Husband John Ashton 1 2
Born: 13 Jan 1811 - Staffordshire, England 1 2
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Died: Oct 1897 3
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Father: Richard Ashton ( - ) 1
Mother: Esther Skidmore ( - ) 1
Marriage: 28 May 1835 4
Wife Frances Manfull 4
AKA: Frances Manful 3
Born: - England
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Died: 16 Feb 1881 4
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Father: Stephen Manfull ( - ) 4
Mother: Rebecca [Unk] ( - ) 4
Children
1 M Richard Ashton 4
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Died: Bef 1888
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2 F Mary Esther Ashton 4
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3 F Mary Ashton 4
Born: 19 Mar 1838 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2
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Died: 14 Jul 1905 2
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Spouse: Joseph P. Clark (1835- ) 5 6
Marr: 11 Mar 1857 2
4 M William A. Ashton 4
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Died: Bef 1888
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5 M Joseph Ashton 4
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6 M Stephen M. Ashton 4
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7 M B. F. Ashton 3
AKA: Frank Ashton 4
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8 M John Ashton 4
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9 M Cassius A. Ashton 3 7
Born: 24 Apr 1849 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
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Spouse: Emma E. Bown ( -1878) 4
Marr: 21 May 1871 4
Spouse: Mary C. Morrison ( - ) 8
Marr: 23 Mar 1882 9
10 M David Ashton 4
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Died: Bef 1888
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11 M James Ashton 4
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12 M George W. Ashton 4
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13 F Alice Ashton 4
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General Notes: Husband - John Ashton
He was born in England and there grew to manhood, and attended a select school of his neighborhood. He afterward worked in a rolling-mill, and in June, 1832, immigrated to the United States, and found employment in an iron-mill in New Jersey for about two years. He then removed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and continued to work at the iron business there until the fall of 1850, when he came to Sharon with a number of other mill-men to form a stock company with Joel B. Curtis, George Boyce, Peter Shoenberger and David Agnew, under the name of the Sharon Iron Company. This company built the first plant, and Mr. Ashton was connected with it till the mill shut down. He subsequently followed farming a few years, and then worked for the Westerman Iron Company. Mr. Ashton was one of the company who erected and put in operation the Atlantic Iron Mills, the firm being Alexander, Ashton & Co. P. L. Kimberly subsequently bought Alexander’s interest, and the firm became Kimberly, Ashton & Co. In 1871 Mr. Ashton sold out to Col. James Carnes, whose name succeeded his in the firm. He next went into the grocery business, and soon afterward engaged in developing the coal fields of Trumbull County, Ohio. For more than seventeen years, beginning about 1892, Mr. Ashton was not engaged in active business, except looking after his real estate and other property.
His wife was a member of the Christian Church, to which denomination most of her children adhered. Politically Mr. Ashton was a Republican, served in the borough council several terms, and one term as burgess. Coming to the United States a comparatively poor man, he accumulated through the passing years a large estate, and was recognized as one of the wealthiest business men of Sharon.
He and his wife had ten sons and three daughters [but the list in the source seems to give names for only two daughters.]