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Sgt Elburtus Marshall “Burt” Ashley

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Birth	:	11 Feb 1828 Taftsville, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
Death	:	15 Dec 1893 Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.9000053, -95.7902985
Inscription	:	E.M. Ashley Co. D. 31, Iowa V.I.R.
Description	:	History of Nemaha County, by Ralph Tennall Elburtus M. Ashley, [Oscar Spaulding Ashley's] father, was born at Hartland, Vt., February 11, 1828, and became a carpenter. When a young man he removed to Laporte, Ind. From Indiana he went to Wisconsin and became a pioneer in that State. He removed to Black Hawk county, Iowa, in 1857, and was also a pioneer in that state. His thorough American ancestry caused him to enlist on August 15, 1862, in Company D, Thirty-first Iowa Volunteers, and he was made sergeant of his company. Mr. Ashley participated with his regiment in its historic... Read More	History of Nemaha County, by Ralph Tennall Elburtus M. Ashley, [Oscar Spaulding Ashley's] father, was born at Hartland, Vt., February 11, 1828, and became a carpenter. When a young man he removed to Laporte, Ind. From Indiana he went to Wisconsin and became a pioneer in that State. He removed to Black Hawk county, Iowa, in 1857, and was also a pioneer in that state. His thorough American ancestry caused him to enlist on August 15, 1862, in Company D, Thirty-first Iowa Volunteers, and he was made sergeant of his company. Mr. Ashley participated with his regiment in its historic march from Atlanta to the sea, and received his final discharge from the service at the close of the war. After the war, he followed his trade of mill wright and carpenter in Iowa until 1872, and then migrated to Nemaha county, Kansas, arriving at Sabetha on October 11, 1872. During the following winter, he worked at his trade in the growing village, and in the spring of 1873, he rented land two miles south of Sabetha where he lived for fifteen years while tilling different farms. For some years he cultivated the farm owned by Louis Turner, his father-in-law. Mr. Ashley died at the home of his daughter in Capioma township in 1882. He was twice married. His first wife. Mary Spaulding, born November 17, 1837, and was married June 10, 1855, and she died October 13, 1857. [On Aug 10, 1862], Mr. Ashley was again married to Mary Ann Turner, a native of Laporte City, Iowa, and who bore him three children, as follows: Mrs. Flora Cady, of Vermont; Mrs. Minnie Glenn, wife of Thomas Glenn, of Capioma township; Birdie, wife of Charles Glenn, Capioma township.

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Sgt Elburtus Marshall “Burt” Ashley's memorial is located at: Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Nemaha County, USA.
When did Sgt Elburtus Marshall “Burt” Ashley death?
Sgt Elburtus Marshall “Burt” Ashley death on 15 Dec 1893 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.9000053
Longitude: -95.7902985

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mary A Spaulding Ashley

(1837 - 1857)

Mary Ann Turner Ashley

(1844 - 1884)

Siblings

Elmina Mariah Ashley Ashley

(1828 - 1915)

Children

Oscar Spaulding Ashley

(1856 - 1918)

Flora Belle Ashley Cady

(1863 - 1940)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Sabetha Cemetery
Sabetha, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9000053, -95.7902985

2. Sabetha Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
Sabetha, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9012100, -95.8087400

3. Isely Cemetery
Fairview, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8844900, -95.7418200

4. Albany Cemetery
Sabetha, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9427986, -95.8007965

5. Sycamore Springs Cemetery
Hiawatha, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9651600, -95.7621300

6. Fairview City Cemetery
Fairview, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8464300, -95.7326900

7. Sun Springs Cemetery
Morrill, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8993988, -95.6836014

8. Morrill Cemetery
Morrill, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9351311, -95.6932831

9. Strahm Cemetery
Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9425011, -95.8824997

10. Congregational Cemetery
Fairview, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8549995, -95.6949997

11. Old Fairview Cemetery
Fairview, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8550491, -95.6948700

12. Rock Creek Cemetery
Sabetha, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9862595, -95.8062973

13. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Fairview, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8559700, -95.6858500

14. Dunkard Cemetery
Morrill, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9873800, -95.7498840

15. Tyler Cemetery
Fairview, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8119300, -95.7483200

16. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Fairview, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8559700, -95.6779700

17. Stoldt Cemetery
Sabetha, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9140500, -95.9155300

18. Bern Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9282888, -95.9203416

19. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Fairview, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8411800, -95.6716400

20. Brethren Church Cemetery
Morrill, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9808693, -95.6940079

21. Saint Augustine Catholic Cemetery
Capioma Township, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7904282, -95.7897034

22. Carson Cemetery
Hamlin, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8810200, -95.6483100

23. Shelton Cemetery
Hamlin, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8852997, -95.6393967

24. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Hamlin, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9430428, -95.6484299