Ash family papers

Collection

Identifier: c-00209

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two pages from a family bible recording births, marriages, and deaths in the family of Peter and Lucinda Ash. Other family names mentioned include Show, Kridler, and Davis.

Dates

Creation: 1808 - 1924

Creator

Ash family (Peter Ash, 1808-1892) (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical/Historical

Peter Ash was born in Pennsylvania in 1808. His wife, Lucinda Show Ash, was also born in Pennsylvania around 1823. They were married in 1838 and lived in Ohio with their children, Caroline, Jackson and Henry. Peter died in 1892 and is buried in Galien, Berrien Township, Michigan.