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Huey Ewing ASHER

Huey Ewing ASHER

Male 1879 - 1957  (78 years)

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  • Name Huey Ewing ASHER 
    Born 29 Sep 1879  Littleton, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Sep 29 1880, and birth date on headstone is also 1880. But he appeared in the 1880 Census (enumerated in June), age 8 months, birth month September. His World War I draft registration shows his birth date as Sep 29 1879.
    Gender Male 
    Military Spanish-American War  [4] 
    Census 1880  Center District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1899  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1910  Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [6] 
    laborer on oil lease 
    Occupation 1918  [1] 
    oil & gas worker at South Penn Oil Co. in Smithburg 
    Residence 1917, 1918  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Census 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [7] 
    driller of oil & gas wells 
    Residence 1926  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1927  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 1930  [9] 
    pumper in oil field 
    Census 1940  Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation oil driller  [4] 
    Occupation 1940  [10] 
    driller at Carnegie Gas Co. 
    Residence Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 30 Sep 1957  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11] 
    Notes 
    • Although his obituary states that "he was twice married," census and marriage records indicate that Huey E. Asher was married four times.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Sardis District), enumerated on Apr 25 1910 on Elk Creek Road:
      Hughey E. Asher, 30, laborer on oil lease, married 6 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Lulu G, 24, married 6 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Ruda P, 5; son Lurroddon (?), 3; son Burl D, 1y 3m.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jan 17 1920:
      Hugh E. Asher, 40, driller of oil & gas wells; wife Edna L, 20; dau Reda P, 16; son Lee R, 14; son Burl D, 12; dau Ethel M, 6; son Wilford D, 3; son James R, 1.

      1930 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Apr 7 1930 at Tollgate:
      Hughie E. Asher, 50, pumper in oil fields; wife Reta P, 27; dau Bettie J, 3; dau Doris M, 6 months.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 15 1940 at Morgans Run:
      H. E. Asher, 59, driller at Carnegie Gas Co; wife Reta, 39; dau Betty Joe, 12; dau Doris Marie, 10; dau Edwina, 8; dau Ruth Ann, 4; son Freddie Lyn, 1.
    Person ID I65064  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2019 

    Father John ASHER,   b. 30 Jul 1858, Wetzel Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887  (Age 28 years) 
    Mother Caroline E. ___,   b. CA 1859 
    Family ID F27645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jennie M. MILLER,   b. CA 1876 
    Married 25 Jan 1899  Alvy, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F42727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lulu Gay MUSGROVE,   b. 8 Feb 1885, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1915, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married CA 1904  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Reda P. ASHER,   b. CA 1905
    +2. Lee Royden ASHER,   b. 18 Oct 1906, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1982  (Age 76 years)
    +3. Burl Dearborn ASHER,   b. Dec 1908, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1969, Lancaster, Fairfield Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)
     4. Ethel Mary ASHER,   b. 25 Sep 1912, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1984, Greenville, Darke Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F42733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Edna L. PRATT,   b. Jul 1899, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Mar 1927  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Married 11 Nov 1917  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Children 
     1. Wilford D. ASHER,   b. CA 1917
     2. James R. ASHER,   b. CA 1919
    Family ID F42728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Reta P. MANN,   b. 13 Aug 1900, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1978  (Age 77 years)  [14, 15] 
    Married 12 Mar 1927  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Divorced Y  [17] 
    Children 
     1. Betty Jo ASHER,   b. 6 Sep 1927, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 2010  (Age 82 years)
    +2. Doris Marie ASHER,   b. 30 Sep 1929, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 2020, Lancaster, Fairfield Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +3. Elizabeth "Edwina" ASHER,   b. 1 May 1932, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Ruth Ann ASHER,   b. 31 Dec 1935, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1990, Marion Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     5. Freddie Lynn ASHER,   b. 15 Oct 1938, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1994, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F27198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    65064_ASHER_HueyEuin_1879-1957_Obit_WUHerald_3Oct1957.jpg    		65064_ASHER_HueyEuin_1879-1957_Obit_WUHerald_3Oct1957.jpg
    65064_ASHER_HueyEwing_1879-1957_DeathCertificate.jpg    		65064_ASHER_HueyEwing_1879-1957_DeathCertificate.jpg
    65064_ASHER_HueyE_LastWill-Testament_DoddridgeCoWV_Bk5Pg492_26Jan1957.jpg    		65064_ASHER_HueyE_LastWill-Testament_DoddridgeCoWV_Bk5Pg492_26Jan1957.jpg
    65064_HugheyEAsher_JennieMMiller_MarriageRecord_Jan1899.jpg    		65064_HugheyEAsher_JennieMMiller_MarriageRecord_Jan1899.jpg
    65064_HughieEwingAsher_EdnaLPratt_MarriageRecord_11Nov1917.jpg    		65064_HughieEwingAsher_EdnaLPratt_MarriageRecord_11Nov1917.jpg
    65064_HugheyAsher_RetaMann_MarriageRecord_12Mar1927.jpg    		65064_HugheyAsher_RetaMann_MarriageRecord_12Mar1927.jpg
    65064_ASHER_HueyEyouing_WW-OneDraftRegistration_12Sep1918.jpg    		65064_ASHER_HueyEyouing_WW-OneDraftRegistration_12Sep1918.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S2322] 1880 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    5. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.

    6. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S2047] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    8. [S1961] Death record of stepson.

    9. [S2055] 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    10. [S2639] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    12. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 345 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12041654&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Hughey E. Asher, 22, b. (blank), res. Tyler Co; and Jennie M. Miller, 22, b. (blank), res. Tyler Co. Married Jan 25 1899 at Alvy, Tyler County, officiated by Ira C. Moore of Barrackville, Marion County, a minister of the Church of Christ.

    13. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 446 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12044279&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Hughie Ewing Asher, widower, 35, b. Wetzel Co, res. Smithton; and Edna L. Pratt, single, 19, b. Tyler Co, res. Wilbur. Married Nov 11 1917 "at Sherd Pratt's," officiated by E. W. Webster, a minister of the U. B. Church. Informants for marriage license: Hughie E. Asher of Smithton & J. S. Pratt of Wilbur.

    14. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    15. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    16. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 261 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=32555&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Hughey Asher, widowed, 45, b. Wetzel Co, res. West Union, son of John & Caroline Asher; and Reta Mann, single, 25, b. Wetzel, res. Clarksburg (151-1/2 Water Street), dau of Truman & Lula Mann. Married Mar 12 1927 in Clarksburg.

    17. [S1620] Death record of husband.