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Dillion Blevins Asher (1777 - 1844)

Dillion Blevins Asher
Born in Washington, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1799 in Kentuckymap
Husband of — married before 1808 in (never married)map
Husband of — married before 1822 [location unknown]
Husband of — married before 1828 [location unknown]
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Died at age 66 in Red Bird, Clay, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Dillion Asher lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

Dillion Blevins Asher was born October 5, 1777, in Washington County, North Carolina, son of William Asher and Mary Margaret (Blevins) Asher.

Dillon Asher married Nancy Davis. Nancy was born in 1775 in Amherst County Virginia to Elizabeth Preston & Richard Davis. They are named in his will which was signed on 19 Apr 1815.

Third, To Dillon Asher and my daughter Mary, his wife, I will and bequeath one dollar

Richard also lists his unmarried daughter Sarah 'Sally' Davis

Fifth, To my daughter Sarah I will and bequeath one dollar[1]

In the 1820 census Dillion (age 42) was living in Clay, Kentucky, United States.[2]

In the 1840 census Dillion (age 62) was living in Clay, Kentucky, USA.[3]

Dillion died May 9, 1844 and is buried in the Dillion Asher Cemetery in Queendale, Clay County, Kentucky. There is additional biographical information on his Find A Grave Memorial. [4]

Children of Dillion Asher

with Mary 'Nancy' Davis

  1. William Blevins Asher (1800-abt.1875) (named in Will), m 18 Nov 1825 Rebecca (Begley) Asher (1800-aft.1860)
  2. Ora A. (Asher) Roberts (1801-1870) (named in Will), m 1 May 1815 Farris Roberts (1796-1880)
  3. Robert Sidney Asher (1804-1877) (named in Will), m1 26 Apr 1827 Mary (Sizemore) Asher (1807-1853), m2 1862 Mary (Morgan) Asher (abt.1846-)
  4. Elizabeth Asher (abt.1805-) b 1805, (named in Will) m Andrew Cope (1805-)
  5. Anna (Asher) Sizemore (1806-1856) b abt 1806, m 19 Nov 1924 William Sizemore (abt.1793-1860)
  6. Mary Polly (Asher) Sizemore (1815-1880) (named in Will) m Henry Sizemore (abt.1810-aft.1880)
  7. John Asher (1809-1880) (named in Will), m 1828 Elizabeth (Murphy) Asher (abt.1807-abt.1880)
  8. Margaret (Asher) Farmer (abt.1810-) (named in Will) m 17 Mar 1830 John James Farmer (abt.1795-abt.1899)


with Sarah Davis

  1. Mary (Asher) Bingham (1808-) b 16 Jun 1808, m1 12 Mar 1826 Thomas Bolin Amis (1798-1833), m2 John Henry Bingham (1812-1863), d 23 Aug 1882 (named in Will)
  2. Richard Wilkerson Asher (1813-1884) b 11 May 1813, m 7 Mar 1830 Lucinda (Bingham) Asher (1813-1889), d 20 Sep 1884 (named in Will)
  3. Jackson Davis Asher (1816-1888) b 11 Jul 1816, m 25 Nov 1840 Margaret Hendrickson, d 8 May 1888 (named in Will)
  4. Josiah Asher (1817-1901) P b 21 Jul 1817, m Elizabeth Hendrickson, d 15 Mar 1901 (named in Will)
  5. Preston Asher (1819-) b 1818, m 3 Jan 1839 Margaret Wiser (1821-), d aft 1880
  6. China (Asher) Hawn (abt.1826-) b 1819, m1 18 Feb 1842 John Hendrickson (abt.1819-abt.1859), m2 1 Jul 1862 Edmond Hawn (abt.1826-abt.1871), d bef 1880
  7. James Farmer b 1824, m Elizabeth Jane Woolum (named in Will)
  8. Dillon b 1825, 1841
  9. Chester b 1826 (named in Will), d Dec 1880

with Sarah Collett (last name Collett)

  1. Jane b 1820
  2. Mary (Asher) Sizemore (1823-1882) b 1823, d 29 Apr 1880 Kentucky
  3. Henry b 1824, m Susan Smith, d 23 Feb 1881 Iowa
  4. William b 1825, m Elizabeth Jones, Jun 1860 Kentucky
  5. Keziah b 1826
  6. Pleasant Lee Collett Sr. (1826-1907) b 1826, m Polly Ann Hall
  7. Samuel Collett (1827-1901) b 1828, 11 Jan 1907 Kentucky


with Elizabeth Collett (LNAB Collett)

