He is buried with his wife
Ida B. Ashton.
Company C "Lee's Light Horse" of Westmoreland County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Beale's Brigade, W.H.F. Lee's Division,
Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence King George County; 18 years old.
Enlisted for 1 year's service on 7/14/1861 at Mathias Point, he was mustered into Captain Richard L.T. Beale's Company, Virginia Cavalry, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company C, 9th Virginia Cavalry.)
Reenlisted for 2 years' service on 3/25/1862 at St. Paul's Church, King George County; Reenlistment Bounty $50.
In a rarity, he was Present on all rolls.
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- JUDGE C.H. ASHTON DEAD -
Was Prominent as Lawyer and Active in Politics.
Judge for Twelve Years and former Member of Legislature.
Judge Charles H. Ashton, of King George, died Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Barksdale, at Falls Church, Alexandria county, after a protracted illness at a Washington Hospital, where he had gone for treatment. He was 63 years of age, and is survived by a widow, two daughters and three sons. The remains will be taken to his home, "Waveland," in King George, Saturday, for interment in the family burying ground.
Judge Ashton in some respects was a remarkable man. He was a member of the 9th Va. Cavalry and as gallant a trooper as ever drew a sword for the Confederacy.
He was educated at Hanover Academy and later studied law under Hon. J. Randolph Tucker. He was admitted to the bar in 1868. He was of a vigorous and combative mind, and as an honest lawyer had few equals. At the beginning of his business career, he entered actively into politics, and there was no let-up, being at the time of his death chairman of the Democratic party of King George, and was always unflinching in his devotion to the Democratic party.
He wan a member of the Legislature in 1877-78 and took a prominent part in framing the old funding bill, of which he was a staunch supporter. He was made Judge in 1886 and held the office consecutively for two terms, 12 years. He was several times a candidate for Congress before nominating conventions of the 8th district. He, like all men, had his faults, but as a friend he was as true as steel. The people of King George, especially the poor, who had little money when litigation confronted them, will miss him, for he was often more open-handed than his means justified.
(Fredericksburg) The Daily Star - Jan. 17, 1907.
Ida B. Ashton.
Company C "Lee's Light Horse" of Westmoreland County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Beale's Brigade, W.H.F. Lee's Division,
Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence King George County; 18 years old.
Enlisted for 1 year's service on 7/14/1861 at Mathias Point, he was mustered into Captain Richard L.T. Beale's Company, Virginia Cavalry, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company C, 9th Virginia Cavalry.)
Reenlisted for 2 years' service on 3/25/1862 at St. Paul's Church, King George County; Reenlistment Bounty $50.
In a rarity, he was Present on all rolls.
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- JUDGE C.H. ASHTON DEAD -
Was Prominent as Lawyer and Active in Politics.
Judge for Twelve Years and former Member of Legislature.
Judge Charles H. Ashton, of King George, died Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Barksdale, at Falls Church, Alexandria county, after a protracted illness at a Washington Hospital, where he had gone for treatment. He was 63 years of age, and is survived by a widow, two daughters and three sons. The remains will be taken to his home, "Waveland," in King George, Saturday, for interment in the family burying ground.
Judge Ashton in some respects was a remarkable man. He was a member of the 9th Va. Cavalry and as gallant a trooper as ever drew a sword for the Confederacy.
He was educated at Hanover Academy and later studied law under Hon. J. Randolph Tucker. He was admitted to the bar in 1868. He was of a vigorous and combative mind, and as an honest lawyer had few equals. At the beginning of his business career, he entered actively into politics, and there was no let-up, being at the time of his death chairman of the Democratic party of King George, and was always unflinching in his devotion to the Democratic party.
He wan a member of the Legislature in 1877-78 and took a prominent part in framing the old funding bill, of which he was a staunch supporter. He was made Judge in 1886 and held the office consecutively for two terms, 12 years. He was several times a candidate for Congress before nominating conventions of the 8th district. He, like all men, had his faults, but as a friend he was as true as steel. The people of King George, especially the poor, who had little money when litigation confronted them, will miss him, for he was often more open-handed than his means justified.
(Fredericksburg) The Daily Star - Jan. 17, 1907.
