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Descendants of William Asher

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  WILLIAM1 ASHER was born 1725 in New Kent, VA, and died 1791 in Washington, NC.  He married MARY BEAN.  She was born 1725, and died 1802 in Grainger, TN.

    

Child of WILLIAM ASHER and MARY BEAN is:

2.        i.    WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2 ASHER, b. 1742, Spotsylvania, VA; d. 1792, Bean Station, Grainger, TN..

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2 ASHER (WILLIAM1)1 was born 1742 in Spotsylvania, VA, and died 1792 in Bean Station, Grainger, TN..  He married SALLY "PEGGY" BLEVINS.  She was born Abt. 1755.

    

Children of WILLIAM ASHER and SALLY BLEVINS are:

3.        i.    DILLON3 ASHER, b. 05 Oct 1777.

4.       ii.    JOHN ASHER, b. Abt. 1778; d. Jun 1835, Anderson County, Tennessee.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  DILLON3 ASHER (WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 05 Oct 1777.  He married (1) SALLY DAVIS, daughter of RICHARD DAVIS and ELIZABETH PRESTON.  She was born Abt. 1773 in Amherst, VA.  He married (2) NANCY MARY DAVIS 1799, daughter of RICHARD DAVIS and ELIZABETH PRESTON.  She was born 1775 in Amherst, VA, and died 21 Jun 1817 in Middlesboro, Bell County, KY.

    

Children of DILLON ASHER and SALLY DAVIS are:

           i.    POLLY4 ASHER, m. THOMAS AMIS.

           ii.    WILKERSON ASHER, b. 1809; m. LUCINDA BINGHAM.

          iii.    JACKSON ASHER, b. 1816; m. MARGARET HENDERICKSON.

         iv.    JAMES FARMER ASHER, b. 1824; m. ELIZABETH; b. Abt. 1829.

         v.    CHESTER ASHER.

 

    

Children of DILLON ASHER and NANCY DAVIS are:

5.     vi.    ORRAH4 ASHER, b. Abt. 1802, Clay County, Kentucky.

6.     vii.    WILLIAM BLEVINS ASHER, b. 1800.

       viii.    ROBERT ASHER, b. 1805; m. MARY "POLLY" SIZEMORE.

         ix.    JOHN ASHER, b. 1808; m. ELIZABETH MURPHY.

          x.    PEGGY ASHER, m. JIM (CAPTAIN) FARMER.

         xi.    ELIZABETH ASHER, m. ANDY COPE.

 

 

4.  JOHN3 ASHER (WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1778, and died Jun 1835 in Anderson County, Tennessee.  He married EMILY.  She was born Abt. 1782.

    

Child of JOHN ASHER and EMILY is:

7.        i.    DILLON4 ASHER II, b. 1797, Tennessee; d. 1859, Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

5.  ORRAH4 ASHER (DILLON3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1802 in Clay County, Kentucky.  She married FARRIS ROBERTS 01 Jun 1815 in Clay County, KY, son of JESSE ROBERTS and NANCY ANDERSON.  He was born Abt. 1797 in Buncomb County, North Carolina, and died 1880 in Big Creek, Clay County, Kentucky.

    

Children of ORRAH ASHER and FARRIS ROBERTS are:

8.        i.    SARAH5 ROBERTS, b. Abt. 1826; d. 24 Jan 1917, Clay County, Kentucky.

           ii.    DAVID ROBERTS, b. 1837.

          iii.    EMILY ROBERTS, b. 1841.

         iv.    JAMES ROBERTS, b. 1844.

         v.    MARY J. ROBERTS, b. 1847.

 

 

6.  WILLIAM BLEVINS4 ASHER (DILLON3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 1800.  He married REBECCA BEGLEY, daughter of WILLIAM BEGLEY and WINIFRED SIZEMORE.  She was born 1805.

    

Children of WILLIAM ASHER and REBECCA BEGLEY are:

           i.    MAHALA5 ASHER, b. 1830.

           ii.    WILLIAM JR. ASHER, b. 1832.

          iii.    LUCINDA ASHER, b. 1836.

         iv.    MARY JANE ASHER, b. 1838.

         v.    JACKSON ASHER, b. 1840.

 

 

7.  DILLON4 ASHER II (JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 1797 in Tennessee, and died 1859 in Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.  He married HENRIETTA (HETTY) BOLLING 20 Apr 1816 in Clay County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN BOLLING and SUSAN SIZEMORE.  She was born 1805 in Middle Fork of the Kentucky River, and died 1855 in Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.

