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Corp William J. Ashton

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Corp William J. Ashton Veteran

Birth
Brown County, Ohio, USA
Death
15 Jun 1864 (aged 34–35)
Big Shanty Hills, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
J 10060
Memorial ID
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Name ASHTON, WILLIAM J
CPL Co H 103rd Illinois Infantry
2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps

Residence LEWISTOWN, FULTON CO, IL Age 33 Height 5' 6 Hair LIGHT Eyes GREY Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation CARPENTER
Nativity PERRY, BROWN CO, OH

Service Record
Joined AUG 12, 1862 LEWISTOWN, IL
Joined By J J HALE Period 3 YRS
Muster In OCT 2, 1862 PEORIA, IL
KILLED JUN 15, 1864 AT KENESAW GA
-Illinois State Archives

ASHTON, W J
DATE OF DEATH: 06/15/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION J SITE 10060

Originally buried at Big Shanty, Ga.

He left a widow, Angeline Stockton Ashton, and a daughter, Emily C. Ashton, born 17 Feb 1859, who received a Minor's pension. They were living in Pike County, Illinois at the time of the application. According to a tree on ancestry, Emily married John Walters, and later William Carroll, in Nebraska.
Name ASHTON, WILLIAM J
CPL Co H 103rd Illinois Infantry
2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps

Residence LEWISTOWN, FULTON CO, IL Age 33 Height 5' 6 Hair LIGHT Eyes GREY Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation CARPENTER
Nativity PERRY, BROWN CO, OH

Service Record
Joined AUG 12, 1862 LEWISTOWN, IL
Joined By J J HALE Period 3 YRS
Muster In OCT 2, 1862 PEORIA, IL
KILLED JUN 15, 1864 AT KENESAW GA
-Illinois State Archives

ASHTON, W J
DATE OF DEATH: 06/15/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION J SITE 10060

Originally buried at Big Shanty, Ga.

He left a widow, Angeline Stockton Ashton, and a daughter, Emily C. Ashton, born 17 Feb 1859, who received a Minor's pension. They were living in Pike County, Illinois at the time of the application. According to a tree on ancestry, Emily married John Walters, and later William Carroll, in Nebraska.


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  • Created by: Janet
  • Added: Jul 13, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28250838/william_j-ashton: accessed ), memorial page for Corp William J. Ashton (1829–15 Jun 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28250838, citing Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Janet (contributor 46573654).