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Laura Etna ASHBURN

Laura Etna ASHBURN

Female 1875 - 1909  (33 years)


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  • Name Laura Etna ASHBURN
    Birth 4 Jun 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 
    Death 20 Feb 1909  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 and her husband 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 Laura's parents and sisters.
    Person ID I77210  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2025

    Father William Mathias ASHBURN,   b. 21 Aug 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 11 Jun 1948, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Marriage 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 locationd. Oct 1972 (Age 67 years)
     2. Neal L. SWENTZEL,   b. 19 Aug 1906, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. Aug 1985 (Age 76 years)
     4. Ruth SWENTZEL,   b. 4 Feb 1909, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1988 (Age 78 years)
    Photos
    98706_SWENTZEL_George-L_Laura-E-Ashburn_MasonicMemlParkCem_CrystalLake_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		98706_SWENTZEL_George-L_Laura-E-Ashburn_MasonicMemlParkCem_CrystalLake_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg
    Family ID F19937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    77210_SWENTZEL_Laura-E-Ashburn_1875-1909_MasonicMemlParkCem_CrystalLake_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		77210_SWENTZEL_Laura-E-Ashburn_1875-1909_MasonicMemlParkCem_CrystalLake_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

  • 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).