Eliza married Zacariah Ashton, son of Samuel Ashton and Hannah Sarah Johnson, circa 1840.

     Elizabeth married Zacariah Ashton, son of Samuel Ashton and Hannah Sarah Johnson, circa 1860.

     Ambrose Ashton was the son of Zacariah Ashton and Rebecca Slye. Ambrose married Mary Annie Cummins.

     Jacob Ashton was the son of Zacariah Ashton and Rebecca Slye.

     William Ashton was the son of Zacariah Ashton and Rebecca Slye. William Ashton died in 1863.

     Frank Ashton was the son of Zacariah Ashton and Rebecca Slye.

     Laura Ashton was the daughter of Zacariah Ashton and Eliza Ann Dobson. Laura married Charlie Vail in 1879.

     Charlie married Laura Ashton, daughter of Zacariah Ashton and Eliza Ann Dobson, in 1879.

      Cassandra Slye was born on Oct 16, 1805 at Clermont County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Jacob Slye and Sarah Prickett. Cassandra married James M. Ashton, son of Samuel Ashton and Hannah Sarah Johnson, on Sep 19, 1822 at Brown County, Ohio. Cassandra Slye died on Oct 5, 1884 at age 78. Cassandra was buried at Ayersville Cemetery, Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio.

      Elizabeth Mary Ashton was born on Aug 6, 1832 at Brown County, Ohio. She was the daughter of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye. Elizabeth married Thomas Drake Harris on Nov 16, 1847 at Fayetteville, Brown County, Ohio. Elizabeth Mary Ashton died on Jun 22, 1914 at Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio, at age 81.

      Isabella Ashton was born in 1838 at Clermont County, Ohio. She was the daughter of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye. Isabella married John Fullmer, son of Absalom Fullmer and Eve Margaret (Unknown), on Aug 31, 1865 at Defiance County, Ohio. Isabella Ashton died in 1881 at Defiance County, Ohio.
     She was also known as Bell Ashton. She was also known as Belle Ashton. In the census on Jul 31, 1850 Isabella Ashton was named Isabelle Ashton.

      James M. Ashton was born on Aug 18, 1846 at Brown County, Ohio. He was the son of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye. James married Elizabeth Case, daughter of Robert Case, on Apr 24, 1867. James M. Ashton died on Dec 6, 1891 at Defiance County, Ohio, at age 45. James was buried at Ayersville Cemetery, Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio.

     Mary Ashton was the daughter of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye.

      Sarah Marie Ashton was born circa 1827 at Brown County, Ohio. She was the daughter of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye. Sarah married Ebenezer D. Covalt, son of Abraham Covalt and Mary Anna Davis, on Aug 9, 1845. Sarah Marie Ashton died in Apr, 1860 at Perry Twp., Brown County, Ohio; uterine hemorage after 4 days.

      Tolbert (Tolbot) Ashton was born on Sep 26, 1823 at Ohio. He was the son of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye. Tolbert married Angeline Cramer, daughter of Benjamin D. Cramer and Calista Granger, at Brown County, Ohio. Tolbert (Tolbot) Ashton died on Apr 19, 1898 at near, Dunbar, Otoe County, Nebraska, at age 74.

      Lucinda Ashton was born on Oct 31, 1825 at Brown County, Ohio. She was the daughter of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye. Lucinda married John Lane.

      Thomas Hutchinson Ashton was born on Mar 8, 1841 at Brown County, Ohio. He was the son of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye. Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Kiser on Jul 20, 1865 at Ohio. Thomas married Mary A. Antes in 1893. Thomas Hutchinson Ashton died on Dec 29, 1914 at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, at age 73.

      William S. Ashton was born on May 27, 1847 at Brown County, Ohio. He was the son of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye. William married Malinda C. Lambert on Sep 16, 1869 at Richland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio. William S. Ashton died on Mar 10, 1915 at age 67. William was buried at Hill Cemetery, Highland Twp., Highland County, Ohio.

      Clarinda Ashton was born on Aug 13, 1835. She was the daughter of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye. Clarinda Ashton died on Nov 13, 1853 at age 18. Clarinda was buried at Ayersville Cemetery, Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio.

      Wright Sopars Curless was born on Jan 1, 1802 at New Jersey. He was the son of Abiah Corlies and Sarah Soper. Wright married Rosanah Ashton, daughter of Samuel Ashton and Hannah Sarah Johnson, on Jan 19, 1822 at Ohio. Wright Sopars Curless died on Jul 4, 1870 at Richland, Wisconsin, at age 68.
     He was also known as Wright Soper Corlies.

