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Margaret Jett Shepherd

Female 1871 - 1947  (75 years)


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  • Name Margaret Jett Shepherd 
    Born 14 Sep 1871  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Mar 1947  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Margaret Jett/Ashworth
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 12 Mar 1947
      Death Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 78y 5m 28d
      Burial Place: Elk River Rd.
      Burial Date: 14 Mar 1947
      Cemetery: Jarvis Cem
      Funeral Home:
      Birth Date: 14 Sep 1868
      Birth Place: Ohio
      Marital Status: W
      Occupation: Housewife
      Residence: Charleston, W. VA.
      Mother: Manda/McLane
      Mother's Birth Place: , Putnam, W. Va.
      Father: Berry/Shepard
      Father's Birth Place: Ohio
      Informant: L Y Ashworth

      Margaret Jett Shepherd Ashworth
      Birth: Sep. 14, 1871
      Ohio, USA
      Death: Mar. 12, 1947
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA

      Her father was Samuel Kingsberry "Berry" Shepherd (1845-1912).
      She married Samuel Ashworth on 24 Dec 1890 in Kanawha Co., WV. The 1910 census of Kanawha Co. indicates that 10 of her 14 children are living. The 1920 census lists two additional children born after 1910.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Amanda B. McClain Shepherd Jones (1851 - 1934)

      Spouse:
      Samuel Taswell Ashworth (1865 - 1944)*

      Children:
      Lemuel Yancy Ashworth (1891 - 1952)*
      Ernest Elbert Ashworth (1901 - 1973)*
      Kenneth Joseph Ashworth (1911 - 1978)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Thomas Jarvis Cemetery
      Elk Hills
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA

      Created by: Linda L. Cottrell Liss
      Record added: Sep 01, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 57994349
    Person ID I104968  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Family Samuel Taswell Ashworth,   b. 18 Mar 1865, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1944, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1890  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/24/1890
      Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      Samuel L Ashworth, 26, Putnam Co, Kanawha Co
      Marget J Shephard, 19, Ohio, Kanawha Co

      1910 Elk, Kanawha, WV
      Ashworth, ST 41 m1- 20y WV VA VA
      M J wife 39 m1- 20y 14-10 children WVWV WV
      LY son 18 WVWVWV
      MLJ da 15 [Manda]
      Dimmie R da 13
      Sam T son 11
      Martha Ellen da 9
      Ernest A son 7
      Thomas B son 6
      Beulah B da 4
      Steward H son 2
      Thelma da 5/12

      1920 Dunbar, Kanawha, WV
      Ashworth, Samuel T 54 WV VA VA
      Margaret J 51 OH WV WV
      Earnest E son 18 s WV WV OH
      Thomas B son 16
      Beulah B da 13
      Howard H son 11
      Thelma da 10
      Joel K son 8
      Owen O son 7
      McQuery, Martha E da 19 m WV WV OH
      Dave sil 37 m WV WV WV

      1930 Charleston city, Kanawha, WV
      Ashworth, Samuel T 68 md age 25 WV A VA
      Margaret 62 md age 21 OH WV WV
      Kenneth J son 19 s WV WV OH
      Bulah B da 24 s WV WV OH
      Owen O son 18 WV WV OH
      Copen, Lessie E gd 14 WV WV WV
    Children 
     1. Lemuel Yancy Ashworth,   b. 19 Jun 1891, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1952, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Amanda Leah Jane Ashworth,   b. 23 Apr 1895, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1948, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     3. Dimmie R Ashworth,   b. CA 1897, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Samuel T Ashworth,   b. CA 1899, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Martha Elllen Ashworth,   b. CA 1901, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ernest Elbert Ashworth,   b. CA 1903, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Thomas B Ashworth,   b. CA 1904, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Beulah B Ashworth,   b. CA 1905, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Stewart H Ashworth,   b. CA 1908, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Thelma Ashworth,   b. 1909, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Kenneth Joseph Ashworth,   b. 8 Mar 1911, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1978, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     12. Owen O Ashworth
    Family ID F26744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.