Nimrod Kennison Ashcraft

16 September 1818–21 November 1904 (Age 86)
Pendleton, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Nimrod Kennison

When Nimrod Kennison Ashcraft was born on 16 September 1818, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, his father, Jacob B Ashcraft, was 26 and his mother, Sally Norton, was 17. He married Elizabeth Ashcraft on 14 January 1841, in Harrison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 5 Grassy Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 November 1904, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Knoxville, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nimrod Kennison Ashcraft
1818–1904
Elizabeth Ashcraft
1821–1864
Marriage: 14 January 1841
Sarah Tabitha Ashcraft
1842–1903
Alonzo Perry Ashcraft
1844–1912
America Ashcraft
1846–1920
Samuel Jacob Ashcraft
1849–1889
Dr. Uriah Francis Ashcraft
1852–1879
George Leslie Ashcraft
1855–1924
Malinda Lizette Ashcraft
1858–1908
Amanda Melvina Ashcraft
1861–1892
Frank Rossford Ashcraft
1864–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 January 1841Harrison, Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 1
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens
    Age 1
    In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.
    1846
    Age 28
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Ashcroft

    Sources (20)

    • N K Ashcraft, "United States Census, 1870"
    • N K Ashcraft, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
    • Nenrod Ashcrafe in entry for Clarence Nenrod Ashcrafe, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

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