James
Ferdinand
Askew
Born in Coweta, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Pender Askew
and Maria Teresa (Connell) Askew
Brother of
Rufus Newdigate G. Askew, Elizabeth J. (Askew) Bradley, Louisa Frances (Askew) Dunbar, William Sanford Askew, Brittain Simms Askew, John Askew, Joseph Edwin Askew and Susan Cassandra (Askew) Dickson
Husband of
Mary Pauline (Oliver) Askew
— married
1882 [location unknown]
Husband of
Annie Ben (Oliver) Askew
— married
19 Dec 1883 in Troup, Georgia, United States
Father of
James Emmett Askew and Benjamin Oliver Askew Sr.
Died
at age 72
in Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Dec 2022
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Biography
James was born in 1853. He was the son of James Askew and Maria Connell. He passed away in 1925.
He served as mayor of Hogansville, GA in 1902-1903, 1909, and from 1915-1922.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMK-8V8 : Mon Mar 11 00:22:10 UTC 2024), Entry for James Askew and Maria Askew, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCST-H6Y : Tue Mar 05 09:37:33 UTC 2024), Entry for James Askew and Mariah Askew, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GW-874 : Wed Mar 06 16:56:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Benjamin F. Harris and Martha J. Harris, 1880.
- "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJY-6KM : Sat Mar 09 08:33:52 UTC 2024), Entry for J. F. Askew and Annie Oliver, 19 December 1883.
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3V6-R53 : Thu Apr 11 17:59:10 UTC 2024), Entry for James Askew and Annie B Askew, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLL5-4WM : Sat Mar 09 21:16:13 UTC 2024), Entry for James F Askew and Annie Askew, 1910.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJXK-BL4 : Sat Mar 09 08:52:49 UTC 2024), Entry for James F Askew and Annie Askew, 1920.
- "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDND-82B : Fri Mar 08 15:30:49 UTC 2024), Entry for James Ferdinand Askew and James Pender Askew, 1925.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94712486/james-ferdinand-askew: accessed 04 December 2022), memorial page for James Ferdinand Askew (5 May 1853–5 May 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94712486, citing Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Hogansville, Troup County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by SFP (contributor 47852495).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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