Porter Penuel Ashley (1861 - 1936)

Born 1861 in Iva, Anderson County, South Carolina

Ancestors

Died 28 Jul 1936 at about age 75 in Garvin County, Oklahoma

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Biography

Porter Penuel Ashley was born in Iva, Anderson County, South Carolina to James Robison Ashley and Mary Price.^[1][2][3]

He married Jannie Lenore Fleming probably in South Carolina, but no marriage record has been found to date, however they appear as husband and wife with their children in census records beginning with the 1900 U.S. census.^[4][5][6][7]

By 1900 Porter was living with his wife and four of their children in Sevier County, Arkansas where they remained until after 1908 when they moved to Garvin County, Oklahoma.^{[8][9][10][11]} Porter and Jannie had eleven known children, including several who died as infants. Those whose names are known were:

• Ashley, R. B. (1889-1972)
• Ashley, Ellen Leoma (1892-1957)
• Ashley, Ivan Wathal (1897-1975)
• Ashley, F. A. (1900-1988)
• Ashley, Fred (abt. 1902-?)
• Ashley, Nora (abt. 1905-?)
• Ashley, Trimuel B. (1907-1923)

On 28 July 1936 Porter died in Garvin County, OK and was buried at Katie Cemetery.^[12][13]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-63JW-QB?cc=1438024&wc=92K7-3YQ%3A518655201%2C518677301%2C518730601 : 22 May 2014), South Carolina > Anderson > Hall > image 20 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R8-R8NV : 17 March 2018), Ivan W Ashley, 1897.
3. ↑ Find A Grave memorial #38395590 : https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38395590/porter-penuel-ashley
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZKS-2F?cc=1325221&wc=9B7K-VZ5%3A1030551501%2C1031089101%2C1031861401 : 5 August 2014), Arkansas > Sevier > ED 153 Jefferson, Mill Creek & Mineral Townships > image 39 of 61; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RN5-FKV?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-HLM%3A133642401%2C135278201%2C133741901%2C1589088939 : 24 June 2017), Arkansas > Sevier > Bear Creek > ED 170 > image 28 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRJ2-WV6?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-1H2%3A1036472701%2C1038670001%2C1037125401%2C1589332615 : 14 December 2015), Oklahoma > Garvin > Elmore > ED 26 > image 1 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR4Z-HT5?cc=1810731&wc=QZF9-VZP%3A649794601%2C650539001%2C649362702%2C1589282346 : 8 December 2015), Oklahoma > Garvin > Brady > ED 3 > image 3 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZKS-2F?cc=1325221&wc=9B7K-VZ5%3A1030551501%2C1031089101%2C1031861401 : 5 August 2014), Arkansas > Sevier > ED 153 Jefferson, Mill Creek & Mineral Townships > image 39 of 61; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RN5-FKV?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-HLM%3A133642401%2C135278201%2C133741901%2C1589088939 : 24 June 2017), Arkansas > Sevier > Bear Creek > ED 170 > image 28 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRJ2-WV6?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-1H2%3A1036472701%2C1038670001%2C1037125401%2C1589332615 : 14 December 2015), Oklahoma > Garvin > Elmore > ED 26 > image 1 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR4Z-HT5?cc=1810731&wc=QZF9-VZP%3A649794601%2C650539001%2C649362702%2C1589282346 : 8 December 2015), Oklahoma > Garvin > Brady > ED 3 > image 3 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
12. ↑ Find A Grave memorial #38395590 : https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38395590/porter-penuel-ashley
13. ↑ Death record index available at: https://ok2explore.health.ok.gov/App/DeathResults