,   b. 19 Dec 1796, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1874  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F20450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Caroline STROTHER,   b. 4 Jan 1835,   d. 9 Apr 1896  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1852  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 23 1860:
      Josephus Ashburn, 28, farmer; Nancy, 25; Racheal, 6.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 11 1870:
      Flavius J. Ashburn, 38, Baptist minister; Nancy C, 35; Rachel A, 17; Wm E, 10; Flavius E, 4; Samuel Halman, 18, farm laborer. [6]
    Children 
    +1. Rachel Amanda ASHBURN,   b. 16 Aug 1853, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1922, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +2. William Elmore ASHBURN,   b. 10 Aug 1860,   d. 16 Jan 1934, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Flavius Elsworth ASHBURN,   b. 19 Jul 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1917  (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F17732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 4 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789578&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as F. J. Ashburn, 20, res. Doddridge Co, son of William Ashburn; and Nancy C. Strother, 17, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Rachel Strother. Marriage license issued Oct 11 1852. (Note: The ledger-style record book contains only a listing of marriage licenses issued. A corresponding record book of subsequent marriages has not been found. In this case, however, the diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn states that he did obtain the marriage license on Oct 11 1852 and that the marriage took place on Oct 14 1852 at the home of Joel Davis. The minister was T. T. Henderson.)

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.