William Shepperd Ashe (1813 - 1862) - Find A Grave Memorial

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William Shepperd Ashe

Birth:	Aug. 12, 1813 Pender County North Carolina, USA
Death:	Sep. 14, 1862 Wilmington New Hanover County North Carolina, USA
US Congressman. Ashe was a member of the North Carolina state senate (1846). He was then elected as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina in 1849, and remained in office until 1855. He served as a major in the Confederate Army. During the Civil War, Ashe was in charge of all rail transportation east of the Mississipi. He died in 1862 in a railroad accident. (bio by: Evening Blues) Search Amazon for William Ashe

Burial: Ashe Cemetery Rocky Point Pender County North Carolina, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Evening Blues Record added: Nov 11, 2003 Find A Grave Memorial# 8076750