William Ashby

Brief Life History of William

When William Ashby was born on 4 June 1854, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Ashby, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Ward, was 28. He married Sarah Elizabeth Markham on 25 October 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1868 and lived in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. In 1854, at the age of 0, his occupation is listed as labourer in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 22 January 1920, in Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Maesar-Fairview Cemetery, Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Ashby
1854–1920
Sarah Elizabeth Markham
1857–1913
Marriage: 25 October 1878
William Ashby Jr
1879–1944
Atta Armelia Ashby
1882–1951
Stephen Wells Ashby
1884–1949
John Latham Ashby
1887–1948
Hannah Leonia Ashby
1889–1952
Don Carlos Ashby
1892–1951
Mary Ivine Ashby
1894–1952
Alma Curtis Ashby
1896–1942
Elias Ashby
1899–1965

Sources (48)

  • William Ashby, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • William Ashby, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • William Sr. Ashby, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1860

Historical Boundaries 1860: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby, from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ (or in one instance possibly from the Old Norse personal name Aski) + ‘farm’.

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

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Elias Ashby - The Story of His Family from Find A Grave

ELIAS ASHBY Elias Ashby was born 26 Dec 1899 at Lake Shore, Utah, the son of William and Sarah Elizabeth Markham Ashby. When he was two years old the family moved to Vernal, Uintah, Utah, having bee …

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