Benjamin Franklin ASHFORD
GIVEN NAME COULD POSSIBLE BE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. WAS TOLD HE WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE KILLED A MAN. HE DIED DURING THE TIME HIS WIFE WAS EXPECTING A BABY. SOURCES: 1. 1870 Census McLennan County,Texas (FHL#553097) 2. 1870 Census Ellis County,Texas (FHL#553082) 3. 1870 Census Falls County,Texas (FHL#553083) 4. 1870 Census Fannin County,Texas (FHL#553083) 5. 1870 Census Hunt County,Texas (FHL#553092)
NAME: Mary aka Mollie LESLEY aka LESLIE
He married Mary Elizabeth Lesley Abt 1870 at of Texas . Mary Elizabeth Lesley was born at Louisiana Jan 1853 .
They were the parents of 5
children:
William Henry Ashford
born 19 May 1871.
Jim L. Ashford
born May 1876.
Jerry Ashford
born 17 Mar 1877.
Nannie Ashford
born 15 Mar 1879.
Frankie Mae Ashford
born 4 Jul 1881.
Benjamin Franklin Ashford died Abt 1882 at Texas .
Mary Elizabeth Lesley died 16 Feb 1925 at Lucille, Grady, Oklahoma .