Benjamin Franklin Ashley, Sr.

1822 - 1893  (70 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Ashley  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	18 Nov 1822	Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Mar 1893	Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama   [3]
  Person ID	I249	Johnstone Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John Griffin Ashley,   b. 20 Jun 1791, Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina d. 13 Feb 1844, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Ann Johnston,   b. 18 Sep 1793, Bladen County, North Carolina d. 23 Feb 1841, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Jan 1813	Robeson County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary M. Nicholson,   b. Abt 1828, Tennessee d. Abt 1855, Alabama (Age ~ 27 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1848	Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama   [4]
  Children	1. James Preston Ashley,   b. Abt 1849, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Benjamin Franklin Ashley, Jr.,   b. Abt 1852, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Byers,   b. 3 May 1837, Alabama d. 2 Feb 1929, Wetumpka, Coosa County, Alabama (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep 1858	Wetumpka, Coosa County, Alabama   [3]
  Children	1. Margaret Hughes Ashley,   b. Jul 1859, Alabama  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ellen Rush Ashley,   b. 1 Feb 1860, Alabama  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Huger Gordon Ashley,   b. 13 Nov 1866, Alabama d. 27 Jun 1933 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Gerald Reuben Fitzgerald Ashley,   b. 18 Jul 1868, Alabama d. 15 Feb 1940 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Marie Theresa Ashley,   b. Mar 1870, Alabama  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Percy Ford Ashley,   b. 22 Mar 1878, Alabama d. 30 Apr 1911 (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] 1850 United States Census, District 1, Montgomery County, Alabama, National Archives Microfilm M432, Roll 12, 72. [S54] 1850 United States Census, Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery Ciounty, Alabama, National Archives Microfilm Roll M432, Roll 12, 72. [S251] Jackie Ashley Pace [], "Ashley-Pace Family," Rootsweb's Worldconnect Project, MyFamily.com, Inc., Provo, Utah, (Name: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com;). [S54] 1850 United States Census, Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery Ciounty, Alabama, National Archives Microfilm Roll M432, Roll 12, 72. [Marriage date estimated from children's birth dates.]