Maj.
Daniel
Boone
Ashby
Born in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Ashby
and Judith Ann (Shumate) Ashby
Brother of
Samuel Ashby [half]
Husband of
Cassander A. (Leeper) Ashby
— married
3 Mar 1814 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy Leeper (Ashby) Norvill, Benjamin Franklin Ashby, William Harrison Ashby, Malvina Ann (Ashby) Norvill and Daniel Leeper Ashby
Died
at age 88
in Chariton, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2019
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Biography
Daniel Ashby was born in 1791 in Virginia, but lived his childhood in Mercer County, Kentucky. He was a major in the War of 1812. In 1815, he married Cassandra Leeper and became the acting sheriff in Hopkins County, Kentucky. In 1818, he moved to Chariton County, Missouri, where he farmed and became a member of the first county court. In 1828, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives and in 1834, 1836, 1838 he served in the Missouri Senate. After the death of his wife Cassandra he married Frances Walton. He then married Henrietta Bull, after her death in 1868 he married Idress Craig. General Daniel Ashby served the state of Missouri during the Mormon Wars. He has letters that he wrote to the governor and senate about certain battles the he personally was in. He died October 11, 1879, and was buried on the old Hiram Craig farm near Forest Green in Chariton County, in the private cemetery of his fourth wife, Idress. [1]
Daniel Ashby is buried in the Old Ashby Cemetery (formerly known as the Hiram Craig farm) in Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Daniel Ashby Collection, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis Missouri
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 October 2019), memorial page for Maj Daniel Ashby (11 Oct 1791–11 Oct 1878), Find A Grave Memorial no. 14133914, citing Old Ashby Cemetery, Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by DVF (contributor 46790182) .
- 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Grand River, Henry, Missouri; Roll: M653_622; Page: 852; Family History Library Film: 803622
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Daniel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Daniel:
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Laurie (Kelley) Wentz 
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~0.39%
Nancy (Morton) Ross :
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