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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 8a by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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CHARLES D. ASHBY was born February 11, 1843, in Jefferson County, Ky. His father, Presley Ashby, was a native of Oldham County, Ky., born May 5, 1814, and was married to Miss Allishia McDaniel, and had born to him six children. Charles D., the eldest born, was educated in the country schools, and at eighteen years of age, volunteered in the Union army, enlisting in Company H, Thirty-fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war, when he returned to Kentucky, located in Bullitt County, and engaged in farming. In 1870 he was married to Miss Rolaner Froman, daughter of Jeremiah and Amanda Froman.
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This family biography is one of 27 biographies included in the Bullitt County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 8a published in 1888 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 8a
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