William M ASHBY

1816 -

• Name	William M ASHBY  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Oct 1816	England   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Notes	1900 census shows William married to Sarah B; Sarah married for 23 years, William for 56; marriage to Sarah would have taken place abt 1877; marriage to Mary (assuming she was only other wife to William) would have to at or before 1844. This seems reasonable since oldest child, Anna b ca 1844. __________________ possibility 1850 census, VA, York, p358, Ancestry image 31 showing William, Mary and a Sally, age 5; possibility 1870 census, IL, Rock Island, Edgington, p 11 showing William 58, b Eng, Mary 37?, b Eng, and Virginia 16, b Virginia
  Person ID	I1656	Hayward Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2007

  
  

  Family 1	Mary UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1817, England
  Married	Bef 1845  [7]
  Children	1. Anna ASHBY,   b. 22 Oct 1843, England ,   d. 16 Nov 1882, Corley, Iowa  (Age 39 years)   2. Mary ASHBY,   b. Abt 1846, England   3. Virginia ASHBY,   b. Abt 1853, Virginia   4. Agnes ASHBY,   b. Abt 1855, Virginia
  Family ID	F520	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah B UNKNOWN,   b. Feb 1850, Illinois
  Married	Abt 1877  [8]
  Children	1. Susan M ASHBY,   b. Sep 1878, Iowa   2. Nora M ASHBY,   b. Feb 1884, Iowa   3. Willie ASHBY,   b. Oct 1889, Iowa
  Family ID	F521	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S04453] Census, 1860, Illinois, Mercer, Twp 15N, 2W, p 320. William ASHBY [S04453] Census, 1880, Iowa, Shelby, Fairview, p 11. William M ASHBY [S04453] Census, 1900, Iowa, Shelby, Fairview, ED 168, p 1a. William ASHBY [S04453] Census, 1860, Illinois, Mercer, Twp 15N, 2W, p 320. age 44, b England [S04453] Census, 1880, Iowa, Shelby, Fairview, p 11. age 62, b England [S04453] Census, 1900, Iowa, Shelby, Fairview, ED 168, p 1a. age 83, b Oct 1816, England [S04453] Census, 1900, Iowa, Shelby, Fairview, ED 168, p 1a. William ASHBY shown married to Susan; she was married 23 years at this time, William 56; assuming Mary was only other wife to William, they would have to be married at or prior to 1844; [S04453] Census, 1900, Iowa, Shelby, Fairview, ED 168, p 1a. Sarah B married 23 years; husband married 56 years, indicating prior marriage(s) of 33 years