Gazlay Family History
Abraham Ashworth
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 January 2023; Last Edited: 15 January 2023 |
| Person ID | 12954 |
| Name | Abraham Ashworth |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 7 December 1836 in Lancashire, England1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 4 November 1866 to Mary Ellen Mott1, 5 |
| Died | 26 April 1901 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa1, 2 |
| Buried | in Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Ellen Mott (daughter of Joseph Wood Mott and Mary Blanchard) |
| Born | 26 April 1837 in New York |
| Married | 4 November 1866 to Abraham Ashworth |
| Died | 12 February 1902 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa |
| Children | of Abraham Ashworth and Mary Ellen Mott: |
| +1. | Dora Blanch Ashworth |
| Born | 22 December 1858 in Iowa |
| Married | 13 August 1879 in Polk County, Iowa to Andrew M. Miller |
| Died | 21 August 1918 |
| +2. | Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth |
| Born | 7 March 1869 in Ashawa, Polk County, Iowa |
| Married | 30 March 1895 to Minta E. Fidler |
| Married | 17 August 1902 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa to Charlotte Annabelle Morfoot |
| Died | 11 December 1929 in Polk County, Iowa |
| +3. | Margaret M. Ashworth |
| Born | 20 July 1871 in Walnut Township, Polk County, Iowa |
| Married | 29 November 1899 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa to Charles L. Bayes |
| Died | 1959 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, Abraham Ashworth, born: 7 December 1836 in Lancashire, England; died: 26 April 1901 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa (from record, which includes a brief biographical sketch (possibly from his obituary); and provides the names and links for his father, two siblings, wife, and two children).
- Iowa, County Deaths, 1880-1992, Images 1114-1115, Abraham Ashworth, died: 26 April 1901 in Walnut Twp., age 64 years 5 months, married, born in England, buried in Jordan Cemetery.
- Iowa State Census, 1885, Polk County, Walnut Township, Image 29 of 49, Abraham Ashworth, 49, Eng., farmer; Mary E. Ashworth, 48, N.Y.; Charles A. Ashworth, 15; Maggie M. Ashworth, 13.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Iowa, Polk County, Walnut Township, E.D. 110, Sheet No. 19A, Abe Ashworth, 64, England, Dec. 1835, land lord; wife of 32 years Mary E. Ashworth, 64, New York, April 1835; son Charles A. Ashworth, 31, Iowa, March 1869, widow, farmer; daughter Dora Miller, 41, Iowa, Nov. 1858, widow, 3 children, 2 living, dress maker; g daughter Genevia Miller, 20, Iowa, Nov. 1879, servant; g daughter Mildred Miller [sic, her last name is Ashworth, she is the daughter of Charles A. Ashworth and his wife Minta, who had died before this census], 3, Iowa, Oct. 1896.
- Des Moines: The Pioneer of Municipal Progress and Reform of the Middle West, Together with the History of Polk County, Iowa. Volume II. Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911. Page 259-260, biographical sketch of C. A. Ashworth. A few dates are incorrect, such as the dates of death for his parents.