Doddridge County Roots

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William ASH

William ASH

Male 1835 - 1912  (77 years)

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  • Name William ASH 
    Census 1870, 80, 1900, 10  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1880, described as being "Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled."
    Born 27 May 1835  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3
    Died 1 Nov 1912  [1, 4
    Buried Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I81821  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2017 

    Father Jacob ASH,   b. 18 Oct 1792,   d. 15 Oct 1840  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Mary UNDERWOOD,   b. 17 Oct 1797, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1878  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F17567  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Jane (Swiger) TRADER,   b. 17 Mar 1841,   d. 23 Oct 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 15 Jan 1858  [6
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      William Ash, 65, b. May 1835, farmer, married 43 yrs; wife Nancy, 59, b. Mar 1841, married 43 yrs, mother of 10 children (6 still living); son Lattie O, 23, b. Jul 1876, farm laborer, single; dau Alda, 21, b. Aug 1878, single; grandson Ray Ash, 8, b. Feb 1892 in WVa; grandson Guy, 6, b. Oct 1893 in Tennessee; boarder Lloyd Swiger, 22, b. Nov 1877 in WVa, day laborer, single; Fred A. Porter, 55, b. Sep 1844 in NY, superintendent in oil field, married 27 yrs; boarder Thomas B. Grant, 41, b. Apr 1859 in Pa, driller in oil field, married 1 yr; boarder John S. Little, 33, b. Mar 1867 in Pa, oil drilling contractor, single; boarder P. M. Farr, 38, b. Pa, oil well driller, married 7 yrs; boarder James Hamilton, 33, b. Pa, tool dresser (oil wells), single.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated in April 1910:
      William Ash, 74, occupation "own income," married 52 yrs; wife Nancy, 70, married 52 yrs, mother of 10 children (6 still living); grandson Ray (Roy?) Ash, 18, single, school teacher; grandson Guy Ash, 16, farming; servant Della Swiger, 20, single; lodger Marcus Ash, 40, farming, married 19 yrs.
      In the adjacent household:
      Head of household Cora M. Ash, 39, married 19 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); son Robert Ash, 8. [7]
    Children 
     1. Samantha ASH,   b. CA 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Rilda ASH,   b. CA 1863, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Benton ASH,   b. 26 Jan 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1894, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
    +4. Marquis E. ASH,   b. 20 Aug 1869, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1930  (Age 60 years)
    +5. Alva ASH,   b. 25 Sep 1872, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1937, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +6. Lattie Othello ASH,   b. 6 Jul 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1949, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +7. Alda ASH,   b. Aug 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1965, Holmes Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
    Family ID F34981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S2011] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.