Elizabeth, Thank you very much for the information. I guess that is not the paticular John Ashley I seek. Pattie monetae wrote: > Patricia, > I am researching my family members from Ashe County so I checked the 1870 > Census and found a John Ashley . head of household, age 22 and wife Catherin > age 19. They lived in the Staggs Creek Township of Ashe County, North > Carolina. There are a lot of Ashleys listed in the census and Browns. This > would have put John about 19 and Catherine about sixteen when they were > married in 1867. Hope this can be of help > Elizabeth