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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Caldwell's Illustrated Historical Atlas
of
Adams County, Ohio
Publ. 1880
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OLIVER ASHENHUST. - This
gentleman is of Irish descent. His grandfather,
William Ashenhust, was born in county Tyrone, Ireland,
where he married. He emigrated to America at an early
day, and settled in Washington county, Pennsylvania, where
his children grew up, and most of them married. He
reared a family of five children, two sons and three
daughters, all of them born in Ireland but the youngest one,
Oliver, who was born on their passage to this
country. Mr. Ashenhust, finally moved to Brown
county, Ohio, where he lived and died, at the age of
ninety-five, his wife dying at the age of ninety-six years.
Mr. Ashenhust's children all came with him to Brown
county, and settled near him. John, the eldest
son of William Ashenhust, married Mary Young.
They were the parents of eight children, three sons and five
daughters, all of whom grew up to the years of maturity and
married. Oliver, the youngest of these
children, is the subject of this sketch. He married
Susan Parker, in November, 1846. By this marriage,
he had one daughter, named Samantha, who married
John Clinger. They live on Island creek, Monroe
township. Mr. Ashenhust's wife died, and he
married for a second wife, Amy Phibbs. By this
marriage he has reared a family of nine children, three sons
and six daughters, named John F., Julius Melancthon,
James Oliver, Mary Margaret, Elizabeth, Ella, Myrtie, Lulu
Maud, and Minnie May. Of these children,
John F. married Clara Leedom, and is engaged in
the milling business in Ironton. Julius M.
married Alice Charles, and is also engaged in the
milling business in Ironton. The others are unmarried,
and remain at home, Oliver Ashenhust's father died in
Wayne county, Ohio, aged eighty-five. His mother died
in Chase city, Mecklenburg county, Va., aged ninety.
Of his four grand parents, his parental grnadfather and
grandmother died aged ninety-five and ninety-six,
respectively while his maternal grandfather was one hundred
and ten his maternal grandmother was ninety-three, at the
time of their decease, the average age of the four
grandparents being ninety-eight and one half years.
~ Source: Caldwell's Illustrated Historical Atlas
of
Adams County, Ohio -
Publ. 1880 - Page 35 |
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