When Cornelius Clinton Ashworth was born about 1805, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, Samuel Ashworth Jr, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Brizendine, was 23. He married Hannah Mooney on 21 July 1829, in Grayson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in North Okaw Township, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 June 1886, in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Cooks Mills, Coles, Illinois, United States.
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Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
Historical Boundaries: 1826: Coles, Illinois, United States
English (mainly Lancashire): habitational name from Ashworth in Lancashire, from Old English æsc ‘ash tree’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
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