U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashby, William F. (1821-1912) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Tucker County, West Virginia From the Earliest Explorations and Settlements to the Present Time. by Hu Maxwell Kingwood, W. Va.; Preston Publishing Company, 1884. Page 359 William F. Ashby, of English and Welsh descent, was born 1821, in Preston County. He is a son of Thomas Ashby, and great grandson of a Revolutionary soldier, who came to America to fight the Colonies, but deserted to them and fought the British. After the war was over, he settled near Baltimore, and soon after, moved to the Youghiogheny River, where he fought Indians and wild animals until the country became settled about him. His son Nathan, grand- father of William F., was a Colonel in the war of 1812. The Ashby who figured so prominently as a dashing leader during the civil war, belonged to this family. William F. Ashby was married in 1843 to Mary C. Wilhelm, of German descent. Children: Mary E., Thomas B., Winfield S., Stephen L., Charles W,, Susana E., Samuel L. and George. He lives two miles below St. George. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, Tucker County, WV (Page 2) FULL-NAME: Wm. F. Ashby AGE-AT-DEATH: 91y-6m DEATH-DATE: January 26, 1912 DEATH-PLACE: Clay Lick MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: Farmer CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Old Age ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Tucker County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/tucker/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------