Charlotte Asher (abt. 1843)

Born about 1843 in Tennessee

Wife of Benjamin Smith Dugger — married 5 Nov 1861 (to 9 Dec 1865) in Johnson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Charlotte Asher lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Birth

Charlotte Asher was born around 1843 in Tennessee to John E. Asher and Eliza/Louisa Asher.

1850 U.S. Census

Charlotte is listed on the 1850 Census in District 5, Johnson County, Tennessee in the household of her parents. The household is as follows:

• John E. Asher, age 42, farmer, birth place Tennessee
• Eliza Asher, age 35, birth place Tennessee
• Malissa Asher, age 14, birth place North Carolina
• William Asher, age 11, birth place Tennessee
• Fielding Asher, age 9, birth place Tennessee
• Charlotte Asher, age 6, birth place Tennessee
• Agnes Asher, age 5, birth place Tennessee
• Narcissa Asher, age 4, birth place Tennessee
• Luana Asher, age 3, birth place Tennessee

1860 U.S. Census

Charlotte is listed on the 1860 Census in the household of her mother in District 10, Johnson County, Tennessee. The household is as follows:

• Louisa Asher, age 43, housewifing, birth place Tennessee, cannot read or write.
• Charlotte Asher, age 17, housewifing, birth place Tennessee
• Aga Asher, age 15, housewifing, birth place Tennessee
• Narcissa Asher, age 13, birth place Tennessee
• Lourana Asher, age 11, birth place Tennessee
• Nathaniel Asher, age 9, birth place Tennessee

Marriage to Benjamin Smith Dugger

A marriage license was given to Benjamin S. Dugger and Charlotte Asher in Johnson County, Tennessee on 5 November 1861. The couple was married by Solomon Q. Dugger, a Justice of the Peace, on the 5th of November 1861.

Benjamin S. Dugger joined the Confederate Army and did not return home to Charlotte. As such, Charlotte applied for Letters of Administration and assumed Ben was killed in action. She was awarded the Letters of Administration by the court in Johnson County on 9th December 1865.

1870 U.S. Census

Charlotte is listed on the 1870 U.S. Census living in the household of her mother in District 10, Johnson County, Tennessee. The household is as follows:

• Louisa Moore, age 57, keeping house, birth place Tennessee
• Agga Moore, age 25, birth place Tennessee
• Charlotte Dugger, age 27, birth place Tennessee
• Sarah J Dugger, age 6, birth place Tennessee
• William Dugger, age 2, birth place Tennessee

1880 U.S. Census

Charlotte is listed on 1880 U.S. Census in 1st Civil District/Elk Creek, Carter County, Tennessee. The household is as follows:

• Charlotte Dugger, age 35, widowed, keeping house, cannot read or write, birth place Tennessee, father's birth place Tennessee, mother's birth place Tennessee.
• William L. Dugger, age 12, son, works on farm, attended school, cannot read or write, birth place Tennessee, father's birth place Tennessee, mother's birth place Tennessee
• Mary E Dugger, age 6, daughter, birth place Tennessee, father's birth place Tennessee, mother's birth place Tennessee
• John M. Dugger, age 4, son, birth place Tennessee, father's birth place North Carolina, mother's birth place Tennessee
• Nathaniel Dugger, age 4 months, birth month May, son, birth place Tennessee, father's birth place North Carolina, mother's birth place Tennessee

1900 U.S. Census

Charlotte is listed on the 1900 U.S. Census in Civil District 4, Carter County, Tennessee. The household is as follows:

• Charlotte Dugger, head, birth month January, birth year 1842, age 58, widowed, 7 children born, 5 children alive, birth place Tennessee, father's birth place Tennessee, mother's birth place Tennessee, cannot read or write, own free the farm
• Monroe Dugger, son, birth month June, birth year 1886, age 14, birth place Tennessee, father's birth place Tennessee, mother's birth place Tennessee, farm labor, cannot read or write
• Mary C Dugger, daughter, birth month February 1881, age 19, single, birth place Tennessee, mother's birth place Tennessee, father's birth place Tennessee

Research Notes

Charlotte had her husband, Benjamin S. Dugger, declared dead in 1865 but continued to have children. It is unclear who exactly fathered each of her children (aside from her oldest, Sarah, which is likely Benjamin S. Dugger's child. There have been rumors passed down the generations, including that Elijah Bunton or Andrew Harmon fathered one or more of her children. According to DNA, it seems likely that Andrew Harmon fathered Monroe Dugger. Doerflinger-1 21:05, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Sources

• 1850 U.S. Census, Johnson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 5, 60, Dwelling 39, Family 41, John E. Asher; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 15 September 2009); National Archives and Records Administration, Roll: M432.
• 1860 US Federal Census, Johnson, Tennessee, population schedule, District No. 11, Pg. 178 (penned), Dwelling 803, Family 41, Louisa Asher; digital images, Fold3 (www.Fold3.com : accessed 31 May 2012); NARA M653.
• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," digital images, FamilySearch/LDS Church, FamilySearch.org (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 28 March 2021), entry for Charlotte Asher and Benjamin S. Dugger in Johnson County, Tennessee on 5 Nov 1861.
• "Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," digital images, FamilySearch, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 28 March 2021), entry for Charlotte Dugger being given Letters of Administration for her deceased husband B S Dugger on 9 Dec 1865 in Johnson County, Tennessee. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-YSZM?i=79&wc=M6Q3-QP8%3A179634001%2C179656601&cc=1909088
• 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Johnson County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 10, Pg. 5 (penned), Pg. 81 (stamped), Dwelling 27, Family 28, entry for Louisa Moore Agga Moore, Charlotte Dugger, and children.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 27 May 2019); NARA Roll: M593_1540.
• 1880 U.S. Census, Carter County, Tennessee, population schedule, 1st Civil District/ Elk Creek, enumeration district (ED) 7, 17 (handwritten), Dwelling 151, Family 176, entry Charlotte Dugger; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 March 2021); NARA T9, 1,454 rolls Microfilm Number: 1255247.
• 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Carter County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 4, enumeration district (ED) 129, Pg. 4 (penned) A (stamped), Dwelling 53, Family 55, entry for Charlotte Asher; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 March 2021); National Archives and Records Administration, roll T623_1560.