Her gravestone has her last name spelled as Ashcroft. That's because that's the way her husband spelled it, at that time in his life. Many years after Elizabeth died, he spelled his last name as Ashcraft. It is important to know that her husband could not read or write, and so this is apparently the phoentic spelling.
Her first husband was convicted of counterfeiting. He was eventually sent to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, probably around 1819 or 1820. Elizabeth must have obtained a divorce from him, because he was in prison, which was how she was able to marry Joseph Ashcroft in 1821. It is believed that her first husband was later released from prison, and was still alive, at least in 1836. Nobody knows what happened to him after that.
Her first husband was convicted of counterfeiting. He was eventually sent to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, probably around 1819 or 1820. Elizabeth must have obtained a divorce from him, because he was in prison, which was how she was able to marry Joseph Ashcroft in 1821. It is believed that her first husband was later released from prison, and was still alive, at least in 1836. Nobody knows what happened to him after that.
Her gravestone has her last name spelled as Ashcroft. That's because that's the way her husband spelled it, at that time in his life. Many years after Elizabeth died, he spelled his last name as Ashcraft. It is important to know that her husband could not read or write, and so this is apparently the phoentic spelling.
Her first husband was convicted of counterfeiting. He was eventually sent to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, probably around 1819 or 1820. Elizabeth must have obtained a divorce from him, because he was in prison, which was how she was able to marry Joseph Ashcroft in 1821. It is believed that her first husband was later released from prison, and was still alive, at least in 1836. Nobody knows what happened to him after that.
Her first husband was convicted of counterfeiting. He was eventually sent to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, probably around 1819 or 1820. Elizabeth must have obtained a divorce from him, because he was in prison, which was how she was able to marry Joseph Ashcroft in 1821. It is believed that her first husband was later released from prison, and was still alive, at least in 1836. Nobody knows what happened to him after that.
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