William Jedediah Ashcraft

Brief Life History of William Jedediah

When William Jedediah Ashcraft was born on 11 September 1825, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, his father, Jacob B Ashcraft, was 33 and his mother, Sally Norton, was 24. He married Amanda McCarty on 13 January 1851, in Grant, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Robertson, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 5 Grassy Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 10 September 1891, in Knoxville, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Berlin, Bracken, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Jedediah Ashcraft
1825–1891
Sarah Margaret Ashcraft
1844–
Marriage: 14 October 1866
Benjamin Franklin Ashcraft
1866–1934
Sarah Ashcraft
1868–1940
Theodore Ashcraft
1875–1936
George Ashcraft
1879–1936
Carrie Alice Ashcraft
1879–1974
Lona Kate Ashcraft
1883–1961
Mary Ann Ashcraft
1887–1956

Sources (18)

  • William J Ashcroft in household of Jacob Ashcroft, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Wm J Ashcraft, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • William Jediah Ashcraft, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Altered form of English Ashcroft .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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