Cassius A. Ashton and Mary C. Morrison

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Husband Cassius A. Ashton ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Apr 1849 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
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         Father: John Ashton (1811-1897) 3 4
         Mother: Frances Manfull (      -1881) 5

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       Marriage: 23 Mar 1882 6

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   Other Spouse: Emma E. Bown (      -1878) 5 - 21 May 1871 5

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Wife Mary C. Morrison ⁷

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         Father: William Morrison (1800-1864) 8
         Mother: Sarah Graham (Abt 1818-1856) 8

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General Notes: Husband - Cassius A. Ashton

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In 1850 his parents came from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood, receiving his primary education in the public schools, subsequently taking a commercial course in Iron City College, Pittsburgh. He clerked for several years, and in 1870 purchased the grocery house of C. N. Prindle & Son, which he then carried on, and became one of the leading grocers of Sharon. Mr. Ashton is a Republican, a member of the Masonic fraternity, I. O. O. F., K. of P., and K. of G. E. He was agent for the Erie Express Company at Sharon, and was one of the progressive, enterprising business men of the town. [HMC 1888, 705]

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General Notes: Wife - Mary C. Morrison

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from Sharon, Mercer Co, PA

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 705, 745.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 386.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 704.

4 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 385.

5 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 705.

6 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 378.

7 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 745.

8 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 744.