Ashby Family History & Genealogy

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A photo of Ruby (Clark) Ashby and James T. Ashby
People in photo include: James Thaddius Ashby

This is approximately late 1930's. On the left is Ruby Ashby Maiden name is Clark.
On the right is her adopted daughter, JoAnn Ashby, birth name Anna May Kriegh.

Also in the pictures is Beulah May Ashby. Her Husband's, (James Thaddius Ashby) sister. The back of the photo reads "about 1925"

A photo of Ruby Ashby

I've "rescued" an old photograph of Miss Mary ASHBY of Lewistown, IL. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1890's with Mary likely about 2-3 years old at the time. In addition to her name, someone has written "Baby of the ASHBY'S" and "it was at their house I got my head in the bowl of chicken gravy" and "her brothers were Lemuel and Bruce" and "they are our cousins" on the back of the photograph. Based on limited research I was able to gather the following information regarding Mary and her family:

Mary Edith ASHBY was b. 16 Mar 1891 in Liverpool, IL to parents Asbury Fulton ASHBY (1849-1929 son of William Asbury ASHBY and Hannah SHELTON) and Catherine “Cassie” Elizabeth ARENDS (1864 or 1866-1937). Mary was one of 7 children born to this couple including, Mary Edith; Alfred; Anna Priscilla; John Hobart or Hobert; Sylvia; and Hazel Angeline ASHBY, all born between 1891 and 1903. Four additional children were born to her father in a previous marriage, they include, William Bruce; Frederic; Fielding Edgar; and Lemuel Asbury ASHBY, all born between 1876 and 1879. Mary married Samuel Calvin “Saul” CLARK (1888-1970) and they had 7 children including, Roy Clifford; Clarence Edward; Harry Dean; Leslie Alvin; and Marvin W. CLARK along with two others all born between 1912 and 1930.

Mary ASHBY CLARK died 14 Mar 1968 in Cuba, IL and is buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Lewistown, IL.

Census records provide the following details:

1900 census of Liverpool, IL:

Asbury ASHBY, age 50, born Dec 1849, married 9 years, born IL, parents born NC/KY, a Farmer
Catharine ASHBY, wife, age 34, born Mar 1866, married 9 years, 3 children/3 living, born IL, parents born Germany/MO
Lemuel A. ASHBY, son, age 22, born Nov 1877, born IL, parents born IL, a Farm Laborer
Bruce W. ASHBY, son, age 21, born April 1879, born IL, parents born IL, a Farm Laborer
Mary E. ASHBY, dau, age 9, born May 1891, born IL, at School
Anna ASHBY, dau, age 5, born Dec 1894, born IL
John H. ASHBY, son, age 3, born Apr 1897, born IL
+ 1 Boarder

1910 census of Liverpool, IL:

Asbury ASHBY, age 60, 2nd marriage 20 years, born IL, parents born NC/KY, a Farmer
Catherine E. ASHBY, wife, age 44, 1st marriage 20 years, 4 children/4 living, born IL, parents born Germany/IL
Mary E. ASHBY, dau, age 19, born IL
Anna P. ASHBY, dau, age 16, born IL
John H. ASHBY, son, age 12, born IL
Hazel A. ASHBY, dau, age 7, born IL

I am hoping to locate someone from this ASHBY Family so that the photograph can be returned to their care. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me.

Thanks,
Shelley

A photo of Richard James Appleton(Light pants), Ada Appleton nee Pease (far left), her brother Frank Pease wearing a tie.

A photo of Violet Louisa Jane (Appleton) Ashby. Violet is the daughter of John Appleton and Mary Ann Garland, she was born in Daylesford, Victoria in 1876.

A photo of Reginald Thomas Ashby

A photo of Elizabeth Mann (Almond) Ashby, wife of Thomas Newton Ashby
People in photo include: Elizabeth Mann (Almond) Ashby

This modern artist's interpretation captures much of the hero that the South loved.

The 7th Virginia Cavalry was originally organized by Colonel Angus W. McDonald, Sr., in the early part of 1861. The regiment spent that year operating in the neighborhood of Harpers Ferry and Romney, West Virginia. However, by the spring of 1862, the 7th Virginia Cavalry, was more frequently called "Ashby's Cavalry" although he had brought only Company A, the Mountain Rangers to it in 1861. The 7th Virginia Cavalry served with Gen. T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. Here they were very active. In one 28 day period they fought 32 separate actions. Jackson called Ashby one of the finest partisan officers of the war.

School 62 Class Picture
People in photo include: Raymond Robertson, Marjorie Wilson, Jim Vauter, Alice Rutherford, Leslie Ashby, Jane Schmalholtz, Opal Denkins, Ellsworth Yorger, Janet Long, Roy Brian, Edna May Irwin, Paul Seehausen, Betty Cox, Mildred Scholer, Jack Holland, Patricia Comaulty, Richard Coffey, Virginia Washburn, Marie Love, Billy Miller, Eleanor Ray, Billy Perkinson, Josie Stanley, Mason Garrett, Marjorie Yount, Myrta Workman, George Elvers, Mary Lemon, Alberta Patrick, Junia Gilchrist, Phylis Tiffany, Annabelle John, Jean Snyder, Joan Burton, James Lewellin, Margaret Doughty, Bob Unversaw, Tony Foster, and Lawrence Anderson