Born in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hezekiah Ashmore
and Elizabeth (Kerr) Ashmore
Sister of
James Ashmore, Elizabeth G. (Ashmore) Newman, Dorcus (Ashmore) Evans, Rachel (Ashmore) McGuire, Sarah Elizabeth (Ashmore) Poor, Ethelinda Caroline (Ashmore) Scott and Alfred Newton Ashmore
Wife of
Alexander Newman
— married
14 Mar 1816 in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Eliza Mary Katherine (Newman) Laughlin, Hezekiah B Newman, Florence (Newman) Laughlin and Margaret A (Newman) Busbey
Died
at age 76
in Coles, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2014
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Biography
Margaret was born in 1789. She was the daughter of Hezekiah Ashmore and Elizabeth Carr. She passed away in 1866.
Sources
- "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNDD-R79 : 4 December 2014), Alexander Neuman and Peggy Ashmore, 14 Mar 1816; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 126, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85K-92F : 20 December 2020), Margaret Newman in household of Alexander Newman, Coles, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66420114/margaret-mc-newman: accessed 30 September 2022), memorial page for Margaret M.C. “Peggy” Ashmore Newman (10 Dec 1788–24 Aug 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #66420114, citing Berry Cemetery, East Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Paulla McIntire (contributor 47022848) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~1.56%
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