John
F.
"Fiddling John"
Ashley
Born about in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Welcome M. Ashley
and Basheba (Decker) Ashley
Brother of
Miles Skaggs Ashley, Susannah (Geary) Elder [half], William Ingland Ashley, Nancy (Ashley) Cockeril, Mary (Ashley) Cook, Elizabeth (Ashley) Saltsman, Joseph M. Ashley [half], Esquire B. Ashley, Martha Jane (Ashley) Nelson, Adaline G. (Ashley) Green and Harvey Blaine Ashley
Husband of
Nancy (Newton) Ashley
— married
24 Jul 1851 in Grayson County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Father of
Mary A. (Ashley) Decker, Louis Ashley, Duncan H. Ashley, Artimecia Thomas (Ashley) Decker, Harden Thomas Ashley and Sarah H. (Ashley) Decker
Died
at about age 51
in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Dec 2016
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Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the Ashley Name Study.
- John was born about 1825 and passed away in 1876.
Marriage
- Julia Sirles (est.1828 - bef 1851), md. before 1846
- Nancy Newton (ca1829 - aft 1900), md. ca. 1851
US Census
- 1850: Grayson County, Kentucky, Family #621
- John Ashley, 24, KY
- Julia Ashley, 23, KY
- William Ashley, 3
- Mary Ashley, 2
- 1850: Grayson County, Kentucky
- Welcom Ashley, 48, KY
- Bashaba, 48, KY
- William, 24, KY
- Nancy, 22, KY
- Joseph, 20, IN (adopted children)
- John, 18, IN (adopted children)
- Squire, 13, KY
- Martha J., 11, KY
- Adaline, 9, KY
- Harvey, 6, KY
- Note 1: (Added annotation in italics.)
- Note 2: John Ashley, age 18, born in Indiana (in 1850 Census) is not the same man as John F. Ashley, who was age 24 in 1850, who was born in Kentucky.
-
- 1860: Grayson County, Kentucky, PO: Leitchfield, Family #1009
- John Ashley, 34
- Nancy Ashley, 33
- William Ashley, 14
- Polly Ashley, 12
- Hezakiah Ashley, 10
- Lewis Ashley, 8
- Mary E Ashley, 6
- Jane L Ashley, 4
- Eliza Ashley, 2
- Duncan F Ashley, 6/12
-
- 1870: Litchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky
- J F Ashley, 44, KY
- Nancy Ashley, 42, KY
- Lewis Ashley, 17, KY
- J L Ashley, 14, KY
- Duncan Ashley, 10, KY
- A T Ashley, 6, KY
Death Record
- Name: Jno F Ashley
- Death Date: Oct 1876
- Death Location: Grayson
- Residence Location: Grayson
- Age: 52
- Gender: Male
- Ethnicity: White
- Birth Date: abt 1824
- Birth Location: Grayson
- Father's Name: W Ashley
- Mother's Name: B Ashley
Sources
- 1850 US Census: Grayson County, Kentucky
- 1860 US Census: Grayson County, Kentucky, PO: Leitchfield, Family #1009
- 1870 US Census: Litchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky
- Ky Vital Statistics Death Records
- Find A Grave: Memorial #143858669 (with extensive biography)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Derick Ashley
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup I-BY91094 +
Y-Chromosome Test 67 markers, haplogroup I-P37
- Bill Vincent :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup HV7, FTDNA kit #91114, MitoYDNA ID T12324 [compare]
- Daniel O'Connor :
Mitochondrial DNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup HV7
-
~12.50%
David Nelson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T234297 [compare], FTDNA kit #752324
-
~6.25%
~25.00%
Lula (Blanton) Daso :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ldaso4368
-
~6.25%
Ken Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A689688 [compare], Ancestry member kendalnelson
-
~6.25%
Trish (Ashley) Aaron :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK20949
-
~6.25%
Len Saltsman :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Bill Vincent :
23andMe, GEDmatch AY7541459 [compare], yourDNAportal WILa3e49133
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066845 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T827997 [compare], FTDNA kit #91114
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LU672653C1 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~3.12%
Mart (Vincent) Bandy :
23andMe, GEDmatch M811226 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~25.00%
Billy Clark :
23andMe
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Patty Clark :
23andMe
-
~3.12%
Helen (Polka) Karl :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034885 [compare], Ancestry member helen_karl
-
~3.12%
Rick Ashley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A589295 [compare], Ancestry member ashleyjr11
-
~3.12%
Kathie (Ashley) Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A901375 [compare], Ancestry member kendalnelson
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T245562 [compare], FTDNA kit #753511
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Teri Becker :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member STEVEY_BECKER
-
~3.12%
Faith (Reed) Tofte :
AncestryDNA
-
~3.12%
Delana Barbour :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Delana_Barbour
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Becky (Lane) Goad :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T953511 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Laura (Chenault) Davis :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Susan (Vincent) Ryan :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Shawn McCombs :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Matthew Patterson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A025974 [compare], Ancestry member MatthewPatterson
-
~1.56%
William White :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A808378 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Lori (Nelson) Dos Santos Pursell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A376995 [compare], Ancestry member Lorinelson_06
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Deborah Cook :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member in2paints955265
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Sharon Gallagher :
23andMe, GEDmatch PG5621280 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Kathleen Hancock :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kathleenlacey111
-
~0.78%
Robin White :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A978977 [compare], Ancestry member RobinPoindexter64
-
~0.78%
Mitch White :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A180709 [compare], Ancestry member mpwhite73
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Patrick Gallagher :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A398485 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Lisa (Saltsman) Rath :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RN9188697 [compare], Ancestry member LisaRath38
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Connie (Willis) Vincent :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member connie_vincent
-
~0.78%
Pearl (Higgs) Farris :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T723419 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Shelby Higgs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T480239 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Stephanie Horn :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch AW6491183 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Mary Lou (Vincent) Humphrey :
23andMe, GEDmatch HC6220885 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PR5586199 [compare], Ancestry member marylou6995
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