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William Maxwell Ashley

Birth: 3 Jan 1837
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 17 Dec 1919 (aged 82)
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Jones-Ashley Family Cemetery

Clifton, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 69922905 View Source

Civil War Record
Residence: Ashe County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 12 Feb 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Ashe County, NC
State Served: North Carolina (Confederacy)
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 26th Infantry Regiment.

Taken POW 2 Apr 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia.

Sent to Point Lookout POW camp, Maryland and held until released on oath 23 Jun 1865.

His regiment was in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg.

Son of William Joseph Ashley and Nancy (Maxwell) Ashley

Married three times:
(1) Lucinda C. Kane (5 Feb 1854)
(2) Leanna Welch (abt 1878)
(3) Louisa Baugess (17 Oct 1886)

Died at the age of 82 years, 11 months, and 14, days

Civil War Record
Residence: Ashe County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 12 Feb 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Ashe County, NC
State Served: North Carolina (Confederacy)
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 26th Infantry Regiment.

Taken POW 2 Apr 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia.

Sent to Point Lookout POW camp, Maryland and held until released on oath 23 Jun 1865.

His regiment was in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg.

Son of William Joseph Ashley and Nancy (Maxwell) Ashley

Married three times:
(1) Lucinda C. Kane (5 Feb 1854)
(2) Leanna Welch (abt 1878)
(3) Louisa Baugess (17 Oct 1886)

Died at the age of 82 years, 11 months, and 14, days

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Maintained by: Steven Bjarnason
Originally Created by: Autumn
Added: May 16, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69922905/william_maxwell-ashley: accessed ), memorial page for William Maxwell Ashley (3 Jan 1837–17 Dec 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69922905, citing Jones-Ashley Family Cemetery, Clifton, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Steven Bjarnason (contributor 47366108).

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