When Mary Ellen Ashcraft was born on 1 May 1858, in Grant, Kentucky, United States, her father, Robert William Ashcraft, was 30 and her mother, Catherine Cook, was 23. She married James Asa Zornes on 1 May 1873, in Grant, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Lewis, Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Williamstown, Grant, Kentucky, United States in 1870. She died before 1880, in Grant, Kentucky, United States.
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Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Altered form of English Ashcroft .
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