Almira Elizabeth Ashley

1806 - 1894  (88 years)

• Name	Almira Elizabeth Ashley
  Born	6 Mar 1806	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Oct 1894	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Rolling Hills aka Sandy Brae Cemetery, Osbornes Mills, WV
  Notes	Death Record Name: Elizabeth E Geary Sex: Female Death Date: 10/6/1894 Death Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia, United States Age at Death: 88y7m Mother: Mary Father: John Informant: Mary E Geary, daughter
  Person ID	I48247	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	John Wiley Ashley,   b. 1774, North Carolina, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Alford,   b. Abt 1779, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Mar 1799	Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  Notes	1810 Peters Creek, Stokes, NC Stokes is close to Wilkes Co, both formed from the same county, so this may be him. Or not. John Ashley 1m 0-10 1m 26-45 2f 0-10 1f 16-25 1820 Kanawha, VA John Ashley 2m 0-10 [Madison, John ] 1m 10-16 [William] 1m 26-45 2f 0-10 [Lorana, Nancy m 1827] 2f 10-16 [Louise m 1821, Elizabeth m 1825] 1f 16-26 [Sarah m. 1822] 1f 26-46 1830 Kanawha, VA John Ashly 2m 15-20 1m 50-60 1f 5-10 [Eliza] 2f 10-15 [Lorana, ?] 1f 40-50 1840 Nicholas, VA John Ashly 2m 20-30 1m 60-70 1f 15-20 1f 20-30 1f 60-70 1840 Nicholas, VA William W Ashley 1m 0-5 1m 30-40 2f 0-5 1f 20-30 1850 Nicholas, VA # 352 Skelton Cock 36 VA Eliza 29 VA Crocket 9 Va Bennett 5 Va Charles 3 Va Elvira 5/12 Va John Ashley 76 NC Mary 71 VA Lurany 33 Va 1860 Roane, WV # 216 Wm Hammack 64 Va Sallie 60 NC Barbara 17 Va John Ashley 84 Va Peter Hammack 8 Va Lorana Ashley 40 Va John Richard may not be their son, but they are the only Ashleys in Kanawha Co. Could be he is a younger brother or nephew.
  Family ID	F10948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matthew Geary,   b. 10 May 1791, Down County, Ireland ,   d. 15 Mar 1865, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1825	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	KCMR - is this them? Her name is wrong and the last name is realllllly misspelled but it is close. There is a John and Mary Ashley in Kanawha Co during that time period. Garsy, Matthew, and Elizabeth Mary Ashley, Aug. 23, 1825. 1840 Kanawha, VA Matthew Garey 1m 0-5 John 2m 15-20 1m 20-30 1m 40-50 1f 0-5 Salena 2f 5-10 Julia, Isabelle 2f 10-15 Emeline 1f 40-50 1850 Kanawha, VA #1674 -1715 7 Nov 1850 Mathew Gearey 58 Ireland Elizabeth 45 Va Emmeline 25 Va (Idiotic) Julia 19 Isabella 15 John 13 Salena 12 Elizabeth 8 William 5 Leonard 3 America 9/12 William Hall 12 [next is John D Young, who has a 6 yr old Harriet Ashley] They are the only Geary family in Kanawha Co, so is Caroline their child? KCMR Ashley, Lewis J., and Caroline Geary, Apr. (???), 1850. 1860 Roane, WV # 25 Matthew Geary 66 Ireland Elizabeth 54 NC Emaline 34 Va idiotic Mariam 17 William 15 Virginia 12 America 11 Wm Hall 20 farm laborer 1880 Census Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia Page 21C Wm. GEARY Self M M W 32 VA VA VA Ester GEARY Wife F M W 30 VA Saml. GEARY Son M S W 13 WV Annie GEARY Dau F S W 11 WV Mathew GEARY Dau F S W 9 WV Melvin GEARY Son M S W 7 WV Ola GEARY Dau F S W 3 WV W. GEARY Dau F S W 1 WV Myra GEARY Mother F W W 73 VA NC NC
  Children	1. Emeline Geary,   b. Abt 1825, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Caroline Geary,   b. Abt 1828, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Julia May Geary,   b. Abt 1831, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Isabella Geary,   b. Abt 1835, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Matthew Geary,   b. Abt 1837, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Salena Miriam Geary,   b. Abt 1838, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elizabeth M Geary,   b. Abt 1842, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. William A Geary,   b. 9 May 1845, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1929, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)   9. Lenora Virginia Geary,   b. 15 Aug 1847, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. America A Geary,   b. 1849, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Rolling Hills aka Sandy Brae Cemetery, Osbornes Mills, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S64] Death Records, Roane Co, WV. [S447] Joyce Mertens.