The Ashlock Family
1. Philip Ashlock m. 15-JAN-1816, in Sumner County, TN, Mary (Marian) Melton.
Mary (Marian) Melton is a descendant of the Meltons of NC and VA. Her parents have not been
identified for certain, but are thought to be Daniel and Mary Melton, formerly of Caswell County,
NC. Daniel Melton served in the Revolutionary War. In 1786 he was listed in the Caswell
County, NC census with 1-2-4-1. He is also in the 1790 census, which was actually a tax list. So,
no "person" counts were given. Daniel left a will in Sumner County, TN found in Will Book 1,
page 141.
Children: 2. i Sarah A. Ashlock, b. ca 1821 m. 25-JUL-1841, in Sumner County,
TN, Ezekiel N. Hodges. 3. ii Rev. Isaac M. Ashlock, b. 16-DEC-1825 m. (1) 11-JUL-1848, in
Sumner County, TN, Mary P. Hunter, m. (2) 16-OCT-1862, in Sumner County, TN, Margaret
Mahala Lee.
2. Sarah A. Ashlock b. ca 1821, TN, m. 25-JUL-1841, in Sumner County, TN,
Ezekiel N. Hodges, b. ca 1822, TN, (son of Rowland T. Hodges and Catherine Nunnery). Her parents are
unproven; however, they appear to be the only Ashlock family in Sumner County at that
time. Children: i Elvis M. Hodges b. ca 1844, TN, m. 23-AUG-1860, in Sumner
County, TN, Matilda Crowder. ii Lurilda Ann "Rilda" Hodges b. ca 1846, Sumner County, TN, m.
18-NOV-1867, in Sumner County, TN, William A. Johnson. iii Nancy Hodges b. ca 1849, Sumner County, TN. iv Mary A. Hodges b. 25-JUL-1852, Sumner County, TN, m. ______
Tuttle. Mary died 06-JUL-1923, Scottsville, Allen, KY, buried: Old Cemetery of Scottsville,
Allen, KY. v I. L. Hodges b. 09-APR-1853, Sumner County, TN, d. 24-JUL-1916,
buried: Old Cemetery of Scottsville, Allen, KY. vi Harriet Hodges b. ca 1854, Sumner County, TN. 3. Rev. Isaac M. Ashlock b. 16-DEC-1825, m. (1) 11-JUL-1848, in
Sumner County, TN, Mary P. Hunter, b. ca 1828, (daughter of Lewis Hunter and Phebe) m. (2)
16-OCT-1862, in Sumner County, TN, Margaret Mahala Lee, b. 06-APR-1831, NC, (daughter of
James G. Lee and Frances Phillips) d. 08-AUG-1912, Sumner County, TN, buried: Mt. Vernon
Cemetery, Sumner County, TN. Rev. died 16-JUN-1894, Sumner County, TN, buried: Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
Margaret Mahala Lee was married first to Francis Monroe
Brown, son of Jacob and Dovey Foster Brown. They were married twelve years and had
only one child, George Brown. Due to domestic problems, Mahala filed for and was granted a
divorce from Francis Brown on 11-MAR-1857. She was allowed to use her maiden name
following the divorce.
For more information on Isaac M. Ashlock, see the following:
Elder I. M. Ashlock biography, from History of Middle Tennessee
Baptists, by J. H. Grime, 1902.
Photograph of the Reverend Isaac M. Ashlock.
Children by Mary P. Hunter: 4. i Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" b. ca 1850. 5. ii Amanda Emmadine b. 07-NOV-1851. 6. iii David A. b. 04-JUN-1854. 7. iv Phebe Ann b. ca 1856. v Thomas Alonzo Ashlock b. ca 1860, Sumner County, TN. Children by Margaret Mahala Lee: 8. vi Joshua Franklin b. 1863. vii James Ashlock b. ca 1866, Sumner County, TN, d. in 1890s. 9. viii Artelia B. Clarenda "Clen" b. 28-SEP-1867. 10. ix Jesse Richard b. JAN-1873.
4. Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Ashlock b. ca 1850, Sumner County, TN, m. 13-JAN-1872, in
Sumner County, TN, George Brown, b. ca 1852, TN, (son of Francis Monroe Brown and
Margaret Mahala Lee).
"Bettie" Ashlock, oldest daughter of the Revenend Isaac Ashlock and his first wife Mary P.
Hunter, married her step-brother, George Brown, the only child of Margaret Mahala Lee and her
first husband, Francis Monroe Brown. Children: i John W. Brown b. 1874, m. 02-JUL-1893,
Callie D. Crowder, b. 1870, (daughter of Lafayette "Fate" Crowder and Margery Ann Day) d.
