Roxanna Ashley was born 20 May 1811 in Genessee, Ontario, NY. She was the daughter of Stephen Ashley and Roxanna Jane Pitcher. Roxanna married Nahum Amos Parkhurst 3 Mar 1829 in Mayville, Chautauqua, NY. They had five children: Amos James, Lydia Paulina, Reuben P., Emily Almira and Sophia Amanda.
Roxanna and Nahum's first three children were born in Mayville, Chautauqua, NY. They arrived in Kendall County, IL in 1835 and were some of the earliest settlers there. "During the initial settlement period there was virtually no money in circulation, requiring the pioneers to trade one commodity or skill for another. If they became ill or were injured, they had to rely on their own medical skills to survive.
Those who led the way had to survive droughts, prairie fires, storms, harsh economic times, and much other deprivation." Kendall County Pioneers
Roxanna and Nahum's son Reuben gave up his life helping our country end slavery during the Civil War, he died in Youngs Point, Mississippi 1 May 1863. In the spring of 1863, as Grant's forces marched south through Louisiana and crossed the river into Mississippi, Young's Point, LA, served as a vital supply depot for the Union army. Reuben was honored on the State of Illinois memorial erected in the National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on October 25, 1906.
Roxanna passed away 19 Apr 1892: "She was an ardent professor of Christianity; a staunch adherent to the Baptist church, and in the earlier times was very active in that branch of religious service." Kendall County Record, April 17, 1892
Roxanna and Nahum's first three children were born in Mayville, Chautauqua, NY. They arrived in Kendall County, IL in 1835 and were some of the earliest settlers there. "During the initial settlement period there was virtually no money in circulation, requiring the pioneers to trade one commodity or skill for another. If they became ill or were injured, they had to rely on their own medical skills to survive.
Those who led the way had to survive droughts, prairie fires, storms, harsh economic times, and much other deprivation." Kendall County Pioneers
Roxanna and Nahum's son Reuben gave up his life helping our country end slavery during the Civil War, he died in Youngs Point, Mississippi 1 May 1863. In the spring of 1863, as Grant's forces marched south through Louisiana and crossed the river into Mississippi, Young's Point, LA, served as a vital supply depot for the Union army. Reuben was honored on the State of Illinois memorial erected in the National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on October 25, 1906.
Roxanna passed away 19 Apr 1892: "She was an ardent professor of Christianity; a staunch adherent to the Baptist church, and in the earlier times was very active in that branch of religious service." Kendall County Record, April 17, 1892
Roxanna Ashley was born 20 May 1811 in Genessee, Ontario, NY. She was the daughter of Stephen Ashley and Roxanna Jane Pitcher. Roxanna married Nahum Amos Parkhurst 3 Mar 1829 in Mayville, Chautauqua, NY. They had five children: Amos James, Lydia Paulina, Reuben P., Emily Almira and Sophia Amanda.
Roxanna and Nahum's first three children were born in Mayville, Chautauqua, NY. They arrived in Kendall County, IL in 1835 and were some of the earliest settlers there. "During the initial settlement period there was virtually no money in circulation, requiring the pioneers to trade one commodity or skill for another. If they became ill or were injured, they had to rely on their own medical skills to survive.
Those who led the way had to survive droughts, prairie fires, storms, harsh economic times, and much other deprivation." Kendall County Pioneers
Roxanna and Nahum's son Reuben gave up his life helping our country end slavery during the Civil War, he died in Youngs Point, Mississippi 1 May 1863. In the spring of 1863, as Grant's forces marched south through Louisiana and crossed the river into Mississippi, Young's Point, LA, served as a vital supply depot for the Union army. Reuben was honored on the State of Illinois memorial erected in the National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on October 25, 1906.
Roxanna passed away 19 Apr 1892: "She was an ardent professor of Christianity; a staunch adherent to the Baptist church, and in the earlier times was very active in that branch of religious service." Kendall County Record, April 17, 1892
Roxanna and Nahum's first three children were born in Mayville, Chautauqua, NY. They arrived in Kendall County, IL in 1835 and were some of the earliest settlers there. "During the initial settlement period there was virtually no money in circulation, requiring the pioneers to trade one commodity or skill for another. If they became ill or were injured, they had to rely on their own medical skills to survive.
Those who led the way had to survive droughts, prairie fires, storms, harsh economic times, and much other deprivation." Kendall County Pioneers
Roxanna and Nahum's son Reuben gave up his life helping our country end slavery during the Civil War, he died in Youngs Point, Mississippi 1 May 1863. In the spring of 1863, as Grant's forces marched south through Louisiana and crossed the river into Mississippi, Young's Point, LA, served as a vital supply depot for the Union army. Reuben was honored on the State of Illinois memorial erected in the National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on October 25, 1906.
Roxanna passed away 19 Apr 1892: "She was an ardent professor of Christianity; a staunch adherent to the Baptist church, and in the earlier times was very active in that branch of religious service." Kendall County Record, April 17, 1892
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