      William Curless was born on Jan 23, 1823 at Clermont County, Ohio. He was the son of Wright Sopars Curless and Rosanah Ashton. William married Charlotte (Unknown) on Sep 6, 1855 at Clinton County, Indiana. William married Loise (Unknown). William Curless died on Jan 26, 1898 at Truckee, Nevada County, California, at age 75.

      Biar Curless was born on Jan 20, 1834 at Indiana. He was the son of Wright Sopars Curless and Rosanah Ashton. Biar married Lovina D. Shaw on Sep 11, 1855 at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Biar Curless died on Sep 3, 1911 at Blocksburg, Humboldt County, California, at age 77.
     

Fall 1997 / HUMBOLDT HISTORIAN
Jeremiah R. Scott, Jr
CURLESS FAMILY LEAVES A LEGACY

Six generations of the Curless Family have been a part of Humboldt County since the patriarch Biar Curless arrived in the Blocksburg area in 1869. Biar Curless, who was born in 1834, was a native of Indiana. His father was Wright S. Curless, Sr. and his mother was Rosanna Ashton. In 1851 the family moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where in 1855 Biar married Miss Lovina Shaw.

In 1859 Biar, his family, and younger brother, Wright S. Curless, Jr., started across the plains to California. The Curless family crossed the plains with an ox team via the Salt Lake Route driving cattle and other stock before them.
The Curless family lived in Butte County for a time, then traveled south down the valley to Los Angeles. In January, 1861, the Curless family started across the plains and desert again-this time to the east by way of the Southern Route. Arriving at their destination in Texas, they heard news of the fall of Fort Sumter and the beginning of the Civil War. The Curless family turned northward and reached Omaha,
Nebraska.

A week later the family traveled westward, making their third trip across the great plains. Upon their arrival in California in 1861 they settled in Placerville, El Dorado County.

Wright Curless joined the California State Militia and saw active duty during the Civil War. Biar purchased a 160-acre acre homestead and mining claim on Smith Flat in El Dorado Country. After Wright's military discharge, brothers Biar and Wright en-gaged in mining until Biar moved to Humboldt County in 1869.

The Curless family took up a homestead on September 26, 1869, near what is now called Blocksburg. The Humboldt County census showed a population in 1860 of 2,694 and 6,140 in 1870. Biar and Lovina Curless had seven children, including Talburt Curless.

Biar was a part of the first group of ranchers who brought a herd of 10,000 sheep from Red Bluff in the Sacramento Val-ley over theYolla Bolla Mountains in Trinity County to Humboldt County. Biar ran up to 5,000 sheep and an assortment of hogs, cattle and turkey. The main Biar Curless house and ranch consisted of approximately 2,000 acres at Larabee Creek on the main trail and stage route between Blocksburg and Bridgeville.

The original Curless ranch was located on what is now known as the Perry, Kay and Payton ranches. The Eureka newspaper Daily Times-Telephone edition of May 29, 1886, reports: "Sixty fat hogs from the farm of Biar Curless, who lives ten miles this side of Blocksburg, were received at the Humboldt Packing House on Tuesday. It was a fine herd of grunters, but they looked tired on arrival. When we remember the conditions of the roads, and that they had `footed it' about sixty-five miles, it was little wonder that they did."

Biar died in 1911 and his widow, Lovina Curless, passed away in 1912.

Wright Curless came to Humboldt County to join Biar and family in 1877. He engaged in sheep ranching for a period of two years, and had as many as 2,000 head at one time. Wright became road overseer from Burr Creek to Alderpoint for two and one-half years and then engaged in horse teaming. In 1888 Wright Curless engaged in the liquor business in Blocksburg until the town was voted dry in July of 1914. Wright returned to ranching.

In the 1870s another brother to Biar and Wright, George Curless, built a mountain cabin located north of Blocksburg on the south slope of Charles Mountain on land now owned by the Dolores Fearrien family. The "Curless cabin" was re-modeled in the early 1950s by Garberville carpenters Sterling Knapp and Neil Keith. The Curless cabin is still in use and visitors are warned of the presence of rattlesnakes.

