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John Alexander Ashford Veteran

Birth: 16 Jan 1842
Cove, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
Death: 29 Mar 1922 (aged 80)
Haworth, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial: Haworth Cemetery

Haworth, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 5718060 View Source

John fought in the Civil War as a Confederate and was with Co. I of the 4th Arkansas Infantry. He enlisted Oct 26, 1861 in Polk Co, Arkansas and was honorably discharged June 28, 1865.

John Alexander Ashford married 3 times.

Married Sarah Elizabeth Carr 14 May 1863 in Polk Co, Arkansas.

Married Flora Ann Martha (Whisenhunt) Grooms 10 May 1886 in Polk Co, Arkansas.

Married Charity (Bradford) Defoe on 25 Oct 1920 in Eagletown, McCurtain Co, Ok.

Charity applied for John's Confederate War pension a month after he passed and was awarded. Here is her pension application and following info.

http://www.digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/pensions/id/7503/rec/1.

Charity passed Dec. 7, 1929 in Haworth, McCurtain Co, Ok and is buried in the Haworth cemetery in an unmarked grave.

John fought in the Civil War as a Confederate and was with Co. I of the 4th Arkansas Infantry. He enlisted Oct 26, 1861 in Polk Co, Arkansas and was honorably discharged June 28, 1865.

John Alexander Ashford married 3 times.

Married Sarah Elizabeth Carr 14 May 1863 in Polk Co, Arkansas.

Married Flora Ann Martha (Whisenhunt) Grooms 10 May 1886 in Polk Co, Arkansas.

Married Charity (Bradford) Defoe on 25 Oct 1920 in Eagletown, McCurtain Co, Ok.

Charity applied for John's Confederate War pension a month after he passed and was awarded. Here is her pension application and following info.

http://www.digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/pensions/id/7503/rec/1.

Charity passed Dec. 7, 1929 in Haworth, McCurtain Co, Ok and is buried in the Haworth cemetery in an unmarked grave.

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Unfortunately buried in an unmarked grave

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Created by: Vicky (Marshall) Reichel
Added: Aug 26, 2001
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5718060/john_alexander-ashford: accessed ), memorial page for John Alexander Ashford (16 Jan 1842–29 Mar 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5718060, citing Haworth Cemetery, Haworth, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Vicky (Marshall) Reichel (contributor 48213244).

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