1960, buried: Rock Bridge Cemetery, Sumner Co, TN. John died 1948, buried: Rock Bridge
Cemetery, Sumner Co, TN. (See the Joseph Crowder file for more
information on Callie's family.) ii Richard M. Brown b. ca 1876, Sumner County, TN. iii Amanda E. Brown b. ca 1878, Sumner County, TN, m. 20-JAN-1894,
in Sumner County, TN, Henry Fount Morgan. iv Abner F. Brown b. ca 1880, Sumner County, TN. v Clarence Brown. vi Maggie Brown. 5. Amanda Emmadine Ashlock b. 07-NOV-1851, Sumner
County, TN, m. 09-NOV-1877, in Sumner County, TN (license date), John Wesley Simpson, b.
01-DEC-1858, Liberty, Sumner, TN, (son of Aaron Sanford Simpson and Mary Frances Johnson)
d. 10-DEC-1934, Sumner County, TN, buried: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
Amanda died 09-SEP-1931, Sumner County, TN, buried: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County,
TN. (See the Aaron Sanford Simpson entry for more information
on John's ancestry.)
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Children:
i William Brady Simpson b. 22-JUL-1880, Sumner County, TN, occupation: Farmer, m. (1) 12-JUN-1904, in Sumner County, TN, Letha Bertha West, b. 21-JUN-1889, Sumner County, TN, (daughter of Thomas Wesley West and Nancy Elizabeth "Elizzie" Bennett) d. 15-JAN-1917, Sumner County, TN, buried: Rock Bridge Cemetery, Sumner Co, TN, m. (2) Annie Elizabeth Keen, b. 10-JUN-1889, Sumner County, TN, d. APR-1975, Franklin, Simpson, KY. William died 12-MAY-1969, Sumner County, TN, buried: Rock Bridge Cemetery, Sumner Co, TN. According to his Wilkinson & Wiseman Funeral Home Record, William Brady was a member of Rock Bridge Missionary Baptist Church and also the Fairfield Masonic Lodge. At the time of his death, he had 9 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
ii Mary Katherine "Kate" Simpson b. 28-MAR-1885, Sumner County, TN, m. 25-NOV-1907, in Sumner County, TN, Charles J. Roberts, b. 04-MAY-1871, Allen County, KY, d. 29-JUL-1943, Sumner County, TN. Mary died 11-FEB-1965, Sumner County, TN.
iii David Arthur Simpson b. 26-AUG-1887, Sumner County, TN, m. 15-MAR-1908, in Sumner County, TN, Iva A. Gray, b. 07-DEC-1890, Sumner County, TN, (daughter of Robert Ellis Gray and Martha A. "Bell" Cantrell) d. DEC-1982, IN. David died Indianapolis, Marion, IN.
iv Andrew Thomas "Andy" Simpson b. 17-JUN-1891, Sumner County, TN, m. 20-DEC-1914, in Sumner County, TN, Ethel Gray, b. 17-APR-1894, Sumner County, TN, (daughter of James Lafayette "Fate" Gray and Sally A. Maddox). Andrew died 18-OCT-1969. According to the funeral home record of his brother William Brady Simpson, Andy lived in Akron, OH.
v Hershel A. Simpson b. 18-FEB-1894, Sumner County, TN, d. 02-JAN-1902, Sumner County, TN.
vi Herman Bryant Simpson b. 18-FEB-1894, Sumner County, TN, m. (1) 15-AUG-1915, in Sumner County, TN, Gertrude E. "Gertie" Gray, b. 10-JAN-1900, Sumner County, TN, (daughter of Robert Ellis Gray and Martha A. "Bell" Cantrell) d. 15-OCT-1918, Sumner County, TN, buried: Sherron Cemetery, Sumner County, TN, m. (2) 25-DEC-1921, in Sumner County, TN, Carrie Beatrice Brown, b. 07-APR-1904, Sumner County, TN, (daughter of William Jeremiah Brown and Nora Alice Allison) d. 06-AUG-1976, Pondville, Sumner, TN, buried: Fairfield Cemetery, Sumner County, TN. Herman died 13-NOV-1968, Portland, Sumner, TN, buried: Fairfield Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
vii Isaac S. Simpson.
viii Charles F. Simpson.
ix Infant Daughter Simpson.
x Infant Simpson.
6. David A. Ashlock b. 04-JUN-1854, Sumner County, TN, m. 24-SEP-1876, Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Ausbrooks, b. 18-MAR-1858, Sumner County, TN, (daughter of Daniel Parker Ausbrooks and Susan Mildred Moncrief) d. 19-APR-1933, Gallatin, Sumner, TN, buried: 20-APR-1933, Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County, TN. David died 01-APR-1897, buried: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
Children:
i William Francis Ashlock b. 08-NOV-1877, Sumner County, TN, occupation: Farmer, m. (1) 12-DEC-1896, in Sumner County, TN (license date), Daisy Hill, b. 25-MAR-1880, m. (2) 15-JAN-1902, in Sumner County, TN, Hattie Lee Brown, b. 07-MAY-1883, TN, (daughter of James Henry Brown and Sarah Ann Sherron) d. 07-NOV-1938, buried: Sherron Cemetery, Sumner County, TN. William died 20-SEP-1964, Portland, Sumner, TN, buried: Sherron Cemetery, Sumner County, TN. There should be a third child.