The third born son of Biar and Lovina Curless was Talburt Curless. Talburt married Catherine Hevener of the Redding area and homesteaded up to 640 acres on Cameron Creek near Whitlow on the Main Eel River. Talburt raised sheep, cows and hogs and was in demand as a sheep shearer. Talburt and Catherine had six children. The second oldest son, born on February 25, 1895, was Guy Curless.

Guy Curless attended the Blocksburg "Island School" located between Blocksburg and Bridgeville. For six years he walked to school every school day, a considerable distance.

As a boy growing up in the Blocksburg area he was raised on stories from that area's legendary past, with characters like George E. White, the cattle king, storeowner Benjamin Blockenburger and his grandfather, Biar Curless. He observed brothers Pierce and FrankAsbill who "discovered" Round Val-ley in 1854.

In an article written by Mary Siler Anderson appearing in the March-April 1987 issue of the Humboldt Historian titled "A Life Time of Hunting, Trapping," Guy Curless states:

"I can still remember nay own grandfather I can hear him say it yet," he says, "and I don't know if it's true or not, but he had an old muzzle loading pistol and he claimed he could load it as fast as a horse could run. He was tough." Guy re-members the day that he met Grizzly Jim Wilburn and "heard him tell the story of how he killed that grizzly bear with a butcher knife. Shot him first and then didn't have time to re-load that old muzzle gun. They used flour sacks to tap their powder and to wrap their wounds."

In 1907 Guy at age 12 hired out his father's team of two horses to skid logs and poles in the woods. He also worked as a herdsman, driving herds of sheep and hogs and flocks of turkeys from the Blocksburg ranch to the Russ Meat Company in Ferndale.

At an early age he spent winters trapping coons, skunks, fox, mink and otter and sold the fur hides to buyers for ladies' wearing apparel.

Guy recalled the 1906 earthquake. He was a part of a cattle drive from Blocksburg to Russ Meat Company in Ferndale. The ground shook and trees fell. When they arrived in Fern-dale the brick chimneys on Main Street had tumbled down. With his cousin, Bill Perry, he returned to Fernbridge to catch the Overland Stage to Blocksburg. But when they heard that the stage charge for the trip was eight dollars, the cousins walked from Fernbridge to Blocksburg.

At age 16 Guy worked in the woods peeling tan oak bark for Bert McKee and the Wagner Leather Works. The acid de-rived from the tan oak was used to tan leather.

'From 1917 until 1923 Guy worked as foreman on the Rain-bow Ranch for Mr. Scofield. He also trapped fur in the winter months. The bounty was $10 a piece for coyote pelts and $50 for mountain lions.

In 1923 he became a government hunter for the U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. His job was to protect livestock ranches from predator coyote, bear and mountain lion. He protected ranch livestock in an area from the Klamath River on the north to South Fork Mountain on the east and Leggett and Bear Harbor on the south. In the 1920s coyote became a major predator upon sheep. Guy used traps and poison to control coyote.

In a recorded interview with ranchers Bill and Peggy Rice in 1972, Guy reminisced about his 37 years as a government hunter. His comments include:

...coyotes are just as smart as a human being; the largest coyote litter he saw was eleven pups and the smallest 2 pups; coyotes killed a flock of 14 turkeys in one night; coyotes would herd a flock of turkeys or sheep; he would stay out alone in the ranch wilderness for up to 3-4 weeks duration; a male and female coyote mate for life; coyotes kill deer and deer fawns; coyotes can carry a deer fawn some distance; the life span of a coyote is 10-12 years, similar to a dog; on the Tuttle Ranch near Garberville one coyote killed 140 ewe sheep, including eleven in one night; a coyote kills a sheep by biting the throat and does not always eat his prey, he often kills just for the fun of it.

In the March-April 1987 Humboldt Historian article by Mary Siler Anderson, Guy states:

"I've been on every ranch in Humboldt County," he says. "I rode my horse and had three animals besides pack horses-to carry my gear and then the dogs. Sometimes we stayed at ranches, sometimes we camped in old barns. I lived out and it was good. Living wild, off the land, on deer meat and fish. I used my hounds to hunt coyote dens with. I had this one-a good little dog-she knew just what to do all the time. She was trained to track those coyotes and she'd look back to me and if I motioned to her she wouldn't go any further Oh, she was a smart little thing." With a happy light in his eves, he remembers, "I never been beat. I always got everything I went after. I have a record of over 8,000 coyotes killed. That's a lot. And I got sixteen mountain lions and 800 bears. I never got along with the brass, but I did the work and knew how to get those animals and that was what the people wanted. I worked for the people, not the brass."

