Harrison Ash Died April 20, 1880
Marker is heavily weathered.
The inscription side is facing west. This marker lies north of Newsom Tann and south of Susannah Sanders.Harrison Ash was born ~1814 in NC.
Harrison Ash, a free man, migrated from NC to Logan Co. OH ~ 1840 then to Cass Co. MI in 1842. Harrison Ash married Sarah Roberts 5 Jan 1837 in Clark Co. OH.
Harrison Ash and Sarah nee (Roberts) Ash were the parents of:
Rosella Ash b. 1840 in OH,
Susannah Ash b. 1843,
Asbury Ash b. 1845,
Eliza Jane Ash b. 1848,
Martha F. Ash b.~1850 in MI,
Rachel Ash b. 1854 in MI,
Melissa Ash b. 1857 in MI, Layfayette M.
Ash b. 1860 Cass Co. MI.Note #1: Eliza Jane Ash m. A.I.J. Jackson, Martha F. Ash m. Levi Sanders, Melissa Ash m. William Snelling and Layfayette Ash m. Martha J./Mattie Turner 11 Sep 1888 in Pokagon Twp., Cass Co. MI.
Note #2: Susannah Ash could have been Susannah Sanders the wife of Solomon Sanders?
Note #3: Layfayette Ash and Mattie Turner were the parents of Carl Emerson Ash b. 11 Oct 1889 and Myrtle Mae Ash b. 1897. On 11 Sep 1924 Carl Ash m. Gladys Irene Stewart. Gladys Stewart b. 26 Mar 1902 was the daughter of Litteberry Crawford Stewart and Bertha Bell Bryant. Harrison Ash died April 20, 1880 at the age of ~66 years. Chain Lake (Lake View) Cemetery Additional Comments: Research Contributors: Esther Stewart, Maurice W. Sanders, Sandra Hollingsworth and Debra McIntosh Transcribed by: Sharon A. Simeon and Marshall H. Sanders, Jr.