The World of My Ancestors

William ASH was born 8 Feb 1845 to Thomas ASH and Sarah HARDY in Oswego, New Brunswick, New York. He died 9 Nov 1921 in Palestine, Texas at the home of his son Willis. He was the 2nd of 5 children. On 15 April 1867 he married Margaret Jane SIMPSON in Hardin Co., Ohio. They had 9 Children. Mary Gladys who married Marion MUSGRAVE, Willis Norton who married LouEmma PACKER, Baby Ash, who died at birth, Lorenzo Dow who married Sadie MITCHELL, Oresta William, Agnes Luella who married Jacob COOPER, Alba M who married 1st Arthur WELTZ, 2nd James BURNS, Ada Viola who married Jacob E BARKER and Fay E who married Frank REIGLER.

William enlisted in the Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War and was in the 15th Regiment, Company I. He was wounded in the left leg during the “Battle of Chickamauga” in Georgia and later lost his leg. He was discharged in 1864 and received a pension due to his wound.

According to his pension records. William was 5 ft 8 in tall and had light complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He was a farmer before going into war. It also listed all his children and when he was married.

William and Margaret lived in Marseilles, Ohio until after 1881. At that time they moved their family to Hardin Co., Ohio until the death of Margaret on 30 Mar 1916. William then moved to Palestine, Texas to live with his son, Willis and family. Both Margaret and William are buried in Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Hardin Co., Ohio.

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Thomas ASH was born in Sussex, England, 8 Oct 1812. He came to the United States sometime before 1843. He married Sarah HARDY 10 Jan 1843 in Ontario Co., New York. The had 5 children, Alexander, William married Margaret SIMPSON, Sarah, Thomas who married Adeline BOYER and James. The first 4 were born in New Brunswick, New York. The last son, James was born in Ohio.

After 1850 the family moved to Wyandot Co., Ohio, where Thomas raised his family. He enlisted on 21 Nov 1861 in the Civil War. He was discharged 20 Nov 1863 in Lookout Valley, Tennessee because of chronic rheumatism. His son, Alexander,died during the war and is buried in Camp Wood, Ky and son William also enlisted in the Civil War. After the his wife died Thomas lived with his son Thomas Jr. Thomas Died 25th Oct 1897 and is buried in York Street Cemetery in Jackson, Wyandot Co., Ohio.

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Lorenzo (Lou) Dow ASH was born 28 Sept 1872 in Marseilles, Wayandot Co., Ohio, to William ASH and Margaret Jane SIMPSON. He married Sadie Susan MITCHELL, 22 Nov 1898 in Hardin Co., Ohio. They had 4 children, Ovan, born May 1900, died before 1910. Sylvia D., born 29 April 1901 in Marion, Marion, Ohio, died 18 Apr 1989 in West Palm Beach, FL. Della Melinda, born 5 Nov 1905 in Marion, Marion, Ohio, died 20 Aug 1948 in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Arthur born 10 Feb 1908 died 20 Mar 1908 in Marion Co., Ohio. According to the 1910 census Lorenzo worked as a yardman at the engine works. Sadie and Lorenzo divorced in April 1919 in Marion Co., Ohio.

Lorenzo married Elizabeth (Glenn) DURBIN 11Aug 1919 in Bucyrus, Ohio. They lived in Marion and Hardin Co., Ohio. He died in 9 Jan 1948 and is buried in Ridgeway Cemetery in Hale Township, Hardin Co., Ohio.

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This is a picture of my Aunt Gerry (Geraldine), Aunt Jeanne and my grandmother Della Malinda Ash Hopkins Shaw taken abt 1945/6 in Newark, New Jersey.

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Sadie Susan MITCHELL was born 27 Feb 1881 in Hardin Co., Ohio to Thomas MITCHELL and Ellen BLANCET. She was the 10th of 13 children. She married Lorenzo Dow ASH 22 Nov 1898 in Hardin Co., Ohio. They had 4 children, Ovan, born May 1900, died before 1910. Sylvia D., born 29 April 1901 in Marion, Marion, Ohio, died 18 Apr 1989 in West Palm Beach, FL. Della Malinda, born 5 Nov 1905 in Marion, Marion, Ohio, died 20 Aug 1948 in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Arthur born 10 Feb 1908 died 20 Mar 1908 in Marion Co., Ohio. Sadie and Lorenzo were divorced in April 1919. On the 1920 census Sadie was living in Marion, Ohio with just her daughters. On 22 Oct 1922 Sadie married Charles W Klingel in Marion, Ohio. They divorced in 1928 and she took back the name of ASH. About 1927 Sadie and both of her daughters, Della and Sylvia and their families moved to Newark, New Jersey . She was living with her daughter Sylvia when she died on 28 Nov 1941 in East Orange, New Jersey. She is buried in Otterbein Cemetery, Hardin Co. Ohio. From what my mother and Aunts have told me my great grandmother was a confinement nurse. My mother would go over to her house to help her clean and her grandmother would make beans and cornbread. Mom asked her where she learned to cook them because her mother never cooked them. Her grandmother said that it was an old southern dish. I have since learned that Sadie’s mother was from Alabama. Sadie was a very religionist lady. She did not believe in dancing and the movies. On Sundays you were suppose to go to church and read the Bible. My mother remembers that her mother would let them go to the movies on Sundays, but told them to make sure that they did not tell their grandmother where they were going. I have a copy of a letter that Sadie wrote to her granddaughter Jeanne and a postcard that she sent to her when she was visiting her brother Minor in Marion, Ohio. I only have one picture of Said, but in it I can see which side of the family I take after. My Aunts and mother keep telling me I am a lot like their grandmother.

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