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Gideon Madison “Matt” Ashmore

Birth: 17 Feb 1814
Tennessee, USA
Death: 25 Jan 1892 (aged 77)
Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial: Arena Cemetery

Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 62024857 View Source

Married Mary PollY Cutler.
Son of Captain Samuel C. Ashmore, Letitia Guthrie.

Possibly the same Gideon Ashmore who, along with Hiram Rutherford, was involved in the famous "Matson Slave Case" tried in Coles County, with Abraham Lincoln representing the slave owner, Matson. Gideon was an abolitionist and had given refuge to slaves owned by Matson who had fled in fear of being returned to Kentucky and sold. Info supplied by distant cousin Rosemary Nordstrom.

Married Mary PollY Cutler.
Son of Captain Samuel C. Ashmore, Letitia Guthrie.

Possibly the same Gideon Ashmore who, along with Hiram Rutherford, was involved in the famous "Matson Slave Case" tried in Coles County, with Abraham Lincoln representing the slave owner, Matson. Gideon was an abolitionist and had given refuge to slaves owned by Matson who had fled in fear of being returned to Kentucky and sold. Info supplied by distant cousin Rosemary Nordstrom.

Family Members

Parents

Capt Samuel Claybourne Ashmore Sr

1775–1836

Spouse

Mary A. "Polly" Cutler Ashmore

1816–1884 (m. 1833)

Siblings

Children

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Created by: Mactire
Added: Nov 22, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62024857/gideon_madison-ashmore: accessed ), memorial page for Gideon Madison “Matt” Ashmore (17 Feb 1814–25 Jan 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62024857, citing Arena Cemetery, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Mactire (contributor 47272922).

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