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Mary Watkins Worthington <I>Elliot</I> Ashley

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Mary Watkins Worthington Elliot Ashley

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
25 May 1865 (aged 67)
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
on south Orange
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Wife of Senator Chester Ashley.

It has been said that Little Rock's nickname, City of Roses, came from Mary's love of that flower.

Census: 1850, age 54, widowed, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, with son, his kids and others.

Widow Ashley continued living in their home at what now is southeast corner Scott and Markham until September 1863.

Father: Benjiman Elliot
Mother: Sarah White or Frances Ponca

Marriage: Chester Ashley b: June 1, 1891, Amherst, New Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Married: July 2, 1821, Potosi, Washington County (created 1813), Missouri Territory. (statehood, August 1821) Source:
Known Children:

Laurette Ashley b: 1822 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.

William Elliot Ashley b: August 6, 1823, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Territory.

Frances Ann Ashley b: 1825 Little Rock, Pulaski county, Arkansas Territory.

Mary Van Alstyne Ashley b: October 13, 1826, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Territory.

Chester Pomeroy b: June 26, 1828, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Territory.

Henry Charles Ashley b: March 9, 1831, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Territory.

Mary Van Alstyne Ashley b: February 20, 1833, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
(Above is per Bill.)
Wife of Senator Chester Ashley.

It has been said that Little Rock's nickname, City of Roses, came from Mary's love of that flower.

Census: 1850, age 54, widowed, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, with son, his kids and others.

Widow Ashley continued living in their home at what now is southeast corner Scott and Markham until September 1863.

Father: Benjiman Elliot
Mother: Sarah White or Frances Ponca

Marriage: Chester Ashley b: June 1, 1891, Amherst, New Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Married: July 2, 1821, Potosi, Washington County (created 1813), Missouri Territory. (statehood, August 1821) Source:
Known Children:

Laurette Ashley b: 1822 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.

William Elliot Ashley b: August 6, 1823, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Territory.

Frances Ann Ashley b: 1825 Little Rock, Pulaski county, Arkansas Territory.

Mary Van Alstyne Ashley b: October 13, 1826, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Territory.

Chester Pomeroy b: June 26, 1828, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Territory.

Henry Charles Ashley b: March 9, 1831, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Territory.

Mary Van Alstyne Ashley b: February 20, 1833, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
(Above is per Bill.)


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