During Guy's time, other government hunters in Humboldt County included Gus Landergen, Charley Beaver, Jim Rolleson, Charles Prindle and Frank Wilburn. Guy was retired as a federal game hunter in 1960.

In March, 1917, Guy married Viola Lewis of the Bruce Lewis family of Bull Creek. The were married in Eureka by Justice of the Peace James T. Fraser. Guy and Viola had three children: Robert, Roy and Elaine. Guy and Viola proved up a homestead at Rain-bow Ridge south of Scotia. They then lived at Bull Creek until 1936 when son Bob finished South Fork High School. In 1936 the family moved to Holmes Flat on 72 acres for Roy and Elaine to attend Fortuna schools.

Viola died in 1975. Robert died in 1987. Robert has two daughters, Marie Medeiros of Vallejo and Roberta Beat of Kelseyville. Guy died in 1990. Guy and Viola are buried at the Bull Creek Pioneer Cemetery. Elaine Curless Cacci and her husband Paul Cacci operated grocery stores in Rio Dell. Their daughters are Cathy Cacci, deceased, and Sandra Close, who teaches at the Scotia Elementary School and owns the C&C Market in Rio Dell with her husband, Wally.

Roy Curless is a member of the fourth generation of the Curless family to reside in southern Humboldt. Roy graduated from Fortuna High School in 1948 and attended Oregon State College on a baseball scholarship. His college baseball career was interrupted by the Korean War. Roy served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in Europe.

After his discharge from the army, Roy returned to Humboldt County. He and brother Bob Curless operated the Standard Oil Distributor business at South Fork near Dyerville until 1956. From 1957 to 1963 Roy operated a retail business in Fortuna.

Roy married Laurada Mudgett, a member of the Fortuna pioneer Mudgett family. Her father Paul Mudgett had became a pharmacist in Fortuna in 1910 and was a civic and business leader in the Fortuna area until his death in 1962.

Roy and Laurada Curless have two children, John M. Curless and Mary Curless Smith.

Roy Curless has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1958 and has served as president continually since 1972 of the Fortuna Rodeo Association. The Fortuna Rodeo is a top rodeo attraction in California.

Roy served in the County of Humboldt Assessors office beginning in 1963, where he was experienced in ranch appraisals, until his retirement in 1995 as chief appraiser.

Roy Curless has served his community as an elected member of the Board of Commissioners of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District since 1991. Roy rep-resents the Second Supervisorial District (Southern Humboldt) from Table Bluff on the north to the Mendocino County Line on the south, on the west from Shelter Cove to Blocksburg and Bridgeville on the east. Included in this area are the original homestead locations of Biar, Wright, George, Talburt and Guy Curless.

John Mudgett Curless, son of Roy and Laurada Curless, is a geologist, a graduate of Humboldt State University and Oregon State University. John's wife is Dr. Valerie Hipkins, Assistant Director of the U.S. Forest Service Laboratory in El Dorado County. John and Valerie live near Placerville, El Dorado County, the original arrival location of Biar and Wright Curless in 1861.

Mary Curless Smith has degrees in marketing communications and speech communication from the Center for the Communication Arts, San Diego, California. She and her husband, Grant R. Smith, live in the Mudgett house located on Main Street in Fortuna. Mary works in Eureka as the Assistant Di-rector of Eureka Main Street.

John and Valerie have a son, Joseph A. Curless, age 4, the sixth generation Curless in California.

      Lovina D. Shaw was born on Oct 10, 1836 at Genesee County, New York. Lovina married Biar Curless, son of Wright Sopars Curless and Rosanah Ashton, on Sep 11, 1855 at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Lovina D. Shaw died on Sep 3, 1911 at Humboldt County, California, at age 74.

      John Morgan Curless was born on Oct 5, 1831 at Ohio. He was the son of Wright Sopars Curless and Rosanah Ashton. John married Sarah L. Shaw, daughter of Oliver P. Shaw and Desire Rackley, on Jul 26, 1855 at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. John married Anna (Unknown) circa 1872. John Morgan Curless died on Apr 29, 1916 at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, at age 84. John was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.

