Zachariah ASHTON

                   Was a farmer.He was born in Bucks County, PA.  in 1799 and moved to Brown County, OH near Fayetteville.  In 1840 he married Rebecca Sly.  Sister
of Cassandra Sly, who married his brother James.  Zacharia and Rebecca moved to Allen County, seettling on a farm at Maysville (Now Harlan, IN) where they lived until 1851.  Xacharaia moved to Paulding County, OH where he and his sons operated a mill on the Maumee Rifer.  He died in Paulding Country in Feb. of 1863.  Rebecca was born in 1800 in Clermont County, and died in Maysville in 1851.  SUbmitted by Ruth Mae Ashton Smith.

Zachariah came from Virginia as a young man and farmed near Fort Wayne, IN.  He later purchaed a farm in Crane Twp, Paulding Co, OH.  He was buried on this farm.  He was buried in a deep snow covered ground.  Most of the fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters are barried here.   This farm was on the Maumee River and the mary DeLarn Creek also runs through the farm.  Zaachariah built a mill on the creek and ground corn for mean and wheat for flour.  (about 20 miles from Difiance).He also cut wood for timber and wood.  Many people used the wood for caskets, and his own casket was from wood he had cut (walnut).  In the spring he made syrup from the sugar he had on the farm.  He had an accident when oxen ran away from his cart and a wheel ran over him breaking several ribs.