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Laura Etna ASHBURN

Laura Etna ASHBURN

Female 1875 - 1909  (33 years)

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  • Name Laura Etna ASHBURN 
    Born 4 Jun 1875  [1] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1875.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880, 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 20 Feb 1909  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Y  [2, 3] 
    • Findagrave.com reports burial at the Knight-Ashburn Cemetery on Piggin Run, without a photo. But "West Union WV Cemeteries," p. 2, reports a headstone for her at the Masonic Cemetery at Crystal Lake.
    Notes 
    • Laura died 16 days after the birth of her twin daughters, Ruth and Ruby. The twins were raised by her parents and sisters.
    Person ID I77210  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2015 

    Father William Mathias ASHBURN,   b. 21 Aug 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1944, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Columbia Josephine BUTCHER,   b. 6 Dec 1851, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F16591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George L. SWENTZEL,   b. 30 Jun 1859, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1948, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1903  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. John Paul SWENTZEL,   b. 6 Apr 1905, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1972  (Age 67 years)
     2. Neal L. SWENTZEL,   b. 19 Aug 1906, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1993, Fayette Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Ruby SWENTZEL,   b. 4 Feb 1909, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1985  (Age 76 years)
     4. Ruth SWENTZEL,   b. 4 Feb 1909, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1988  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F19937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    4. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).