      Sarah L. Shaw was born on Jun 16, 1829 at Stafford, Orange County, Vermont. She was the daughter of Oliver P. Shaw and Desire Rackley. Sarah married John Morgan Curless, son of Wright Sopars Curless and Rosanah Ashton, on Jul 26, 1855 at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Sarah L. Shaw died on Jan 12, 1858 at Macon, Macon County, Missouri, at age 28; Ancestral File has Jan 12, 1859. Sarah was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.

      Rebecca Snow Conner was born on Mar 11, 1826 at Delaware. Rebecca married Edward Ashton, son of William Johnson Ashton and Eleanor Smith, on Apr 10, 1845 at Fulton County, Illinois;

Have certified copy. Rebecca Snow Conner died on Dec 6, 1897 at Fulton County, Illinois, at age 71.

      John William Ashton was born on Apr 16, 1846 at Possibly, Bryant, Fulton County, Illinois. He was the son of Edward Ashton and Rebecca Snow Conner. John married Mary Smith on Jan 22, 1873. John William Ashton died on Oct 12, 1949 at age 103.

      Lewis Dewitt Ashton was born on May 26, 1852 at Illinois. He was the son of Edward Ashton and Rebecca Snow Conner. Lewis married Mary Ballard on Oct 7, 1875. Lewis married Jennie Adelia Kelly on Jun 29, 1901 at Burbank, California. Lewis Dewitt Ashton died on Apr 22, 1941 at age 88.

      Francis Marion Ashton was born on Dec 14, 1854 at Bryant, Fulton County, Illinois. He was the son of Edward Ashton and Rebecca Snow Conner. Francis married Maria Louise Gentle on Feb 20, 1890 at Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois. Francis Marion Ashton died on Jan 1, 1946 at Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, at age 91.

      Sarah M. Ashton was born on Aug 16, 1858 at Possibly, Bryant, Fulton County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Edward Ashton and Rebecca Snow Conner. Sarah married Everett Carter on Jan 22, 1880. Sarah M. Ashton died on Dec 23, 1939 at age 81.

     Everett married Sarah M. Ashton, daughter of Edward Ashton and Rebecca Snow Conner, on Jan 22, 1880. Everett Carter died on Dec 30, 1949.

      Florence Ashton was born on Aug 16, 1858 at Possibly, Bryant, Fulton County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Edward Ashton and Rebecca Snow Conner. Florence married F. M. Harrison on Dec 2, 1880. Florence Ashton died on Dec 23, 1940 at age 82.

      F. M. Harrison was born on Dec 14, 1854. F. married Florence Ashton, daughter of Edward Ashton and Rebecca Snow Conner, on Dec 2, 1880. F. M. Harrison died on Jan 1, 1946 at age 91.

      Ida L. Ashton was born on Jul 7, 1865 at Possibly, Bryant, Fulton County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Edward Ashton and Rebecca Snow Conner. Ida married Joseph Herring Moran, son of Richard Lyons Moran and Sybil Cummings, on Dec 19, 1888 at Fulton County, Illinois. Ida L. Ashton died on Nov 30, 1956 at Los Angeles County, California, at age 91.

      Joseph Herring Moran was born on Jan 1, 1862 at Illinois. He was the son of Richard Lyons Moran and Sybil Cummings. Joseph married Ida L. Ashton, daughter of Edward Ashton and Rebecca Snow Conner, on Dec 19, 1888 at Fulton County, Illinois. Joseph Herring Moran died on Aug 28, 1949 at Los Angeles County, California, at age 87.

      George F. Troutwine was born in Dec, 1822 at Clinton, Clinton County, Ohio. George married Rachel Ashton, daughter of Thomas Hutchinson Ashton and Elizabeth Cramer, on Dec 16, 1844 at Defiance County, Ohio. George F. Troutwine died on Oct 23, 1853 at Lynchburg, Ohio, at age 30.

      Elizabeth Frances Troutwine was born on Oct 24, 1845 at Lynchburg, Ohio. She was the daughter of George F. Troutwine and Rachel Ashton. Elizabeth married John William Davis on Feb 27, 1868. Elizabeth Frances Troutwine died on Jun 2, 1915 at Richland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio, at age 69.

      Margaret (Unknown) was born circa 1836. Margaret married Benjamin D. Ashton, son of Thomas Hutchinson Ashton and Elizabeth Cramer, circa 1850.

      William Ashton was born in 1851. He was the son of Benjamin D. Ashton and Margaret (Unknown). William married an unknown person.

      Franklin Ashton was born in 1855. He was the son of Benjamin D. Ashton and Margaret (Unknown).

