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Alfred Ash

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Alfred Ash

Birth
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Death
17 Oct 1903 (aged 64–65)
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.7103346, Longitude: -71.1792679
Plot
Group 12, Lot 37, Grave 5, Interment# 15890
Memorial ID
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PVT Alfred Ash
- Civil War Veteran; enlisted with rank of Private
- Enlisted on 12/22/1863 at Camp Hamilton, VA ; Resident of Norfolk, VA
- Occupation listed as Servant
- At time of enlistment age listed as a 36 year old resident of Norfolk, VA
- On 12/23/1863 he mustered into "I" Co. US Colored Troops (USCT) 1st Cavalry
- Volunteered for term of 3 years
- On April 4, 1864 USCT 1st Cavalry designation changed to 4th U.S. Colored Cavalry

Other:
- PVT Alfred Ash died in Lawrence, Mass on Oct 17, 1903
- Resident of Lawrence, MA from 1873 until his death
- Wife: Rachel
- Daughter: Katy Ash (Born:1851 in Virginia; Died: 1873 in Lawrence, Mass.)
- Son: Moses Ash (Born 1855 in Virginia)
- Daughter: Mary Ash Jones (Born: 1857 in Virginia)
- Son:Alfred Ash Jr (Born: 5/3/1864 in Virginia; Died: 4/1/1873 in Lawrence Mass)

Above bio. and documentation by findagrave member RHO# 48865322

Obit from the Lawrence, MA. Evening Tribune 20-Oct-1903
PVT Alfred Ash
- Civil War Veteran; enlisted with rank of Private
- Enlisted on 12/22/1863 at Camp Hamilton, VA ; Resident of Norfolk, VA
- Occupation listed as Servant
- At time of enlistment age listed as a 36 year old resident of Norfolk, VA
- On 12/23/1863 he mustered into "I" Co. US Colored Troops (USCT) 1st Cavalry
- Volunteered for term of 3 years
- On April 4, 1864 USCT 1st Cavalry designation changed to 4th U.S. Colored Cavalry

Other:
- PVT Alfred Ash died in Lawrence, Mass on Oct 17, 1903
- Resident of Lawrence, MA from 1873 until his death
- Wife: Rachel
- Daughter: Katy Ash (Born:1851 in Virginia; Died: 1873 in Lawrence, Mass.)
- Son: Moses Ash (Born 1855 in Virginia)
- Daughter: Mary Ash Jones (Born: 1857 in Virginia)
- Son:Alfred Ash Jr (Born: 5/3/1864 in Virginia; Died: 4/1/1873 in Lawrence Mass)

Above bio. and documentation by findagrave member RHO# 48865322

Obit from the Lawrence, MA. Evening Tribune 20-Oct-1903

Gravesite Details

Afro American. Age 65-0-0. Listed as a laborer. Died of the infirmities of age. Place of death was 44 Melvin st. Lawrence, MA. No headstone or marker of any kind.



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  • Maintained by: Paul-Daig
  • Originally Created by: BKGeni
  • Added: Jan 11, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175194197/alfred-ash: accessed ), memorial page for Alfred Ash (1838–17 Oct 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175194197, citing Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Paul-Daig (contributor 48868345).