He is buried with his wife
Ida B. Ashton.
Company C "Lee's Light Horse" of Westmoreland County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Beale's Brigade, W.H.F. Lee's Division,
Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence King George County; 18 years old.
Enlisted for 1 year's service on 7/14/1861 at Mathias Point, he was mustered into Captain Richard L.T. Beale's Company, Virginia Cavalry, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company C, 9th Virginia Cavalry.)
Reenlisted for 2 years' service on 3/25/1862 at St. Paul's Church, King George County; Reenlistment Bounty $50.
In a rarity, he was Present on all rolls.
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- JUDGE C.H. ASHTON DEAD -
Was Prominent as Lawyer and Active in Politics.
Judge for Twelve Years and former Member of Legislature.
Judge Charles H. Ashton, of King George, died Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Barksdale, at Falls Church, Alexandria county, after a protracted illness at a Washington Hospital, where he had gone for treatment. He was 63 years of age, and is survived by a widow, two daughters and three sons. The remains will be taken to his home, "Waveland," in King George, Saturday, for interment in the family burying ground.
Judge Ashton in some respects was a remarkable man. He was a member of the 9th Va. Cavalry and as gallant a trooper as ever drew a sword for the Confederacy.
He was educated at Hanover Academy and later studied law under Hon. J. Randolph Tucker. He was admitted to the bar in 1868. He was of a vigorous and combative mind, and as an honest lawyer had few equals. At the beginning of his business career, he entered actively into politics, and there was no let-up, being at the time of his death chairman of the Democratic party of King George, and was always unflinching in his devotion to the Democratic party.
He wan a member of the Legislature in 1877-78 and took a prominent part in framing the old funding bill, of which he was a staunch supporter. He was made Judge in 1886 and held the office consecutively for two terms, 12 years. He was several times a candidate for Congress before nominating conventions of the 8th district. He, like all men, had his faults, but as a friend he was as true as steel. The people of King George, especially the poor, who had little money when litigation confronted them, will miss him, for he was often more open-handed than his means justified.
(Fredericksburg) The Daily Star - Jan. 17, 1907.
Ida B. Ashton.
Company C "Lee's Light Horse" of Westmoreland County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Beale's Brigade, W.H.F. Lee's Division,
Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence King George County; 18 years old.
Enlisted for 1 year's service on 7/14/1861 at Mathias Point, he was mustered into Captain Richard L.T. Beale's Company, Virginia Cavalry, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company C, 9th Virginia Cavalry.)
Reenlisted for 2 years' service on 3/25/1862 at St. Paul's Church, King George County; Reenlistment Bounty $50.
In a rarity, he was Present on all rolls.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
- JUDGE C.H. ASHTON DEAD -
Was Prominent as Lawyer and Active in Politics.
Judge for Twelve Years and former Member of Legislature.
Judge Charles H. Ashton, of King George, died Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Barksdale, at Falls Church, Alexandria county, after a protracted illness at a Washington Hospital, where he had gone for treatment. He was 63 years of age, and is survived by a widow, two daughters and three sons. The remains will be taken to his home, "Waveland," in King George, Saturday, for interment in the family burying ground.
Judge Ashton in some respects was a remarkable man. He was a member of the 9th Va. Cavalry and as gallant a trooper as ever drew a sword for the Confederacy.
He was educated at Hanover Academy and later studied law under Hon. J. Randolph Tucker. He was admitted to the bar in 1868. He was of a vigorous and combative mind, and as an honest lawyer had few equals. At the beginning of his business career, he entered actively into politics, and there was no let-up, being at the time of his death chairman of the Democratic party of King George, and was always unflinching in his devotion to the Democratic party.
He wan a member of the Legislature in 1877-78 and took a prominent part in framing the old funding bill, of which he was a staunch supporter. He was made Judge in 1886 and held the office consecutively for two terms, 12 years. He was several times a candidate for Congress before nominating conventions of the 8th district. He, like all men, had his faults, but as a friend he was as true as steel. The people of King George, especially the poor, who had little money when litigation confronted them, will miss him, for he was often more open-handed than his means justified.
(Fredericksburg) The Daily Star - Jan. 17, 1907.
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