FIRST GENERATION

1. Daniel Enoch ASH^{(1) (2)} was born in Sep 1819 in May be birth date. He was born on 1 Sep 1820 in Ohio. He died on 10 Jan 1908 in Elk City, Oklahoma. He was buried in East Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, OK Block2, Lot 92, Sp1. Seventy 0ne men of Newton County were in a still later Union Army unit, Company E, 99th Regiment of Indiana Infantry. The captain of the company was Daniel Ash and its first lieutenant was Samuel Moore. Of the seventy-one Newton Co. men in Company E, twenty died from diseases and two were killed in action.

Daniel's Military Service

Daniel enlisted in the military 22 August 1862 as a Captain.
Served Indiana Commission E Company 99th Infantry Regiment IN
Resigned on 24 April 1863
Application date: 11 December 1883
Relationship: Self
Number: 501752
State: IN
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
Abbreviation: INRoster
Published by Holloway on 1865-1866


Obituary of Daniel E. Ash
Daniel E. Ash, father of H. E. Ash, of this place, died at Elk City, Oklahoma, January 10, 1908. Deceased was aged 89 years, 4 months, and 10 days. He was kiving with his son, James, in Elk City, where they had moved from Rankin about two months ago. Mr. Ash led an interesting career, having been chosen captain of Company E 99th Indiana Volunteers in 1863 and serving one year toward the close of the Civil War. He leaves besides his two sons one daughter, Mrs. Kate Clark, of Eureka, California. The relatives have our sympathy in the loss of this respected and beloved member of their family.
Taken from an unknown local newspaper, perhaps the Butler Correspondent.

Death of Daniel Ash

Daniel Ash, one of the very early settlers of this town and county, died at the home of his son James, in Elk City, Oklahoma, where he has resided for a number of years. His age was 88 years last August, and his death was caused from a general breaking down of old age, after a sickness lasting several years.
He leaves two sons, one in Oklahoma, one in Dakota, one daughter in California, one brother in Idaho and one sister , Mrs. C. C. Deardurff in Morocco.
Mr. Ash lived in Morocco many years and was well known by all our older settlers. In fact he was one of the builders of the town, and is responsible as few others (paper torn at this point) time that the town was creating its fine prosperity.


From The Morocco Courier, Friday, January 17, 1908

He was married to Rachel TURNER on 27 Jan 1842 in Marshall Co., Indiana. Rachel TURNER^{(1) (2)} was born in 1809 in Indiana. She died on 15 Jun 1889 in Indiana. Daniel Enoch ASH and Rachel TURNER had the following children:

+2 i. Mary ASH.
+3 ii. Catharine ASH.
+4 iii. Henry Enos ASH.
+5 iv. James Thomas ASH.