    

Children of DILLON ASHER and HENRIETTA BOLLING are:

9.        i.    MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, b. 1842, Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.

           ii.    JANE "JENNY" ASHER, b. 1817; m. LILBURN WOODS.

          iii.    JOHN G ASHER, b. 02 May 1820; m. JANE STEWART.

         iv.    BLEVINS ASHER, b. 1822; m. RUTH MUNCY.

         v.    STOKLEY ASHER, b. 1824; m. SALLY NAPIER.

         vi.    ROBERT ASHER, b. 1828; m. JUDA NAPIER.

        vii.    LEVI ASHER, b. 1832; m. NANCY HOWARD.

       viii.    JAMES ASHER, b. 1836; m. RACHAEL MORGAN.

         ix.    SUSAN ASHER, b. 1838.

          x.    SALLY ASHER.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

8.  SARAH5 ROBERTS (ORRAH4 ASHER, DILLON3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1826, and died 24 Jan 1917 in Clay County, Kentucky.  She married HIRAM "SQUIRE" MARCUM2 27 Jun 1847 in Clay County, Kentucky, son of THOMAS MARCUM and MARY WILSON.  He was born 1820 in Clay County, Kentucky.

    

Children of SARAH ROBERTS and HIRAM MARCUM are:

10.      i.    ADELINE "HETTY" "HATTIE"6 MARCUM, b. 1855.

           ii.    AMERICA MARCUM, b. 1847.

          iii.    MARTHA MARCUM, b. 1848.

         iv.    HENRY MARCUM, b. 1850.

         v.    EMELINE MARCUM, b. 1852.

         vi.    PAULINA MARCUM, b. 1856.

        vii.    TAYLOR MARCUM, b. 1858.

 

 

9.  MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER (DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 1842 in Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.  She married EDMOND (EDWARD) "DICK" JONES 1858, son of JOSHUA HOSKINS and MARTHA JONES.  He was born 1835 in Bull Creek, Clay Co-Leslie Co. Kentucky, and died Abt. 1911 in Jones Fork of Bull Creek Hyden, Kentucky.

 

More About EDMOND (EDWARD) "DICK" JONES:

Event 1: Name appears in Censuses and Military records as either Edmond or Edward

    

Children of MARY ASHER and EDMOND JONES are:

           i.    JACKSON6 JONES, d. Thousand Sticks, Ky..

           ii.    MARGARET JONES, m. NEFF STUBBLEFIELD.

11.     iii.    MARTHA JONES.

         iv.    ARTRICIA JONES, b. 1859; m. FELIX ASHER.

         v.    ABIJAH JONES, b. 1860.

         vi.    MARY JANE JONES, b. 1862; m. RENIE ASHER.

12.   vii.    VINA JONES, b. 1864.

       viii.    HARVEY JONES, b. 1868.

         ix.    HUEY JONES, b. 1870.

13.     x.    ELIJAH (LIGE) JONES, b. 1880, Leslie County Kentucky; d. 22 Mar 1954, Hazard, Ky..

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

10.  ADELINE "HETTY" "HATTIE"6 MARCUM (SARAH5 ROBERTS, ORRAH4 ASHER, DILLON3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 1855.  She married CARLO BRITTAIN, son of WILLIAM BRITTAIN and MARY LEWIS.  He was born 15 Feb 1849 in Clay County, Ky, and died 1933.

    

Children of ADELINE MARCUM and CARLO BRITTAIN are:

14.      i.    LILLY7 BRITTAIN, b. 1884, Red Bird River, Clay County Kentucky; d. 1926.

           ii.    DELORIA BRITTAIN, m. CICERO LANGDON.

15.     iii.    PERLINA MARCUM BRITTAIN.

 

 

11.  MARTHA6 JONES (MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1)  She married JOHN MARTIN. 

    

Child of MARTHA JONES and JOHN MARTIN is:

16.      i.    DOROTHY7 MARTIN, b. Abt. 1908.

 

 

12.  VINA6 JONES (MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 1864.  She married JACK HIBBARD. 

    

Child of VINA JONES and JACK HIBBARD is:

           i.    WILLIE7 HIBBARD.

 

 

13.  ELIJAH (LIGE)6 JONES (MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1)3 was born 1880 in Leslie County Kentucky, and died 22 Mar 1954 in Hazard, Ky..  He married (1) MARTHA COUCH in Hazard, Kentucky.    He married (2) LILLY BRITTAIN in Clay Co. Ky. (mouth of Big Creek), daughter of CARLO BRITTAIN and ADELINE MARCUM.  She was born 1884 in Red Bird River, Clay County Kentucky, and died 1926.