      Edward Ashton was born in 1859. He was the son of Benjamin D. Ashton and Margaret (Unknown). Edward married an unknown person.

      Eliza S. Ayers was born circa 1835. Eliza married William W. Ashton, son of Thomas Hutchinson Ashton and Elizabeth Cramer, on Dec 15, 1854.

     Gertrude Ashton was the daughter of William W. Ashton and Eliza S. Ayers. Gertrude married (Unknown) Curtis.
      Had four children.

     (Unknown) married Gertrude Ashton, daughter of William W. Ashton and Eliza S. Ayers.

     Joseph Ashton was the son of William W. Ashton and Eliza S. Ayers.

     Margaret Ashton was the daughter of William W. Ashton and Eliza S. Ayers. Margaret married (Unknown) Yortat.
      Had one child.

     (Unknown) married Margaret Ashton, daughter of William W. Ashton and Eliza S. Ayers.

      George Brechbill was born on Jul 12, 1831 at Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. George married Elizabeth Frances Ashton, daughter of Thomas Hutchinson Ashton and Elizabeth Cramer, on Feb 21, 1856 at Defiance County, Ohio. George Brechbill died on Jan 4, 1899 at age 67. George was buried at Dudley Fairview Cemetery, Nebraska.

     Sara E. Brechbill died at Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio. She was born in 1858 at Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of George Brechbill and Elizabeth Frances Ashton.

      Mary Elizabeth Brechbill was born on Feb 19, 1858 at Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of George Brechbill and Elizabeth Frances Ashton. Mary Elizabeth Brechbill died on Sep 18, 1876 at age 18. Mary was buried at Dudley Fairview Cemetery, Nebraska.

      Florence E. Brechbill was born on Sep 23, 1862 at Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of George Brechbill and Elizabeth Frances Ashton. Florence E. Brechbill died on Jun 11, 1871 at age 8. Florence was buried at Dudley Fairview Cemetery, Nebraska.

      Gertrude Lida Brechbill was born on Jun 27, 1870 at Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of George Brechbill and Elizabeth Frances Ashton. Gertrude married Lewis Simon Fallers on Sep 18, 1888. Gertrude Lida Brechbill died on Dec 2, 1934 at age 64.

      William T. Brechbill was born on Oct 15, 1873 at Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska. He was the son of George Brechbill and Elizabeth Frances Ashton. William T. Brechbill died on Dec 11, 1874 at age 1. William was buried at Dudley Fairview Cemetery, Nebraska.

     Mary married Ambrose Ashton, son of Zacariah Ashton and Rebecca Slye.

     Lillian Ashton was the daughter of Ambrose Ashton and Mary Annie Cummins. Lillian married James Keefer.

     James married Lillian Ashton, daughter of Ambrose Ashton and Mary Annie Cummins.

      Thomas Drake Harris was born on Sep 3, 1816 at New Germantown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Thomas married Elizabeth Mary Ashton, daughter of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye, on Nov 16, 1847 at Fayetteville, Brown County, Ohio. Thomas Drake Harris died on Mar 19, 1893 at Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio, at age 76.

      James T. Harris was born on May 29, 1849. He was the son of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. James T. Harris died on Aug 24, 1850 at age 1.

      Elizabeth C. Harris was born on Aug 8, 1851. She was the daughter of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. Elizabeth married Cornelius S. Weaner on Sep 7, 1870.

      Henry B. Harris was born on Nov 4, 1853 at Defiance County, Ohio. He was the son of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. Henry married Alice A. Shaw on Oct 18, 1882 at Rushville, Ohio. Henry B. Harris died on Dec 17, 1928 at Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, at age 75.

      Alta J. Harris was born on Mar 20, 1861. Alta J. Harris was the child of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. Alta J. Harris died on Aug 25, 1875 at age 14.

      Edwin Harris was born on Sep 23, 1865. He was the son of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. Edwin Harris died on Oct 3, 1868 at age 3.

      Sarah A. Harris was born on Jan 30, 1856. She was the daughter of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. Sarah A. Harris died on Jan 21, 1863 at age 6.

      William T. Harris was born on Jul 11, 1858. He was the son of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. William T. Harris died before 1928.

      Annie Harris was born on Aug 30, 1863. She was the daughter of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. Annie married Frank Mayers. Annie married (Unknown) Hague.

     Frank married Annie Harris, daughter of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton.

