Re: Jesse Ashlock & Bob Wills
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In reply to:
Jesse Ashlock & Bob Wills
Renella Ashlock-Capps 7/03/01
Decatur, Wise County, Texas Ashlocks:
It is likely that these Ashlocks trace back to the Anderson County, Tennessee Ashlocks (my line)some of whom migrated to Greene County, Illinois and then to Texas.I am a descendant of Obediah Ashlock of Anderson County, Tennessee who migrated to Polk County, Missouri
Regarding a Jesse Ashlock born in 1915: Francis William Ashlock had a son Jesse Ashlock born in 1915.Francis William Ashlock was the son of Meredith Ashlock (b 1842) and Rebecca Caroline Frier(b 1844).He in turn was the son of Meriday Ashlock (b 1811 in Anderson County, TN)and Sara Elzina Earthenhouse (b 1813 in KY)
A very complete genealogy of the Meriday Ashlock family can be found in the book "A Family History", copyright 1966 by June Rayfield Welch.
There was another arm of the Anderson County Tennessee Ashlocks who migrated to Texas.Josiah Ashlock was born about 1807 (probably in Anderson County, TN).He was married to Elizabeth Norman (b 1812 in AL?VA?KY?).They were married February 10, 1833 in Greene County, Ill.There were four sons:William F. Ashlock b 1837 in IL; John Ashlock b 1844 in IL; Joshua M. Ashlock b 1849 in TX; James W. Ashlock b 1850 in TX.
Joshua Ashlock had settled in Wise County Texas by 1880.In the 1920 Census, his brothers William F. Ashlock and James W. Ashlock were both living there.