ii Isaac Parker "Ike" Ashlock b. 30-OCT-1879, m. 14-AUG-1899, in Sumner County, TN, Cammie Magalene Brown, b. 04-JAN-1883, Sumner County, TN, (daughter of Lafayette Chesteen Brown and Seaton Alice Freeland) d. 13-MAY-1967, buried: Gallatin Cemetery, Sumner County, TN. Isaac died 21-JAN-1968, buried: Gallatin Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
iii Mary Mildred "Agnes" Ashlock b. 25-FEB-1882, m. 04-OCT-1899, in Sumner County, TN, James Henry "Jim" Gray, b. 10-FEB-1879, TN, (son of James Lafayette "Fate" Gray and Emily J. Durham) d. 16-OCT-1968, buried: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County, TN. Mary died 27-JAN-1953, buried: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
iv Florence Susan Ashlock b. 08-NOV-1883, m. 15-JAN-1901, in Sumner County, TN (license date), Hezekiah Beard Sloan, b. 20-JUN-1877, d. 23-SEP-1953. Florence died 15-JUL-1941.
7. Phebe Ann Ashlock b. ca 1856, Sumner County, TN, m. 17-AUG-1878, in Sumner County, TN (license date), Elmore D. "Dock" Wallace, b. ca 1840.
Children:
i Maggie Lou Wallace b. 15-SEP-1879, m. James Herschel Kirkham, b. 10-MAY-1880, d. 12-JUL-1967, buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sumner Co, TN. Maggie died 13-JUN-1947, buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sumner Co, TN.
8. Joshua Franklin Ashlock b. 1863, Sumner County, TN, m. (1) 29-DEC-1883, in Sumner County, TN, Fidonia Cantrell, b. 25-DEC-1862, Sumner County, TN, (daughter of Levi Cantrell and Elizabeth West) d. 17-JUL-1907, Sumner County, TN, buried: Rock Bridge Cemetery, Sumner Co, TN, (See the See the Joseph West FA entry for more information on Fidonia Cantrell.) m. (2) 03-SEP-1908, in Sumner County, TN, Media Bell Gant, b. 28-FEB-1886, TN, (daughter of John Gant and ______ Kirkham) d. 14-NOV-1951, Fountain Head, Sumner, TN, buried: 16-NOV-1951, Rock Bridge Cemetery, Sumner Co, TN. Joshua died 24-APR-1947, Fountain Head, Sumner, TN, buried: Rock Bridge Cemetery, Sumner Co, TN.
Children by Fidonia Cantrell:
i Charlie H. Ashlock b. OCT-1881, Sumner County, TN.
ii Lizzie H. Ashlock b. SEP-1885, m. ______ Brown.
iii Beulah E. Ashlock b. JAN-1894.
Children by Media Bell Gant:
iv Franklin Ashlock.
v Edith Ashlock m. 05-OCT-1933, in Sumner County, TN (license date), Robert L.Taylor.
9. Artelia B. Clarenda "Clen" Ashlock b. 28-SEP-1867, Sumner County, TN, m. 18-DEC-1884, in Sumner County, TN, Andrew Johnson Cantrell, b. ca 1862, Sumner County, TN, (son of Levi Cantrell and Hannah Martin). Artelia died 08-DEC-1890, Sumner County, TN, buried: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
Children:
i Andrew Wiseman Cantrell b. 11-MAY-1886, Sumner County, TN, occupation: Shop Supt., IN Railroad, m. ca 1907, divorced, Chloe W. Marlin, b. 26-DEC-1886, TN. Andrew died 06-OCT-1955, Sumner County, TN, buried: 08-OCT-1955, Sherron Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
ii Sarah Katherine Cantrell b. 13-AUG-1888, Sumner County, TN, m. 21-MAR-1905, in Sumner County, TN, Neely Greer Lee, b. 30-MAY-1869, Sumner County, TN, (son of Joshua Seaton Lee and Mariah Taylor) occupation: Farmer, d. 02-MAR-1949, Sumner County, TN, buried: 04-MAR-1949, Sherron Cemetery, Sumner County, TN. Sarah died 25-NOV-1975, buried: Sherron Cemetery, Sumner County, TN.
10. Jesse Richard Ashlock b. JAN-1873, m. 20-DEC-1891, in Sumner County, TN, Addie Dell Brizendine, b. 17-MAR-1874, Sumner County, TN, (daughter of Lafarre Wright Brizendine and Emily Adeline Ausbrooks) d. 17-NOV-1923, buried: Old Fountain Head Cem, Sumner County, TN. Jesse died 09-OCT-1944, buried: Old Fountain Head Cem, Sumner County, TN.
Children:
i Lloyd Ashlock b. 05-APR-1899, d. OCT-1917, buried: Old Fountain Head Cem, Sumner County, TN.
ii Hoyd Ashlock b. ca 1906, buried: Old Fountain Head Cem, Sumner County, TN.