     (Unknown) married Annie Harris, daughter of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton.

      Hattie E. Harris was born on Oct 7, 1872. She was the daughter of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. Hattie married John A. Wilson. Hattie married (Unknown) Gordon.

      Kenneth D. Harris was born on Oct 2, 1869 at Defiance County, Ohio. He was the son of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. Kenneth married Lillian (Unknown). Kenneth D. Harris died on Aug 29, 1956 at Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, at age 86.

     Lillian married Kenneth D. Harris, son of Thomas Drake Harris and Elizabeth Mary Ashton. Lillian (Unknown) died circa 1946.

      John Fullmer was born on Jan 6, 1837 at Pennsylvania; calculated. He was the son of Absalom Fullmer and Eve Margaret (Unknown). John married Isabella Ashton, daughter of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye, on Aug 31, 1865 at Defiance County, Ohio. John Fullmer died on Nov 26, 1880 at Defiance County, Ohio, at age 43. John was buried at Ayresville Cemetery, Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio.
     

John Fullmer is buried in the Ayresville Cemetery, Ayresville, OH, Defiance County. Born Jan 11, 1837, Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio Died Nov 26, 1880, Defiance, Ohio Married Aug 31, 1865. John enlisted with the 100th OVI and served from September 1862 until mustered out in Greensborough, NC on June 20, 1865. John married Isabela Ashton on August 31, 1865 and she died with John in a freak buggy/train accident in 1880 when their new horse bolted in front of the train. They had four children: Edward J. Fullmer ( a science professor at Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio for years ), Ella Phillips( my Great Grandmother ), Sadie Rothenberger, and Jennie Miller ( Aunt Jennie ). John's father, Ansolum Fullmer was a fairly well off land owner in Defiance county. John's brother, Abraham, served from August 30th, 1861 with the 81st Infantry Regiment of Ohio, Company B, until he was killed on October 3rd, 1862 at Corinth, Mississippi.

     Ida Ellen Fullmer died at Defiance County, Ohio. She was born circa 1869 at Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of John Fullmer and Isabella Ashton. Ida married Josiah Miles Phillips, son of Craddocke Phillips and Elizabeth (Unknown), circa 1896. Ida Ellen Fullmer and Josiah Miles Phillips were divorced.
     Ida Ellen Fullmer was also known as Elsie E. Fullmer. In the census on Apr 20, 1910 Ida Ellen Fullmer was named Ella Fullmer.

      Elizabeth Case was born on Jun 26, 1842 at Oaks Corner, Ontario County, New York. She was the daughter of Robert Case. Elizabeth married James M. Ashton, son of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye, on Apr 24, 1867. Elizabeth Case died on Oct 17, 1933 at age 91. Elizabeth was buried at Ayersville Cemetery, Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio.

      Anna M. Ashton was born on Apr 24, 1869 at Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of James M. Ashton and Elizabeth Case. Anna married Benjamin Franklin Myers.

      Tolbert C. Ashton was born on Nov 15, 1873. He was the son of James M. Ashton and Elizabeth Case. Tolbert married Jessie Stone in 1895. Tolbert C. Ashton died on Apr 2, 1953 at Defiance County, Ohio, at age 79.

      Henry Ashton was born circa 1875. He was the son of James M. Ashton and Elizabeth Case.

      Warren Kenneth Ashton was born on Jan 21, 1880. He was the son of James M. Ashton and Elizabeth Case. Warren Kenneth Ashton died in 1963.

     Louisa Ashton died at California. She was born on Sep 13, 1885 at Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of James M. Ashton and Elizabeth Case. Louisa married Ira Asa Kleinhen on Jan 6, 1903.

      Angeline Cramer was born on Dec 31, 1825 at Ohio. Angeline married Tolbert (Tolbot) Ashton, son of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye, at Brown County, Ohio. Angeline Cramer was the daughter of Benjamin D. Cramer and Calista Granger. Angeline Cramer died on Mar 8, 1896 at age 70. Angeline was buried at Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska.

      Benjamin D. Ashton was born on Jun 27, 1847 at Fayetteville, Brown County, Ohio. He was the son of Tolbert (Tolbot) Ashton and Angeline Cramer. Benjamin D. Ashton died on Nov 1, 1877 at Nebraska at age 30. Benjamin was buried at Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska.

