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Abraham Ashby

Birth
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Death
1865 (aged 69–70)
Penn, Cass County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Vandalia, Cass County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Son of Bladen & Catherine Van Meter Ashby

Married Mariah "Mary" Jones on August 28, 1824 in Wayne County, Indiana.

His son Bladen Ashby was born 17 Sep 1828 in Wayne County, Indiana.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management:

Record (1 of 2)
Name: Ashby, Abraham
Document #: 11496
Land Office: Bronson
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
County: Cass
Acreage: 40 acres
Aliquots: SW 1//4 NW 1/4
Section: 23
Issue Date: 5/1/1839

Record (2 of 2)
Name: Ashby, Abraham
Document #: 11497
Land Office: Bronson
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
County: Cass
Acreage: 80 acres
Aliquots: W 1/2 NW 1/4
Section: 26
Issue Date: 5/1/1839

1840 Census - Penn Township, Cass, Michigan:
Abraham Ashby age 40-50: 1
Female Ashby age 40-50: 1
Male age 10 & under 15: 2
Male age 5 & under 10: 1
Male under 5: 1
Female age 10 & under 15: 1
Female age 5 & under 10: 1

1850 Census - Penn Township, Cass, Michigan:
Abraham 59 KY
Thompson 22 IN
Bladen 20 IN
Mary 17 MI
Andrew 11 MI
Rachel 8 MI
Hankerson 6 MI
Catherine 5 MI
Elizabeth 3 MI

1860 Census - Penn Township, Cass, Michigan:
W. Reames 36
F. Reames 30
Geo W. Reames 3
C. L. Reames 0
Abm Ashby 70

He is believed to have been buried in Oakdale Cemetery, although if he had a marker it has since been long gone.

Cass County didn't start keeping death records until 1867. Abraham last appears in the 1865 Penn Township, Cass County IRS Tax Assessment List. It's believed he died about 1865.
Son of Bladen & Catherine Van Meter Ashby

Married Mariah "Mary" Jones on August 28, 1824 in Wayne County, Indiana.

His son Bladen Ashby was born 17 Sep 1828 in Wayne County, Indiana.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management:

Record (1 of 2)
Name: Ashby, Abraham
Document #: 11496
Land Office: Bronson
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
County: Cass
Acreage: 40 acres
Aliquots: SW 1//4 NW 1/4
Section: 23
Issue Date: 5/1/1839

Record (2 of 2)
Name: Ashby, Abraham
Document #: 11497
Land Office: Bronson
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
County: Cass
Acreage: 80 acres
Aliquots: W 1/2 NW 1/4
Section: 26
Issue Date: 5/1/1839

1840 Census - Penn Township, Cass, Michigan:
Abraham Ashby age 40-50: 1
Female Ashby age 40-50: 1
Male age 10 & under 15: 2
Male age 5 & under 10: 1
Male under 5: 1
Female age 10 & under 15: 1
Female age 5 & under 10: 1

1850 Census - Penn Township, Cass, Michigan:
Abraham 59 KY
Thompson 22 IN
Bladen 20 IN
Mary 17 MI
Andrew 11 MI
Rachel 8 MI
Hankerson 6 MI
Catherine 5 MI
Elizabeth 3 MI

1860 Census - Penn Township, Cass, Michigan:
W. Reames 36
F. Reames 30
Geo W. Reames 3
C. L. Reames 0
Abm Ashby 70

He is believed to have been buried in Oakdale Cemetery, although if he had a marker it has since been long gone.

Cass County didn't start keeping death records until 1867. Abraham last appears in the 1865 Penn Township, Cass County IRS Tax Assessment List. It's believed he died about 1865.


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