Person:Michael Ashton (2)

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Michael Simeon Ashton
b.4 Mar 1847 Allen, Indiana, United States
d.12 Feb 1922 Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Mar 1842
  1. Samuel Edwin Ashton1843 - 1920
  2. Charles Shriner Ashton1845 - 1912
  3. Michael Simeon Ashton1847 - 1922
  4. Hester Ann Ashton1849 - 1927
  5. Martha Eliza AshtonAbt 1851 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 12 Aug 1866
  1. Annetta Luella Ashton1867 - 1871
  2. John D. Ashton1869 - 1869
  3. William Nelson Ashton1870 - 1872
  4. Charles Schuryner Ashton1872 - 1957
  5. Royal Franklin Ashton1875 - 1962
  6. Alvin Coe Ashton1878 - 1963
  7. Harry Berton Ashton1880 - 1946
  8. Una Meral Ashton1881 - 1881
  9. Mina Pearl Ashton1881 - 1972
  10. Carrie Ashton1883 - 1886
  11. Edith Blanche Ashton1885 - 1960
  12. Mary Olive Ashton1888 - 1935
  13. Forrest McKinley Ashton1894 - 1895
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Facts and Events
Name Michael Simeon Ashton
Alt Name[2][3] M. S. Ashton
Alt Name[4] Michael Simmeon
Alt Name[7] Simeon M. Ashton
Gender Male
Birth[4][9][10] 4 Mar 1847 Allen, Indiana, United States[didn't specify Allen County]
Census[7] 1850 Crane, Paulding, Ohio, United StatesSimeon M. Ashton, 3, at home
Census[1] 1860 Crane, Paulding, Ohio, United StatesMichael S. Ashton, 13, at home
Military[8] 1 Feb 1864 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United StatesCo. G, 14th Ohio Infantry, private
Illness[12] 1 Apr 1864 Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United StatesBlood poisoning from impure vacinnation affected eyes
Illness[12] 1 Jul 1864 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United StatesTreated at Totten Hospital
Military[12] 11 Jul 1865 Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Marriage 12 Aug 1866 Antwerp, Paulding, Ohio, United Statesto Melissa Sue Schooley
Census[10] 1880 Crane, Paulding, Ohio, United StatesMichael Ashton, 33, h/o Melissa
Census[5] 1910 Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United StatesMichael S. Ashton, 63, h/o Melina
Residence[9] 1922 Defiance (township), Defiance, Ohio, United StatesCould be the City of Defiance
Military[12] Certificate No. 433436
Death[9] 12 Feb 1922 Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United StatesMichael S. Ashton, 74, married
Burial[9] 14 Feb 1922 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States

From the written recollections of Laura Jane Ashton Vail, (Mrs. Charles L. Vail), Michael's half sister.

[Michael] Simeon served in the war of 1861-1865, came home and married Malissa Schooley. They had thirteen children: six died while young, Annetta, John, Willie, Merrel, Maud and Forrest. The seven still living are: Charles, Roy, Alva, Bert, Edith and Pearl and Olive. Simeon was a farmer. The last few years of his life he retired and lived in Defiance, Ohio. His farm was in Paulding County, Ohio.

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References
  1. ↑ Ashton, Zachariah, in Paulding, Ohio, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule‎.

    HOH: Zachariah Ashton, 61, b. in Pennsylvania; Eliza A. Ashton, 38, b. in Pennsylvania; MICHAEL S. ASHTON, 13, b. in Indiana.

  2. ↑ Ohio, United States. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958. (FamilySearch).
  3. ↑ Ohio, United States. Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Ohio Deaths 1908-1953. (Ohio, United States: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.).

    11 Jul 1935, Defiance County, Ohio, record of death of d., Mary Olive Hall (Mrs. H. E. Hall). Father listed as Michael Simmeon [Michael Simeon Ashton], b. Indiana. Mother listed as Mellissa Schooley, b. Claremont [Clermont] County, Ohio.

  5. ↑ Defiance, Ohio, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Ward 3, Michael S. Ashton (63), h/o "Melina;" MIL, Drusilla, living w/ him as well as 2 daughters.

  6.   Vail, Laura Ashton - Recollections of Zechariah Ashton.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Paulding, Ohio, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Household in Crane Twp., Paulding Co., Ohio, is headed by Zechariah (48) & his 2nd wife, Mary (36). Children in household by 1st wife (Rebecca) are: James F. Ashton (16), William W. Ashton (12) & Saml E. Ashton (7). Children w/ Mary include: Charles S. Ashton (5), Simeon M. Ashton (3), Esther A. Ashton (7m). There is also a Metilda Sheilds (15) living w/ the family.

  8. ↑ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System: aka CWSS. (National Park Service).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Ashton, Michael, in State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Ohio Deaths 1908-1953. (Ohio, United States: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.)
    fn 8200, 12 Feb 1922.

    Michael S. Ashton, b. 04 Mar 1847, Indiana, s/o Zecheria Ashton Melissa, both "American Born." Married to Melissa. Retired farmer. Residing in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. Died there 12 Feb 1922, 74y 11m 8d. Buried 14 Feb 1922, Riverside Cemetery.

  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ashton, Michael, in Paulding, Ohio, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p 509A.

    HOH: Michael Ashton, 33, b. 1847 in Indiana; father b. in Pennsylvania; mother b. in Ohio; farmer; h/o Melissa, 30, b. in Ohio; f/o Charles S., 7; Royal F., 4; Alvin Coe, 1; Harry B., 0; Stephen Schooley, 14, also living in household in Crane Township, Paulding County, Ohio.Person: Stephen Schooley (3), 14, also living in household.

  11.   Scott, Beulah Mohart; F. W Bashore; and Oliver Morrow. Index of Historical atlas of Paulding County, Ohio, containing maps of Paulding County, townships, towns & villages, compiled by O. Morrow: containing maps of Paulding County, townships, towns & villages, compiled by O. Morrow and F. W. Bashore ; also maps of the United States and state of Ohio, together with a statement of the settlement, growth and prosperity of the county ... (Fort Wayne, Indiana: Allen County Public Library, 1989).
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Ashton, Michael Simeon - Military Records.
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