Mary (Hannah?) Underwood (1797 PA - 1878)

F, #25, b. 17 December 1797, d. 13 March 1878
Father*Isaac Underwood (ca 1776 - 1862) b. c 1776, d. 1862
Mother*(__________) (__________)
ChartsPedigree - grandfather Tillman E Ash
Ash (maternal side) - Johann Adam Esch (Immigrant 1772), (aka Adam Ash)
Reference2G Grm
To-Do* On To-Do list: article says "Jacob [Ash] married Hannah Underwood, a daughter of Isaac Underwood, and a relative of Mrs Silas Ash" - a lead to check out. 
Birth*17 December 1797 Mary (Hannah?) Underwood (1797 PA - 1878) was born on 17 December 1797 at Pennsylvania or 18 Oct 1797. Born PA per 1850 census. 
Marriage* She married Jacob Ash, son of Christian Ash and Liby Swiger.1 
(Witness) Census18201820 Mary (Hannah?) Underwood (1797 PA - 1878) is assumed to be one of the household of Jacob Ash in the 1820 census, Tyler Co., West Virginia, who has Ash, Jacob (indexed Ask) 1m0-5 (Samuel) 1m26-46 (Jacob) 1f0-5 (Delila) 1f16-26 (Mary Hannah). 
(Witness) Census18301 June 1830 Mary (Hannah?) Underwood (1797 PA - 1878) is assumed to be one of the household of Jacob Ash in the 1830 census, Tyler Co., West Virginia, who has 2m0-5 (Absolom & Thomas) 2m5-10 (Abraham & Samuel) 1m30-40 (Jacob) - 1f5-10 (Sarah) 1f10-15( Delilah) 1f30-40 (Mary Hannah). 
(Witness) Census18401 June 1840 Mary (Hannah?) Underwood (1797 PA - 1878) is assumed to be one of the household of Jacob Ash in the 1840 census, Tyler Co., West Virginia, who has (Evd 134) - 1m0-5 (Wm) 3m5-10 (John, Absolom, ?) 1m10-15 (Thomas) 2m15-20 (Samuel, Abraham) 1m50-60 (Jacob) - 1f0-5 (Nancy aka Mary) 1f5-10 (Rachel) 1f10-15 (Sarah) 1f20-30 (Delila) 1f40-50 (Mary Hannah) 1f70-80 (mother Liby). 
Census1850*1 June 1850 Mary (Hannah?) Underwood (1797 PA - 1878) appeared on the 1850 census as the head of household, pg 30 #460-409, District 13, Doddridge Co., West Virginia, along with Samuel Ash, Absolom Ash, John Ash, Rachel Ash, William Ash, Nancy aka Mary Ash and Edith Ann 'Edie' Ash . Her info on the census included Ash, Mary 53, b.PA $3000 land. 
Census1860*1860 Mary (Hannah?) Underwood (1797 PA - 1878) appeared on the 1860 census as the head of household, an unknown place . Her info on the census included Look for it Doddridge or Harrison
1860 ASH MARY Doddridge County WV 471 West Union
1860 ASH MARY Harrison County WV 787 Clarksburg P.O.
 
Military* She was in the military Per Janet Ash 810 Sexton Rd Minden, LA 71055-7392 318-371-0820 (2005 address) - Abraham Ash, his mother (Mary Underwood Ash) and brother Absolom, lived in Doddridge Co WV, a border area during the Civil War. They were southern sympathizers and had sabatoged the B & O Railroad for the south. One brother was captured by Union soldiers, his eye pushed out and filled with sand. These Ashes were originally from southern Pennsylvania. At the end of the war, Abraham & Absolom moved into southern WV to escape prosecution. Janet's dad was the source for this information. He said that it might have been an uncle or cousin. And a cousin fits this next story that has a picture to back it up. Look in the index for Amos Ash, and read the story there. Amos is first cousin to Abraham and Absolom.
     Steve Ash AMASCASH3@aol.com believes that the one eye story belongs to John G Ash, son of Jacob Ash and Isabelle Marsh, who is 1st cousin once removed from Amos. John worked for the B+O Railroad and did serve in a Union Prison Camp near Columbus, Ohio. But since there is a picture to prove the eye story belongs to Amos, the stories were probably mixed up. 
Census1870*1870 She appeared on the 1870 census as the head of household, an unknown place . Her info on the census included Not in AIS or Precision indexes and not with sons. 
Death*13 March 1878 She died on 13 March 1878 at Doddridge Co., West Virginia, at age 80. 
Burial* She was buried at Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley, Doddridge Co., West Virginia, Tombstone says: Mary wife of Jacob Ash Born Oct 18 1797 Died Mar 13 1878. 
Relationships2nd great-grandmother of Kathryn Ann Rhinehart
Grandmother of Tillman E Ash

Family

Jacob Ash b. 18 Oct 1792, d. 15 Oct 1840
Marriage* She married Jacob Ash, son of Christian Ash and Liby Swiger.1 
Children
Last Edited3 Feb 2015

Citations

  1. [S94] Unknown undated (circa 1933) newspaper article spanning several columns on Adam Ash family and Solomon Underwood family Evd #94.