 

More About ELIJAH (LIGE) JONES:

Event 1: Champion Fiddler in Eastern Ky

Fact 2: Buried Riverside Cemetary, North Hazard, Ky

 

More About LILLY BRITTAIN:

Cause of Death: cancer

Medical Information: Cancer, Diabetes

    

Children of ELIJAH JONES and MARTHA COUCH are:

           i.    RAY7 JONES.

           ii.    SHAFTER JONES.

 

    

Children of ELIJAH JONES and LILLY BRITTAIN are:

17.     iii.    SHERMAN7 JONES, b. 18 Oct 1906, Thousand Sticks Leslie County Kentucky; d. 14 Nov 1997, Jackson, Ky.(Buried in Campton, Ky).

18.   iv.    OMAR JONES, b. Abt. 1908; d. Abt. 1980.

19.    v.    JAMES E. (JIMMY) JONES.

20.   vi.    CARLO JONES, b. 14 Feb 1911; d. 06 Feb 1931.

21.   vii.    ODA (ODIE) JONES, b. 23 Oct 1915.

22.  viii.    CORNELIUS (CORN) (BLACKIE) JONES, d. 05 Feb 2002, Prospect, Tn.

23.    ix.    JESSE JONES.

24.     x.    OLA (OLIE) JONES, b. 05 Dec 1902; d. 28 Dec 1990.

25.    xi.    EDNA JONES.

26.   xii.    CHARLES JONES, d. California.

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

14.  LILLY7 BRITTAIN (ADELINE "HETTY" "HATTIE"6 MARCUM, SARAH5 ROBERTS, ORRAH4 ASHER, DILLON3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 1884 in Red Bird River, Clay County Kentucky, and died 1926.  She married ELIJAH (LIGE) JONES3 in Clay Co. Ky. (mouth of Big Creek), son of EDMOND JONES and MARY ASHER.  He was born 1880 in Leslie County Kentucky, and died 22 Mar 1954 in Hazard, Ky..

 

More About LILLY BRITTAIN:

Cause of Death: cancer

Medical Information: Cancer, Diabetes

 

More About ELIJAH (LIGE) JONES:

Event 1: Champion Fiddler in Eastern Ky

Fact 2: Buried Riverside Cemetary, North Hazard, Ky

    

Children are listed above under (13) Elijah (Lige) Jones.

 

15.  PERLINA MARCUM7 BRITTAIN (ADELINE "HETTY" "HATTIE"6 MARCUM, SARAH5 ROBERTS, ORRAH4 ASHER, DILLON3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1)  She married (1) HENSLEY.    She married (2) CRAWFORD. 

    

Child of PERLINA BRITTAIN and HENSLEY is:

           i.    MALVERIA8 CRAWFORD.

 

 

16.  DOROTHY7 MARTIN (MARTHA6 JONES, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1908.  She married OMAR JONES, son of ELIJAH JONES and LILLY BRITTAIN.  He was born Abt. 1908, and died Abt. 1980.

    

Children of DOROTHY MARTIN and OMAR JONES are:

           i.    CHESTER (DEFOE)8 JONES.

           ii.    LORETTA JONES, b. 14 Aug 1931; d. 14 Jul 1979; m. (1) PALMER (PAM) HANEY; m. (2) OTHER SPOUSE.

 

 

17.  SHERMAN7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1)3 was born 18 Oct 1906 in Thousand Sticks Leslie County Kentucky, and died 14 Nov 1997 in Jackson, Ky.(Buried in Campton, Ky).  He married BESSIE WOOTON, daughter of HENDERSON WOOTON and ELLEN BEGLEY.  She was born 09 Mar 1906 in Dry Hill, Leslie County, Kentucky, and died 29 Nov 1975 in Lexington, Kentucky(Buried in Campton, Ky).

