Mary Angeline, daughter of Robert S. Wilson & Elvira Gordon, was born May 22, 1848 AR, died Dec 24, 1923 Pope Co AR & buried at Ford Cemetery.
Religion: Member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Married: William James Ashmore "Bill" July 24, 1867 Pope Co AR. He is the son of James Joshua Ashmore & Ardena Mahala Matthews "Denia" & was born Nov 22, 1843, died Jan 15, 1913 Pope Co AR & buried at Ford Cemetery.
Occupation: Farmer

Children of William & Mary:
1. James Robert born July 12, 1868 Pope Co AR.
Married: Minnie Ada Martin Feb 24, 1892 Pope Co AR.
Children: Bessie Lee, Essie, Articia "Tishie", Edith, King, Euritte Elwood, Eva, Lela.
2. William J. born Jan 1, 1870 Pope Co AR, died Sep 5, 1870 Pope Co AR.
3. Stephen Alexander "Steve" born Aug 1, 1874 Pope Co AR.
Married: (1) ?
Children: Lillian O., William W.
Married: (2) Estelle ? about 1900 AR. She was born about 1876 AR.
Children: Sawyer D., Henry E., Jefferson D., Finis O., Zelma S., Derwood & James S.
4. Mary Elvira born 1875 Pope Co AR.
5. Margaret Alice born Nov 19, 1877 Pope Co AR, died Jan 11, 1919 Pope Co AR & buried at Ford Cemetery.
Married: Thomas Reynolds Smith "Renn" Nov 28, 1897 Pope Co AR. He is the son of Joseph Anderson Smith & Susie Birge & was born Feb 1, 1873 Bedford Co TN, died Aug 29, 1950 Dardanelle, Yell Co AR & buried at Ford Cemetery.
Children: Mary Susan "Susie", Thelma Beatrice "Shim", Willie Lee "Bill", Mildred Viola "Pete", Gilbert Era & Hilbert Ashmore.
6. Joseph Sawyer born Aug 28, 1880 Pope Co AR, died Aug 1967 Russellville, Pope Co AR.
Married: Pearlie Jane Thompson.
7. Alvin L. born Oct 3, 1884 Pope Co AR.
Married: Nannie J. ? about 1909/10 Pope Co AR.
8. Millie born Sep 17, 1887 Pope Co AR.

Notes:
1. Sep 19, 1860 Pope Co AR census record shows Mary Angeline age 12 living with Samuel & Elzanna Wilson on their farm in Wilson township. (pg 1045, #1058)
2. Aug 24, 1870 Pope Co AR census record shows Mary Angeline age 21 & husband William J. Ashmore age 25, James age 3 & William J. on their farm in Griffin township, P.O. Dover. Also in the household are James Lemley age 19 & Mary's brother Joseph Wilson age 17. Their real estate is valued at $400 & personal estate valued at $300. (pg 364a, #1102)
3. June 19, 1880 Pope Co AR census record shows William J. Ashmore age 36, wife Mary Angeline age 32, James R. age 17, Stephen A. age 8, Mary E. age 5 & Martha age 3 on their farm in Wilson township. (pg 31, #113)
4. Feb 24, 1892 - James Robert Ashmore age 23 & Minnie Martin age 19 were married in Pope Co AR by Phillip M. Austin, Justice of Peace. (Pope Co AR Marriage Book F, page 581)
5. June 11, 1900 Pope Co AR census record shows William J. Ashmore age 56, Mary A. age 52, Sawyer & Willie age 12 on their farm in Burnett township. They had been married 33 years, had 8 children with 7 living. (pg 24b, #187)
6. June 12, 1900 Pope Co AR census record shows Reynolds Smith age 28, Martha A. age 22, Ora Hampton age 3 & a servant Marvin Bison age 16 on their farm in Burnett township. It is noted they had been married 2 years. She had two children with one living. Ora is her daughter from a previous marriage. (pg 25a, #188)
7. Apr 15, 1910 Pope Co AR census record shows Stephen Ashmore age 38, Estelle age 34 & children Lillian age 16, William age 13, Sawyer D. age 9, Henry E. age 7, Jefferson age 5, Finis age 1yr & 2mo. on their farm in Burnett township. It is noted that they had been married 10 years, had 7 children with 6 living. Also in the household is Estelle's 2 sons from her first marriage. (pg 15a, #7)
8. Apr 16, 1910 Pope Co AR census record shows William Ashmore age 66, Mary Angeline age 61, Millie age 22, Alvin age 25 & his wife Nannie J. age 20 on their farm in Burnett township. It is noted William & Mary had been married 43 years, had 8 children with 7 living. Alvin & Nannie were married within the census year. (pg 16a, #14/15)
9. Apr 26, 1910 Conway Co AR census record shows Thomas R. Smith age 37, Alice age 32, Thelma age 9, Willie L. age 6, Mildred B. age 3 & Burge N. age 6mo on their farm in Griffin township. It is noted this is the second marriage for Alice & first for Thomas. Alice has 6 children with 4 living. (pg 38a, #72)
10. Sep 17, 1918 WWI Draft Registration card shows Alvin Ashmore to be of medium height, slender build, blue eyes & brown hair. He is a farmer in Choctaw, Van Buren Co AR.
11. Jan 3, 1920 Pope Co AR census record shows Mary Ashmore age 71 & a widow on her farm in Burnett township. (pg 20a, #24)
12. Jan 3, 1920 Pope Co AR census record shows Thomas Smith age 46, Thelma age 18, Willie age 16, Mildred age 13, Burgie age 10, Gilbert age 7 & Hilbert age 3 on their farm in Lee township. It is noted that Thomas is a widower. (pg 224b, #31)
13. Jan 5, 1920 Pope Co AR census record shows J. Sawyer Ashmore age 34, Pearl age 35 & Webster age 3 on their farm in Gum Log township. It is noted that J.S. Ashmore is a dairy farmer. (pg 102b, #43)
14. Jan 17, 1920 Prairie Co AR census record shows Stephen Ashmore age 48, Estelle age 46, Henry E. age 16, Jeff D. age 14, Finis O. age 11 & Zelma S. age 8 on their farm in Hickory Plains township. (pg 23, #147)
15. Apr 10, 1930 Prairie Co AR census record shows Stephen Ashmore age 58, Estelle age 57, Zelma age 18, Derwood age 16 & James S. age 14 living in Hickory Plains township. Stephen is a farmer. (pg 58, #12)
16. Some info is from the family bible of Mary A. Wilson-Ashmore. (Family Bible of Mary A. Wilson-Ashmore now in the possession of Lela Bower)
17. Birth/death dates & places for Joseph Sawyer Ashmore are from SSDI. Last residence was Russellville AR & no address given for last benefit paid. The ssn was issued in Arkansas. His first name was spelled Sawyers in the ssn record.
18. Census records show Margret's first name as Martha. Margret is the correct name. (family knowledge)
19. Mary Angeline Wilson-Ashmore is my 1C3R.

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