Parents
ALEXANDER ASHLEY (FREELAND3, FRANKLIN FRANCIS2, JORDAN1) was born January 09, 1889 in Knott Co., KY, and died April 12, 1965. He married LUCY BREWER, daughter of WILLIAM BREWER and JANE STACY. She was born February 25, 1893, and died July 05, 1977.
Burial: Both Alexander and Lucy at Williams Cemetery, Williams Branch, KY

Children of ALEXANDER ASHLEY and LUCY BREWER are:

i. NEZZIE ASHLEY, b. January 20, 1910, Hardburley, KY; m. JIM CONWAY; b. December 23, 1904; d. November 18, 1978.

ii. SARAH JANE ASHLEY, b. October 10, 1911; d. 1912.

iii. ISABELL ASHLEY, b. November 16, 1913; d. July 10, 2001; m. (1) JOHN D. CAMPBELL; d. 1944; m. (2) WILLIAM WYNN, 1948; d. January 25, 1976; m. (3) CARLAS GAYHEART, April 09, 1980; d. July 19, 1987.  Carlas and Isabell divorced in December of 1980.

iv. HARLEN ASHLEY, b. October 16, 1915, Williams Branch, KY; d. July 10, 1999.

v. LOUVERNA ASHLEY, b. December 13, 1917; m. LESLIE HUGHES.

vi. ELLA MAE ASHLEY, b. June 18, 1920; m. HARRY JORDAN, November 24, 1939, Hazard, KY; b. November 21, 1902.

vii. DENNIS ASHLEY, b. July 04, 1922; d. December 24, 1932. Burial: Williams Cemetery, Knott Co, KY.

viii. DEWEY ASHLEY, b. May 23, 1924; d. May 04, 1988, Dayton, OH; m. PEARL GAYHEART; b. June 26, 1928.

ix. IRA ASHLEY, b. September 13, 1926; d. September 3, 1990.  Burial: Williams Cemetery, Knott Co, KY.

x. DOROTHY ASHLEY, b. April 09, 1929; m. (1) HAROLD POUND; m. (2) GRADY CHAMBERS.

xi. MARTHA ASHLEY, b. May 22, 1932; m. CHARLES CHAFFIN.

xii. CHARLES EDWARD ASHLEY, b. November 19, 1934; d. February 10, 1944.  Burial: Williams Cemetery, Knott Co, KY.

xiii. ERNESTINE ASHLEY, b. March 01, 1939; d. April 08, 1998; m. (1) WHEELER WILLIAMS; m. (2) FINIS EWING CLARK; b. June 05, 1929; d. Deceased.

1900 Perry County
Ashley, Frelan Mar 1852 md 24 yrs KY KY KY illiterate
Sally Jul 1851 KY KY KY illiterate
Rosy Bell Mar 1878
Jordan Sept 1880
Stacy, Matilda Mar 1882 md 3 yrs
Frelan Jun 1884
Benjamin May 1886
Alexander Apr 1888
Priscilla Jul 1890
John Riley Sept 1892
Stacy, James s in law Nov 1876
Ashley, Sarah gdau Mar 1898
Goeble gson Dec 1899

1910 Knott County
Ashley, Alexander 20 md 1 yr KY KY KY cant write
Lucy 17 KY KY KY literate
Neza 3/12

1920 Perry County
Ashley Alex 27 KY KY KY illiterate
Lucy 25 KY KY KY literate
Nezzie 10
Isabelle 6
Harlan 4
Luverna 2

1930 Perry County
Ashley, Alex 39 1st md:18 KY KY KY literate
Lucy 36 1st md:20 KY KY KY literate
Nezzie 20
Isabelle 16
Harlan 14
Louverna 12
Ellamay 9
Dennis 7
Dewey 5
Ara 3 7/112
Dorotha 1/12

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