Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 
1885, McLean Co.

MARSHALL G. ASHBY, one of the live [sic] business men of Beach Grove, 
McLean County, was born September 16, 1839, in Hopkins, now Webster 
County, Ky.  He is the eldest of six children born to Jesse and Julia 
(Sellers) Ashby, natives of Nelson and Henderson Counties, respectively.  
He lived with his parents on a farm until he was twenty-one years old, 
and attended the common schools, when not employed on the farm.  
Possessing a patriotic spirit, and believing secession to be wrong, 
he enlisted in October, 1861, in Company K, Twenty-fifth Kentucky 
Federal Infantry, and was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, 
Mission Ridge, Altonia Mountain, Dalton, Resaca, Atlanta and Nashville.  
He went as far south as Jonesboro, returned to Nashville, and was 
discharged as corporal, February, 1865, when he returned to his home, 
and Cincinnatus-like, again betook himself to the plow until 1869, when 
he embarked in mercantile business at Wrightsburg.  In 1871, he located 
at Beach Grove, where he has since followed the same business with good 
success.  He also engaged in the milling business for three years.  In 
1871, he was appointed postmaster at Wrightsburg, which position he 
held for ten years; in 1883, was appointed at Beach Grove and is the 
present incumbent.  He was married in April, 1871, to Lola McDaniel 
of McLean County, a daughter of Charles and Bettie (Brown) McDaniel, 
born and reared in Daviess and Oldham Counties, respectively.  Six 
children bless this union: Osceola (deceased), Sciota, Alpharetta, 
Othello E., Tullahoma and Nedawah M.  Mr. and Mrs. Ashby are members 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he is a member of the Masonic 
fraternity, and in politics a Republican, but gave his first 
presidential vote for Bell and Everts in 1860.  Mr. Ashby is 
considered one of the best business men in the county.  He has a 
large stock of goods, also a good mill, and one of the finest 
residences in the county.

Ashby Sellers McDaniel Brown
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Hopkins-KY Webster-KY Nelson-KY Henderson-KY

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