Served in the Corpus Christi Texas Rangers. Family tradition said he was the first to be buried in the Asher Cemetery.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLK-63G : accessed 30 July 2015), Thos Ashur in household of Thos Ashur, De Witt county, De Witt, Texas, United States; citing family 102, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX37-XZ2 : accessed 30 July 2015), Pleasant Asher and Anastatia Tennel, 19 Oct 1850; citing , Gonzales, Texas, , reference 2:2CQKJQQ; FHL microfilm 1,310,949.
"Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX31-NBS : accessed 30 July 2015), Pleasant Asher and Anastatia Tennel, 19 Oct 1850; citing , Gonzales, Texas, , reference 2:255976L; FHL microfilm 1,310,949.
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-GJPG : accessed 30 July 2015), Pleasant Asher and Anastatia Tennel, 19 Oct 1850, Marriage; citing Gonzales, Texas, United States, Citing county clerk offices, Texas.
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