      James Ashton was born on Jan 14, 1861 at Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. He was the son of Tolbert (Tolbot) Ashton and Angeline Cramer. James married Ida May Howard on Mar 21, 1889 at Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. James Ashton died on Apr 25, 1935 at Covina, Los Angeles County, California, at age 74. James was buried on Apr 27, 1935 at Rose Hills Cemetery, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California.

     John married Lucinda Ashton, daughter of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye.

      Nancy Lane was born on Apr 23, 1869. She was the daughter of John Lane and Lucinda Ashton. Nancy married John McBride at Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio.

      Mary Elizabeth Kiser was born in 1847 at Wayne County, Ohio. Mary married Thomas Hutchinson Ashton, son of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye, on Jul 20, 1865 at Ohio.

     Mary married Thomas Hutchinson Ashton, son of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye, in 1893.

      Merrill Ashton was born on May 21, 1866. He was the son of Thomas Hutchinson Ashton and Mary Elizabeth Kiser.

      Ethel Ashton was born on Feb 14, 1870. She was the daughter of Thomas Hutchinson Ashton and Mary Elizabeth Kiser. Ethel married J. A. Boyer.

     J. married Ethel Ashton, daughter of Thomas Hutchinson Ashton and Mary Elizabeth Kiser.

      Malinda C. Lambert was born on Jul 11, 1851 at Indiana. Malinda married William S. Ashton, son of James M. Ashton and Cassandra Slye, on Sep 16, 1869 at Richland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio. Malinda C. Lambert died on May 9, 1927 at age 75. Malinda was buried at Hill Cemetery, Highland Twp., Highland County, Ohio.

      Cora Angeline Ashton was born in 1870 at Ohio. She was the daughter of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert. Cora married Arthur M. Kleinhenn, son of John Matthew Kleinhenn and Amelia K. Arthur. Cora Angeline Ashton died in 1945.

     Arthur M. Kleinhenn was the son of John Matthew Kleinhenn and Amelia K. Arthur. Arthur married Cora Angeline Ashton, daughter of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert.

      Florence Cassandra Ashton was born on Oct 20, 1872 at Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert. Florence married Jacob Elliot Myers, son of John W. Myers and Hester Ann Elliott, circa 1891. Florence Cassandra Ashton died in 1951. Florence was buried at Hill Cemetery, Defiance County, Ohio.

      Jacob Elliot Myers was born on Apr 23, 1869 at Defiance County, Ohio. He was the son of John W. Myers and Hester Ann Elliott. Jacob married Florence Cassandra Ashton, daughter of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert, circa 1891. Jacob Elliot Myers died on May 19, 1922 at age 53. Jacob was buried at Hill Cemetery, Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio.

      Frank Valmer Ashton was born on Jun 21, 1874 at Defiance County, Ohio. He was the son of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert. Frank married Clara Baringer, daughter of Levi Baringer and Gertrude Rush, on Jun 14, 1904 at Defiance County, Ohio. Frank Valmer Ashton died on Mar 11, 1948 at age 73. Frank was buried at Hill Cemetery, Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio.

      Myrtle Elizabeth Ashton was born on May 4, 1876 at Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert. Myrtle Elizabeth Ashton died on Mar 9, 1897 at Defiance County, Ohio, at age 20. Myrtle was buried at Hill Cemetery, Highland Twp., Defiance County, Ohio.

      Orville Grant Ashton was born on Dec 3, 1878 at Defiance County, Ohio. He was the son of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert. Orville married May Sakemiller, daughter of Christian Sakemiller and Alice (Unknown), circa 1903. Orville married Florence (Unknown).
     In the census on Jan 13, 1920 Orville Grant Ashton was named Grant Ashton.
In the census on Apr 10, 1930 Orville Grant Ashton was named Grant O. Ashton.

      Frederick B. Ashton was born in Nov, 1880 at Ohio. He was the son of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert. Frederick married Alta (Unknown) circa 1925.
     In the census on Apr 14, 1930 Frederick B. Ashton was named Fred B. Ashton.

      Alta (Unknown) was born circa Sep, 1879 at Michigan. Alta married Chester A. Smith circa 1898. Alta married Frederick B. Ashton, son of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert, circa 1925.

      Jean B. Ashton was born on Nov 16, 1880 at Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert. Jean B. Ashton died before 1900.

      Edna Elva Ashton was born on Jan 27, 1883 at Defiance County, Ohio. She was the daughter of William S. Ashton and Malinda C. Lambert. Edna married Walter Bell.