Thomas Merrill Ashby

Brief Life History of Thomas Merrill

When Thomas Merrill Ashby was born on 21 September 1889, in Lake Shore, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Samuel Ashby Jr., was 30 and his mother, Emma Priscilla Clayson, was 20. He married Edna Patience Holt on 18 October 1911, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 26 March 1962, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Merrill Ashby
1889–1962
Edna Patience Holt
1892–1967
Marriage: 18 October 1911
Martha Ellen Ashby
1916–2012
Grace Ashby
1920–1972
Merrill Holt Ashby
1926–2001
Lois Ashby
1928–2022

Sources (33)

  • Thomas M Ashby, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Thomas M. Ashby, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Thomas Merrill Ashby, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

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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Thomas Merrill Ashby (21 September 1889 – 26 March 1962)

"Thomas Merrill Ashby" Thomas Merrill Ashby, 72, died at his residence Monday morning of a heart attack. Born September 21, 1899, Lake Shore, Utah County, a son of Samuel and Emm …

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