 

More About SHERMAN JONES:

Event 1: Buried in Campton, Ky

    

Children of SHERMAN JONES and BESSIE WOOTON are:

           i.    MARGARET JUNE8 JONES, b. 22 Oct 1927, Hazard, Kentucky; m. HAYS PIGMAN, 15 Mar 1947, Hazard, Kentucky; b. 04 Mar 1918, Hindman, Kentucky; d. 22 Aug 2001, Lexington, Ky.

           ii.    WILLIAM SHERMAN JONES, b. 12 Jun 1936; d. 15 Jun 2002, Hazard, Ky (buried in Campton, Ky); m. MONA GILBERT.

          iii.    ARLIE JONES, b. 25 Jul 1926, Hazard, Ky.; d. 18 Mar 2007, Flora Vista, NM; m. JOHN DORSEY, Hazard, KY; b. 22 Sep 1918; d. 20 Dec 1995, Farmington, NM.

 

 

18.  OMAR7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1908, and died Abt. 1980.  He married DOROTHY MARTIN, daughter of JOHN MARTIN and MARTHA JONES.  She was born Abt. 1908.

    

Children are listed above under (16) Dorothy Martin.

 

19.  JAMES E. (JIMMY)7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1)  He married ARIZONA (ZONIE) TURNER. 

    

Children of JAMES JONES and ARIZONA TURNER are:

           i.    PAULINE KESSLER8 JONES, Adopted child.

           ii.    GERALDINE JONES.

 

 

20.  CARLO7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 14 Feb 1911, and died 06 Feb 1931.  He married SALLY STEWART. 

    

Child of CARLO JONES and SALLY STEWART is:

           i.    EMANUEL RAY8 JONES, d. Hindman, Ky.; m. SALLY.

 

 

21.  ODA (ODIE)7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 23 Oct 1915.  She married WARD NAPIER.  He died Abt. 1995 in Lexington, Ky.

    

Children of ODA JONES and WARD NAPIER are:

           i.    DORIS JEAN8 NAPIER, b. 19 Jul 1935; d. 14 Oct 2006; m. UNKN MARTIN.

           ii.    DONALD DEAN NAPIER, b. 06 Sep 1938; m. PAT SMITH.

          iii.    DIXIE LEE NAPIER, m. BILL NAPIER.

 

 

22.  CORNELIUS (CORN) (BLACKIE)7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) died 05 Feb 2002 in Prospect, Tn.  He married (1) RITA.  She was born in Boston, Ma.  He married (2) WANDA. 

    

Children of CORNELIUS JONES and RITA are:

           i.    CARL EDWARD8 JONES.

           ii.    CAROL JONES.

 

    

Child of CORNELIUS JONES and WANDA is:

          iii.    CORNELIEUS JR. (NUBBIN)8 JONES.

 

 

23.  JESSE7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1)  She married CARL GOINS. 

    

Children of JESSE JONES and CARL GOINS are:

           i.    LOIS EILEEN8 GOINS.

           ii.    RITA CAROL GOINS.

 

 

24.  OLA (OLIE)7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) was born 05 Dec 1902, and died 28 Dec 1990.  She married JOHN DANIEL ABNER.  He was born 19 May 1902, and died 25 Mar 1961.

    

Children of OLA JONES and JOHN ABNER are:

           i.    ADDIE8 ABNER, b. 11 Jul 1924; d. 11 Jul 1924.

           ii.    ELMER ABNER, b. 11 Jul 1924; d. 11 Jul 1924.

          iii.    GENEVA JEAN ABNER, m. VIRGIL (JUNIOR) BAKER, JR..

         iv.    DIXIE RUTH ABNER, b. 02 Mar 1931; m. WALLACE HATMAKER.

         v.    HAROLD DEAN ABNER.

         vi.    JOYCE ABNER, m. JUNIOR BULLEN.

        vii.    MARIE ABNER, b. 11 Jul 1926; m. CECIL CAUDILL.

 

 

25.  EDNA7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1)  She married ROE BOWLING. 

    

Children of EDNA JONES and ROE BOWLING are:

           i.    ROY8 BOWLING.

           ii.    MARCUS BOWLING.

          iii.    SARA LEE BOWLING.

         iv.    JAMES EDDIE BOWLING.

         v.    NIG BOWLING.

         vi.    CHARLIE BOWLING.

        vii.    CARLENE BOWLING.

       viii.    MARVIN BOWLING.

 

 

26.  CHARLES7 JONES (ELIJAH (LIGE)6, MARY (POLLY)5 ASHER, DILLON4, JOHN3, WILLIAM "CAPTAIN BILLY"2, WILLIAM1) died in California.  He married VERLENE. 

    

Children of CHARLES JONES and VERLENE are:

           i.    CHARLEEN8 JONES.

           ii.    RANDY JONES.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Drowned in Clinch River while deer hunting.

2.  Seven foot tall.

3.  Curtis Pigman.