CO Family Group Sheet for Samuel ASHLEY Family *********************************************** Copyright © by the submitter All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** =============================================================== SUBMITTED BY: Cynthia Marie Ashley Nelson e-mail: cindamuse@hotmail.com =============================================================== HUSBAND: Samuel ASHLEY Birthdate: 18 Dec 1817 Place: Beech Grove, Coffee County, Tennessee date and place of marriage: 1836 in Marion, Livingston County, Kentucky. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Joel E. GRACE. other marriages: military service: Served in the Missouri State Guard; during the Civil War, he served under the command of General Sterling Price with the 3rd Missouri Infantry CSA. He held the rank of Sergeant with Company A. Death date: 7 Oct 1900 Place: Kannah Creek, Mesa County, Colorado; buried in Hillside Cemetery in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado. father: Edward Garrett ASHLEY mother: Nancy USELTON .......................................................................... WIFE: Mary B. SWANSEY Birthdate: 24 Sep 1820 Place: Marion, Livingston County, Kentucky other marriages: date and place of marriage: 1836 in Marion, Livingston County, Kentucky. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Joel E. GRACE. Death date: 21 Mar 1891 Place: Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado of pneumonia; buried in Hillside Cemetery in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado. father: Col. John SWANSEY Jr. mother: Elizabeth MARVEL .......................................................................... CHILD 1: Louisa “Lizzie” J. ASHLEY Birthdate: 12 Sep 1839 in Marion, Livingston County, Kentucky married: Andrew W. SETTLE of Randolph County, Missouri date and place of marriage: 8 Jun 1859 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri other marriages: Death date: 9 Oct 1878 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado; buried in Hillside Cemetery in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado. .......................................................................... CHILD 2: Nancy Elizabeth ASHLEY Birthdate: 3 May 1841 in Marion, Livingston County, Kentucky married: not married date and place of marriage: other marriages: Death date: Jan 1843 in Marion, Livingston County, Kentucky .......................................................................... CHILD 3: Margaret “Maggie” R. ASHLEY Birthdate: 27 Apr 1843 in Ford’s Ferry, Crittenden County, Kentucky married: Cpl. John W. PROFFITT of Missouri date and place of marriage: 12 Mar 1861 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri other marriages: Death date: 1913 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado; buried in Hillside Cemetery in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado. .......................................................................... CHILD 4: Mary “Mollie” L. ASHLEY Birthdate: 9 Aug 1844 in Ford’s Ferry, Crittenden County, Kentucky married: Oscar “Pat” WILKINS of Vermont date and place of marriage: unknown other marriages: unknown Death date: date unknown; died in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California .......................................................................... CHILD 5: William “Tom” Thomas ASHLEY Birthdate: 11 May 1846 in Ford’s Ferry, Crittenden County, Kentucky married: Emma SCANDRETT of Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois date and place of marriage: abt 1880 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado other marriages: Death date: 26 Jan 1920 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado; buried in Hillside Cemetery in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado. .......................................................................... CHILD 6: Martha “Mattie” ASHLEY Birthdate: 9 Oct 1848 in Crittenden County, Kentucky married: William D. SPENCER date and place of marriage: 6 May 1870 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado other marriages: Death date: date unknown; died in Fruita, Garfield County, Colorado .......................................................................... CHILD 7: Sarah M. ASHLEY Birthdate: 3 Aug 1850 in Crittenden County, Kentucky married: not married date and place of marriage: other marriages: Death date: 13 Apr 1855 in Crittenden County, Kentucky .......................................................................... CHILD 8: Laura “Ella” Ellen ASHLEY Birthdate: 15 Sep 1852 in Crittenden County, Kentucky married: Fredrick MAYOL date and place of marriage: 11 Jun 1869 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado other marriages: Death date: 27 Mar 1874 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado; buried in Hillside Cemetery in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado. .......................................................................... CHILD 9: Amanda “Mandy” H. ASHLEY Birthdate: 8 Oct 1855 in Crittenden County, Kentucky married: George W. TAYLOR of Missouri date and place of marriage: 19 Apr 1873 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado other marriages: Death date: date unknown; died in California .......................................................................... CHILD 10: Samuel Wesley ASHLEY Birthdate: 15 Sep 1858 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri married: Jessie SCANDRETT of Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois date and place of marriage: 10 Mar 1885 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado other marriages: Susan “Agnes” Agnes NOLAN of Ouray County, Colorado Death date: 7 Oct 1929 in Kannah Creek, Mesa County, Colorado; buried in Orchard Mesa Cemetery in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado .......................................................................... CHILD 11: Robert E. Lee “Lee” ASHLEY Birthdate: 20 Jun 1866 in Fort Garland, Colorado married: Sarah A. ROSS of Cooper Township, Gentry County, Missouri date and place of marriage: 29 Dec 1886 in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado other marriages: Death date: unknown .......................................................................... SOURCES: Charles Raymond Ashley Family History Records; Charles Scandrett Ashley Family History Records; Dee Robinson Ashley Family History Records; Samuel Wesley Ashley Family History Records; Selch, Glenn, Selch Family Records, Personal Family Interviews; 1850 Census, Crittenden County, Kentucky; 1850 Census, Greene County, Illinois; 1860 Census, Ray County, Missouri; 1870 Census, Saguache County, Colorado; 1880 Census, Costilla County, Colorado; 1880 Census, Ouray County, Colorado; 1880 Census, Saguache County, Colorado; 1910 Census, Mesa County, Colorado; 1910 Federal Census, Garfield County, Colorado; Colorado Veteran’s Grave Registrations, Colorado State Archives; Hillside Cemetery Records located at Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado; Indentures of Apprenticeship Book 1, Crittenden County Clerk’s Office, Marion, Kentucky; Mesa County Inheritance Tax Records, Colorado State Archives; Mesa County, Colorado Vital Records, Colorado Marriages 1859 – 1939; Orchard Mesa Cemetery Records located at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado; County Courts and Judges of the San Luis Valley, (copies of judicial records have been provided by the Hon. Robert W. Ogburn, Chief Judge of the 12th Judicial District, Saguache County, Colorado.); Kempner, Helen Ashley Anderson, The Saguache Crescent Newsletter, published 14 Feb 1980 by the Saguache County Museum; ................................................................... NOTES: Please contact me if you have a connection to this family and would like to discuss additional information.