Wood & Torbert Families - Felix Leonard Ashley

Felix Leonard Ashley

b. 20 June 1807, d. 17 April 1883

Felix Leonard Ashley was born on 20 June 1807 in Robeson County, North Carolina.
He married Ellen Rush, daughter of Charles George Rush and Sarah Norman, on 7 June 1849 in Macon County, Alabama, with Fleming Freeman officiating.
Ellen Rush and Felix Leonard Ashley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Alabama. Also in the household was Felix' son Augustus (age 9).
He was a planter, according to the 1850 census.
Felix Leonard Ashley and Ellen Rush appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Alabama.
He was a planter, according to the 1860 census.
Felix Leonard Ashley and Ellen Rush appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Montgomery, Alabama. Other members of the household included Felix L. Ashley, Charles Rush Ashley, Robert A. Ashley and William Ashley.
He was a retired planter, according to the 1870 census.
Felix Leonard Ashley and Ellen Rush appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery, Alabama, at Tallapoosa Street. Other members of the household included William Ashley.
He was a planter, according to the 1880 census.
Felix Leonard Ashley died on 17 April 1883 at age 75 in Montgomery County, Alabama.
His wife Ellen Rush became a widow at his death.
He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.