Individual Details

Anna filed for her widow's pension soon after Aden's death. A letter dated 10 Jun 1914, written from Fort Smith, AR, refers to corrected papers and a certificate of Aden's death. She also asked if he was entitled to a marker for his grave, and $50 for funeral expenses.

Anna's death was noted in the pension file. She was dropped from the pension rolls because of her death, 5 Jan 1927. This date is also in the Arkansas Death Index online at Ancestry.

Arkansas Death Certificate #1213
Mrs. Anna Ashley of 101 1/2 North 6th Street, Ft Smith, Sebastian Co, AR, died on 5 Jan 1927 of chronic heart disease and nephritis, carcinoma of the cecum. She was born in 1851 in Kentucky and widowed. Her father was John Campbell; her mother Aldulia Peak. Mrs. Bertha Jones of 101 1/2 Garrison Ave, Ft. Smith, was the informant. Body removed to Kansas City for burial.

Birth	Ca 1849	Hardin County, Kentucky
Marriage	15 Jul 1869	Scott County, Illinois - Aden Jones Ashley
Death	5 Jan 1927	Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Spouse	Aden Jones Ashley (1841 - 1914)
Child	John B. Ashley (1869 - )
Child	Bertha Mae Ashley (1872 - 1950)
Child	Laura Augusta Ashley (1874 - )
Child	Olive Ashley (1876 - 1898)
Child	Edwin Mortimer Ashley (1880 - 1957)