  1. John Robinson b 1833, m1 Rachel, m2 Elizabeth
  2. Lucinda b 1837
  3. Joel Dyer Collette (abt.1841-) b 1841, m Emily Jane (Sizemore) Collette (abt.1842-abt.1896)
  4. Ingram b 1844
  5. Susan b 1845

Research Notes

Children of Elizabeth (Collett) Asher (1810-abt.1870)

  1. Samuel Collett (1827-1901)
  2. Pleasant Lee Collett Sr. (1826-1907)

Fifth wife attached: Sarah Sally (Collett) Asher (1802-1844)


Started a FSP Dillon Asher to track changes, children, etc. It appears that Dillion married only Mary Nancy Davis. He had children with Sarah Davis, Mary Nancy sister. It is likely he also had children with Elizabeth Collett and Sarah Collett.

There is another Dillon Asher (1788-1866) born around the same time that married Elizabeth Blevens. He was the son of Robertson Asher and Susan Morris. It appears he is a cousin to this Dillion Asher.


McNamee-238 23:54, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Sources

  1. ↑ Six generations, descendants of Dillion Asher and Nancy Davis & Sally Davis : preliminary draft copy, work in progress Authors: Hendrickson, Monte M. (Main Author) Publication: Seattle, Washington : M.M. Hendrickson, 1999 'Will of Richard Davis' Page 6. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/157094/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=
  2. ↑ 1820 Census: 1820 United States Federal Census,
    1820 U S Census; Census Place: Clay, Kentucky; Page: 111; NARA Roll: M33_19; Image: 87.
  3. ↑ 1840 Census: 1840 United States Federal Census NOTESixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C,
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: 108; Page: 313; Family History Library Film: 0007824.
  4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212854945/dillion-asher

See also:

  • 1800 Tax list - Knox County, Kentucky, June 2nd, 1800 - along with John Asher
  • 1801 Tax list - Knox County, Kentucky, April 3rd, 1801 - along with John Asher
  • 1806 Tax list - Knox County, Kentucky, March 18th, 1806 - along with John Asher
  • 1810 Federal Census - Clay County, Kentucky
  • 1830 Federal Census - Clay County, Kentucky
  • Eastern Cherokee Applications 45427 and 45428
  • Sizemore in Eastern Kentucky, an unpublished manuscript by Jesse D. Wilson
  • Clay County, KY Ancestral News, October 1992 from Richard Carpenter
  • Thousandsticks newspaper article from 1938, story by Judge L. D. Lewis
  • https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDP5-67X
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #212854945
  • "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-5MJ4 : 22 July 2021), Blevins Asher in entry for Thomas Amis and Mary Asher, 18 Mar 1826; citing Marriage, Clay, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 986,525.
  • "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-5QZH : 22 July 2021), Dilian Asher in entry for James Farmer and Margaret Asher, 15 Mar 1830; citing Marriage, Clay, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 986,526.

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Silva-1055 Mindy Silva
Hello Profile Managers,

This profile came to light during the WikiTree Challenge. Some of the children were detached (but linked in the profile) so that sources could be found and they could be sorted out. I know he had a large family, but there were 25 children with six women and it was cumbersome to sort initially. Let us know if you have any questions!

posted by Mindy Silva
Jordan-13977 Richard (Jordan) J
Dillion "Dillon" Asher Asher was the keeper of the first toll-gate in Kentucky, near Pineville. He fathered at least 33 children with four women between 1804 and 1845.

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_the_most_children

posted on Asher-340 (merged) by Richard (Jordan) J
Shoults-17 Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Asher-340 and Asher-192 are rejected matches for a good reason. Asher-30 is buried in Indiana (see his profile for his Find A Grave memorial) and THIS Dillon Blevins Asher is buried in Kentucky. See: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74027870
posted by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Shoults-17 Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Perhaps this is a result of the merge, but this profile has errors: THIS Dillon Asher was born in North Carolina and died in Indiana. His father was Robertson Asher, as is documented in the Find A Grave memorial cited on his profile. He served in H Compnay of the 33rd Indiana Infantry and his wife Sarah J. was given a pension based on his service for herself and their minor children, including Rainbolt, Elisha F. and others. An image of the pension may be seen on the Family Search Website. Source: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDP5-67X : 3 April 2015), Dillian Asher, 1864
posted on Asher-340 (merged) by Janne (Shoults) Gorman

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