... The parents of John Ash and one of his brothers and his wife were all killed by Indians in Nelson county in the early pioneer days, as recorded in the old histories. At the same time John's brother George was captured by the savages and he lived with them for several years. As the result of the treaty between the government and the Indians he was finally allowed to go free and thereafter he spent a number of years in tilling a tract of land granted him by the government, the same being located near Carlton at the mouth of the Kentucky river. His demise occurred on that farm and it is still owned by his descendants.
John Ash, grandfather of him whose name initiates this review, passed his entire life in Nelson county, were he was the owner of extensive tracts of land and a large umber of slaves. He was summoned to the life eternal during the Civil war, having attained to the advanced age of seventy-five years, his death having been in large measure due to the war.
Jack Ash, another brother of John Ash, was likewise a lifelong resident of Nelson county, and two creeks in that vicinity were named in honor of the brothers - Jack's creek and Ash creek.
John Ash was twice married, his second wife being Sarah Sawlsberry, and his wife Elizabeth Clark, was a relative of the wife of President Taylor. Clark Station, in Jefferson county, was named in honor of Elizabeth Clark's nephew, Randall Clark.
John Ash had eight children ...
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[cos1776 Note of Caution: contains errors. More research needed.]
