Brief Life History of Samuel Jacob
When Samuel Jacob Ashcraft was born on 28 August 1849, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, his father, Nimrod Kennison Ashcraft, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Ashcraft, was 27. He married Alice Frances Caldwell on 7 November 1872, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Knoxville, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 24 May 1889, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States.
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- Samuel Ashcroft in household of Nimrod Ashcroft, "United States Census, 1850"
- Samuel J Ashcraft, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Samuel Jacob Ashcraft, "Find A Grave Index"
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1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Name Meaning
Altered form of English Ashcroft .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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