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Ashley, Martha[1, 2]

Female 1831 - 1918  (87 years)


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  • Name Ashley, Martha 
    Birth 19 Mar 1831  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  District, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880  Carrs Fork, Letcher (now Knott), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Death 16 Jun 1918 
    Burial Carr Creek, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22319  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2017 

    Father Ashley, Jordan,   b. 1800, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1864, Swifts Creek, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Shumaker, Barbara Ann,   b. 1805, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1818 
    Family ID F31320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Smith, William Medford,   b. 23 Sep 1825   d. 9 Jan 1891, Brinkley, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [6] 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1850 
    Children 
    +1. Smith, Mary Ann,   b. 11 Sep 1850, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1929 (Age 78 years)
    +2. Smith, John Ashley,   b. 6 Mar 1853, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1900 (Age 47 years)
    +3. Smith, Hillard Jackson,   b. 13 Apr 1855, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1915, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     4. Smith, Barbara,   b. Abt 1857, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Smith, Millie,   b. 1862, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Smith, Granville C.,   b. 1 May 1868, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1919, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    +7. Smith, Nancy Jane,   b. 3 Oct 1868, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1924, Littcarr, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    +8. Smith, Melvina,   b. 3 Apr 1869, Letcher (Now Knott), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1956, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +9. Smith, Lucinda,   b. 8 Aug 1874   d. 6 Feb 1960, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +10. Smith, Lourania,   b. 25 Jul 1876   d. 10 Mar 1949, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F9048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Mar 1831 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Carrs Fork, Letcher (now Knott), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Carr Creek, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S22575] Martha Ashley in entry for Hillyard J. Smith, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S22576] Martha Ashley in entry for John A. Smith, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    3. [S22577] Martha Smith in household of William Smith, "United States Census, 1860".

    4. [S22578] Martha Smith in household of William Smith, "United States Census, 1880".

    5. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 47-602.

    6. [S215660] Hillyard J. Smith, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".