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We here in northeast Tarrant County have a Civil War veterans monument in place, and are posting biographies and photographs of the men at our Genweb site. If you can add to the following biographical sketch, or could share any photos you might have of this veteran, his wife, or his home, we’d be happy to have them. Thanks for taking the time to read our query. Mike Patterson, Colleyville, Texas.
Jonathan T. Ashby was a Union veteran who lived at Bedford at the time the 1890 census was taken. He was born about 1846 in Knox County, Indiana. Family sources at ancestry.com say he was the son of Nathan Ashby and his wife, Elizabeth (Hulen) Ashby, who were married April 29, 1829 in Daviess County, Indiana. . Nathan was a native of South Carolina, while Elizabeth was born in Kentucky.
When the 1860 census was taken, he was living at Edwardsport, Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana with his parents and siblings.
According to information Jonathan gave at the time of the special veterans census in 1890, he served the Union in Co. C, 80th Indiana Infantry. He volunteered on August 15, 1862 and served until June 22, 1865. At the time of his enlistment, he lived at Edwardsport, Indiana.
Both Jonathan and his wife, Susan E. Ashby, were pensioned for his service. He filed his application on November 9, 1883. His application was numbered 477246 and his certificate was numbered 950067. His widow’s application and certificate numbers were 839761 and 639892, respectively.
No readable headstones for any members of this Ashby family are now standing in any northeast Tarrant County cemeteries.
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