Elias
"Grandpap"
Ashburn
Born about in Knox County, Ohio, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Comfort Prudence (Foch) Ashburn
— married
before 1872 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Millie Belle (Ashbern) Dickinson, Emma Josephine (Ashbern) Focht, Lydia Jane (Ashburn) Rosecrans, Amanda Ashbern, Buck Ashburn and Lois (Ashburn) Hipwell
Died about
at about age 68
in Elliott, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Nov 2014
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Biography
He was a Democrat who lived in Elliot, Montgomery Co., Iowa. "Grandpap" raised Fox Terriors.
- Interview with "Betty" Straughan in April, 1998.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64848280/elias-ashburn : accessed 9 July 2022), memorial page for Elias Ashburn (5 Oct 1842–27 Jan 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64848280, citing Hillside Cemetery, Elliott, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Marty & Harley (contributor 47240226) .
1880 United States Census for Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Household Record says:
Household Elias ASHBERN; Self; Married; Male; White; 48 years; Born in Ohio; Farmer; Father born in Ohio; Mother born in Ohio
Comfort ASHBERN; Wife; Married; Female; White; 33 years; Born in Ohio; Keeping House; Father born in Pennsylvania; Mother born in Virginia
Millie ASHBERN; Daughter; Single; Female; White; 13 years; Born in Ohio; At School Father born in Ohio; Mother born in Ohio
Emma J. ASHBERN; Daughter; Single; Female; White; 12 years; Born in Ohio; At School; Parents both born in Ohio
Lydia J. ASHBERN; Daughter; Single; Female; White; 7 years; Born in Ohio; Both parents born in Ohio
Amanda ASHBERN; Daughter; Single Female; White; 3 years; Born in Ohio; Both parents born in Ohio
Sources
1880 United States Census for Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Family History Library Film: 1254357; NA Film Number: T9-0357; Page Number: 277D
- Find a Grave memorial page for Elias Ashburn (5 Oct 1842–27 Jan 1911), Find A Grave: Memorial #64848280, citing Hillside Cemetery, Elliott, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Marty & Harley (contributor 47240226) .
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S Stevenson
Ashbern-1 and Ashburn-90 appear to represent the same person because: same name and dates, same children
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