Francis Allen Ashton (1846 - 1914)

Born 20 Sep 1846 in Hardin County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Carter) Ashton — married 19 Sep 1869 in Bluffton, Allen, Ohio, United States

Died 17 Apr 1914 at age 67 in Chandler, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Pvt Francis Ashton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 2 Feb 1864
Mustered out: 20 Jul 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company H, 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry

He received a pension for service during the American Civil War.^[2]

Francis died in Chandler, Oklahoma in 1914 and was interred at Oak Park Cemetery in Chandler, Oklahoma.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQZ-JQY : 22 December 2020), Francis A Ashton in household of Chas Ashton, Pleasant Township, Hardin, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHXX-D6F : 24 March 2016), Francis A. Ashton, 1914.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38850683/francis-allen-ashton: accessed 17 October 2022), memorial page for Francis Allen Ashton (20 Sep 1846–17 Apr 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38850683, citing Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502).

• "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," database, Historical Data Systems, Inc., Duxbury, MA 02331, American Civil War Research Database, (Ancestry Record 1555 #2156550 : accessed 1 January 2023), Name Francis A Ashton, Enlistment Age 18, Birth Date 20 Sep 1846, Enlistment Date 2 Feb 1864, Enlistment Rank Private, Muster Date 2 Feb 1864, Muster Place Ohio, Muster Company H, Muster Regiment 32nd Infantry, Muster Regiment Type Infantry, Muster Information Enlisted, Muster Out Date 20 Jul 1865, Muster Out Place Louisville, Kentucky, Muster Out Information Mustered Out, Side of War Union, Survived War? Yes, Last Known Residence Place Lincoln County, Oklahoma, Death Date 17 Apr 1914, Burial Place Chandler, Lincoln Co., Oklahoma, Title Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio; National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records; Various Cemetery listings on the internet; SUVCW Database: http://www.suvcwdb.org/.

See also:

• "History of the Thirty-second Regiment : Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry,"
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS6G-GZ9 : 25 August 2021), Francis A. Ashton, 1861-1865.