Cass County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Ash, Infant (Rolayn) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marshall H. Sanders, Jr. sanmarjr@sbcglobal.net September 2, 2006, 4:40 pm Cemetery: Chain Lake (Lake View), Calvin Twp., Cass Co. Name: Infant (Rolayn) Ash Date Of Photograph: August 11, 2006 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/photos/tombstones/chainlakelakevie/ash3585nph.jpg Image file size: 183.9 Kb Infant J.C. & M.J. Ash Died December 11, 1877 Marker is shared with Mary J. Ash (1850-1877), the mother of Rolayn Ash, Infant. The marker obelisk has toppled and is lying on the ground. Official documents indicate Rolayn Ash was born November 17, 1877 and died November 27, 1877, however the marker inscription states differently. Rolayn 's parents were Mary J. nee Newsome Ash and Joseph Cannon Ash. Mary J. Newsome and Joseph Cannon Ash were married May 28, 1872 in Calvin, Cass Co. They were the parents of Thaddeus Ash b. 20 Nov 1872, Eliza R. Ash b. 18 Apr 1875 and Rolayn Ash b. 17 Nov 1877. All children were born in Calvin Twp. Cass Co. MI. According to the date inscribed on her marker Mary J. nee Newsome Ash died December 10, 1877. According to the date inscribed on the marker of Infant Rolayn Ash he died December 11, 1877. Chain Lake (Lake View) Cemetery Additional Comments: Contributors: Esther Stewart, Researcher, Debra McIntosh, Researcher. Sanders Transcription Team Transcribed by: Sharon A. Simeon and Marshall H. Sanders, Jr. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/photos/tombstones/chainlakelakevie/ash3585nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb