JAMES ANDERSON ASHBURN
James Anderson Ashburn
More often called 'Anse'
My 2nd Great Grand Uncle
My 2nd Great Grand Uncle
"Anse" was born on October 13, 1839 in Fentress County, Tennessee. (Son of Robert Ashburn and Sarah Vaughn Ashburn) He married Armilda Melvina Baldwin on August 6, 1862, by Jesse Adkins in Jamestown, Tennessee.
Anse and Sarah had 10 children. He died on April 10, 1946 in
Clarkrange, Fentress County, Tennessee.
Anse was a Corporal, Company D, 1st Tennessee Militia, U.S. Army; Civil War Veteran.
He enlisted on January 25, 1863 (age 23) and served for two years.
His pension application says he was thrown from his horse near Livingston, Tennessee while on a scout and injured his back. He also stated that he contracted small pox near Nashville, Tennessee while covering up dead horses and the disease caused him to lose sign in his
left eye totally and partial blindness to the other eye.
Anse was described as having black hair, black eyes, dark complexion,
and was 5 feet 5 inches tall.
Anse and Sarah had 10 children. He died on April 10, 1946 in
Clarkrange, Fentress County, Tennessee.
Anse was a Corporal, Company D, 1st Tennessee Militia, U.S. Army; Civil War Veteran.
He enlisted on January 25, 1863 (age 23) and served for two years.
His pension application says he was thrown from his horse near Livingston, Tennessee while on a scout and injured his back. He also stated that he contracted small pox near Nashville, Tennessee while covering up dead horses and the disease caused him to lose sign in his
left eye totally and partial blindness to the other eye.
Anse was described as having black hair, black eyes, dark complexion,
and was 5 feet 5 inches tall.
MY LINE
James Anderson "Anse" Ashburn (1839 - 1916)
is your 2nd great grand uncle
father of James Anderson "Anse" Ashburn
son of Robert Wesley Sr Ashburn
son of Emanuel Alexander Ashburn
son of John Calvin Asburn SR
daughter of William Esker Asburn
daughter of Lorene Ashburn
Clarkrange Methodist Church Cemetery
Clarkrange - Fentress County - Tennessee
History of Fentress County, Tennessee:
the old home of Mark Twain's ancestors
by, Albert Ross Hogue
Published by Williams Printing Co., Nashville, Tenn., 1916
Transcribed by, Jan Stipple
CHAPTER I
Fentress County is located in the northern part of Tennessee, east of the center of the State, and lies principally on the Cumberland Plateau. It originally bordered on Kentucky, but Pickett County was formed partly from its northern territory in 1881.Fentress County has an area of 486 square miles, or 311,000 acres. It was created by an act of the legislature in session at Murfreesboro in 1823, from territory carved out of Overton County. It was named for James Fentress, a prominent Tennessee legislator for many years, and later an officer in the Confederate army.
Its county seat, Jamestown, is situated near the center of the county on the Cumberland Plateau. The site was no doubt selected on account of the fact that it was near the geographical center of the county, and the fact that several fine springs of water bubble up from the sand here. The place was once called Sand Springs, later it became the Obedstown of the "Gilded Age", by Mark Twain. This place is on an Indian trace and was an Indian resting place on their trips from the east to the Cumberland River region. It also possibly furnished them a camping ground while hunting on the plateau. This region has always been a good range for deer, bear, turkeys, and other wild animals. There are still a few of these animals to be found on the plateau.
When the first courthouse was built, in 1828, there were only five families living in the town. Their names are given elsewhere in this book. The town was incorporated in 1837. The act of incorporation was not repealed until a few years ago. Its growth has been slow until within the past few years. The population of the town, according to the census of 1910, was 350. All are white. This is practically true of the entire county, there being only ninety-eight colored people in the county, and 7,348 white.
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