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R. Gaston Ashe

~1846 - ??


 

Born at Brownsville, TN around 1846.
Moved with family to Galveston, TX in 1848.
Resided at Lynchburg, Harris County, TX in 1860 with father and five siblings; occupied as a student.

Mustered into Company B at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Present in December 1861.
Discharged at Corinth, MS on April 17, 1862.


Also Identified As:
 

Gaston R. Ashe


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 


Parents:
 
John Baptista Ashe
b. 1810
Elizabeth Hay
b. 1814
Siblings:
 
Samuel Swann Ashe, Co. B
b. on June 14, 1839 in Brownsville, TN
m. Sallie Anderson on May 23, 1866
William L. Ashe, Co. B
b. ~1837 in Brownsville, TN
d. April 8, 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh, TN
Elizabeth Ashe
b. ~1846 in Brownsville, TN
B. J Ashe
b. ~1848 in Brownsville, TN
Susan Ashe
b. ~1849 in Brownsville, TN
M. Ashe
b. ~1852 in Brownsville, TN
Mary B. Ashe
b. ~1854 in TX
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated


1850 Census - TX, Galveston County, Galveton City, Pg. 279, Dwelling 660, Family 674 (83/87)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
Jno. B. Ashe 40 M W Atty at Law 800 NC    
Eliza H. Ashe 35 F W     NC    
William Ashe 13 M W     TN Y  
Saml. S. Ashe 11 M W     TN Y  
Gastone R. Ashe 8 M W     TN Y  
Elizabeth Ashe 4 F W     TN    
Susan Ashe 1 F W     TX    

1860 Census - TX, Harris County, Lynchburg Precinct 8, Page 364B, Dwelling 51, Family 48 (6/6)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
E. H. Ashe 40 F W Farming $25,000 $26,300 NC  
W. S. Ashe 23 M W Atty at Law $2,000 $1,600 Brownsville, TN    
S. S. Ashe 21 M W Farming   $1,500 Brownsville, TN    
R. G. Ashe 16 M W       Brownsville, TN Y  
B. J. Ashe 12 F W       Brownsville, TN Y  
M. Ashe 8 F W       Brownsville, TN    
M. B. Ashe 5 F W       TX    
See Slave Schedule p. 487


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Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
 

(offsite) Handbook of Texas Online: Samuel Swann Ashe
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Ashe)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Ashe)
(offsite) TNGenweb Project (Haywood County, TN)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Haywood County, TN)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Galveston County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Galveston County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Galveston County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Harris County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Harris County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Harris County, TX)


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