Peter Ash was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).
Biography
Peter was born 3 February 1848 in Tyler County, Virginia.[1] He was the son of John Ash and Margaret Brown.
He married Maria Rebecca Conaway on 19 November 1868 in Tyler County in a ceremony performed by Edgar B. Blunden.[2]
Peter died on 4 March 1924 near Alma, Tyler County,[3] and he is buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Middlebourne.[4]
Sources
↑ Peter's death certificate provides his date and state of birth and the names of his parents. The informant was G. L. McMullen (of unknown relationship). West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, death certificate no. 2599 (1924), Peter U. Ash, 4 March 1924, Tyler County; digital image, West Virginia Archives and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=419017&Type=Death : accessed February 2019).
↑ West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, death certificate no. 2599 (1924), Peter U. Ash, 4 March 1924, Tyler County; digital image, West Virginia Archives and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=419017&Type=Death : accessed February 2019).
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S5GV-SV4 : accessed 2015-08-20), entry for Peter Ulysses /Ash/.
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