George Ira Ashley (1883 - 1958)

Born 17 May 1883 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, United States

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Died 24 Jul 1958 at age 75 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, United States

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Ira Ashley is buried in Blakley Cemetery.

Biography

George Ira Ashley was born on May 17, 1883 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of George B. Ashley and Celia Jane Sullivan. ^[1] He had five siblings, namely: Infant Female, Laura Catherine, Wiley R, Lula J, and James Mark.

He died on Jul 24, 1958 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Covington County Hospital; Age at Death: 75).

When he was 21, he married Annie Maybell Sellers, daughter of Hiram Lawrence Sellers and Mary Margrette Sullivan, about 1905 (based upon 1910 census).

George Ira Ashley lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930.

He lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White)

He was buried in Covington, Mississippi, USA (Blakely Cemetery). ^[2]

George Ira Ashley and Annie M. Sellers had the following children:

1. Leonard Howard Ashley was born on Nov 06, 1905 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 24, 1974 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 68).
2. James Benton Ashley was born on Feb 11, 1909 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 09, 1965 in Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 56).
3. Hettie Cathrine Ashley was born on Aug 20, 1912 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 25, 1997 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 85). ^[3]
4. Dessie Marie Ashley was born on Oct 13, 1914 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 25, 2003 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Covington County Nursing Center; Age at Death: 88).
5. Allie M. Ashley was born on Feb 13, 1921 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 23, 1996 in Clarkson, Grayson, Kentucky, USA (Age at Death: 75).
6. Hoye Garvin Ashley was born on Oct 24, 1922 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 20, 1967 in Jamestown, Marion, Mississippi, USA (Head-On Collision; Age at Death: 45). ^[4] He married Mary Biber Josef on Mar 28, 1955 in Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, USA. ^[5]
7. Baby Ashley was born and died on Jul 28, 1924.
8. Lexie Jane Ashley was born on May 29, 1926 in Mount Olive, Covington County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 27, 2015 in D'Iberville, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 88). ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: George Ira Ashley SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 17 May 1883 Birth Place: Ellisville, Mississippi Father Name: George B Ashley Mother Name: Celia J Sullivan Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as GEORGE IRA ASHLEY
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-JV18 : 13 December 2015), George Ira Ashley, 1958; Burial, Mish, Covington, Mississippi, United States of America, Blakely Cemetery; citing record ID 19438053, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19438053.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Hettie Cathrine Ponder [Hettie Ashley Ponder] [Hettie Ponder] [Hettie Cathrine Ashley] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 20 Aug 1912 Birth Place: Mize Smith, Mississippi Death Date: 25 Dec 1997 Father: George I Ashley Mother: Annie M Sellers Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Apr 1961: Name listed as HETTIE CATHRINE PONDER; May 1972: Name listed as HETTIE ASHLEY PONDER; 24 Jan 1998: Name listed as HETTIE K PONDER
4. ↑ Obituary for Hoye Garvin Ashley Clipped from Columbian-Progress, 28 Dec 1967, Thu, 1
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, Mississippi, Naturalization Records, 1867-2008 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com. Mary Ashley in the Mississippi, Naturalization Records, 1907-2008
6. ↑ Obituary for Lexie Jane Mills

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• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ1-YDD : 13 March 2018), George Ira Ashley, 1917-1918; citing Smith County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,983.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGH-1Q2 : 14 March 2018), Ira Ashley, Beat 4, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-11, sheet 12B, line 42, family 195, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2019.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBG-JFM : accessed 25 March 2019), G Ira Ashley, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 6B, line 80, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1144; FHL microfilm 2,340,879.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNR5-71D : accessed 25 March 2019), G J Ashley, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 9, sheet 16A, line 42, family 290, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 872; FHL microfilm 1,820,872.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-291 : accessed 25 March 2019), George I Ashley, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 13A, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 759; FHL microfilm 1,374,772.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-VZ5 : accessed 25 March 2019), Ira Ashley in household of Celie Ashley, Beat 3 (west of Oschay Creek), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 10B, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.