Esaiah Ash

1830–
Brown, Harrison, Virginia, United States

The Life of Esaiah

When Esaiah Ash was born on 27 April 1830, in Brown, Harrison, Virginia, United States, his father, Conrod Helem Ash, was 41 and his mother, Catharine Elizabeth Marsh, was 33. He married Mary Jane Alexander on 12 January 1857, in Brown, Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Harrison, Virginia, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Esaiah Ash
1830–
Mary Jane Alexander
1836–1866
William Herman Ash
1857–1934
Elizabeth Ellen Ash
1859–1940
Eli Worthington Ash
1862–1926
Thomas Sheridan Ash
1865–1943

Spouse & Children

  • Esaiah Ash

    Male1830–Male

  • Mary Jane Alexander

    Female1836–1866Female

children

(4)

  • William Herman Ash

    Male1857–1934Male

  • Elizabeth Ellen Ash

    Female1859–1940Female

  • Eli Worthington Ash

    Male1862–1926Male

  • Thomas Sheridan Ash

    Male1865–1943Male

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(12)

+7 More Children

World Events (3)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Age 2

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 6

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

Age 14

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

Name Meaning

1 English: from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ (Old English æsc), hence a topographic name for someone living by an ash tree or a habitational name from any of the many places in southern and central England named with this word (Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Kent, Surrey, Shropshire, Somerset, and elsewhere).2 In New England, Ash is commonly found for French Dufresne , with the same meaning.3 Jewish (Ashkenazic): from an acronym for Yiddish AltSHul ( see Altschul ) or AyznSHtot ( see Eisenstadt ).

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Isaiah Ash in household of Conrad Ash, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Ezaus Ash, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Esias Ash in entry for Elizabeth . Ash, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"

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