-----Original Message----- From: Rita Ashley Fishman <[email protected]> To: Diane Rogers <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 8:20 PM Subject: Reunion >Hi Diane... > >We are planning an ASHLEY reunion 8/26 at the fairgrounds in Winchester. As >I recall the Rogers are strongly related. Did you attend Uncle Ike Edwards' >100 birthday party? Anyway, the reason for this note is to ask for you help >in getting the word out. I am working with Pat Mays Lawson, Ruth Rowland >Shelton and Barbara Ashley VanHorn to put it together. Pat lives in OH, >Ruth in Winchester and Barbara in Lexington and me, I am way out in AZ! > >Our oldest ASHLEY is Rev. Jordan Ashley b. 1801 in Wilkes Co, NC. He >migrated to Perry Co about 1849 and then his children ended up in Powell and >Estill. He was a Primitive Baptist preacher. Other family names that are >common, Hall, Edwards, Mullins, Blevins, Spencer, Caldwell, Smith & Combs. > >I just ran a descendent report on Rev J and there were a lot of Rogers, >guess this explains why there were so many at Uncle Ike's party! He was 100 >in April 1990 and was married to Minnie Ashley. > >Anyway, any suggestions you have that will help us have a good turn out will >be appreciated. >Rita. >Rita Ashley Fishman >Phoenix, Arizona >[email protected] >