Ashael "Asa" LOMAX

HAIRSTON.org ID#3873, b. 1818, d. 2 August 1858
Father*William LOMAX1 b. 10 Feb 1772, d. Sep 1850
Mother*Nancy HAIRSTON1 b. a 1773
Birth*Ashael "Asa" LOMAX was born in 1818 in South Carolina; cemetery marker indicates birth in 1818.2 
She was the daughter of William LOMAX and Nancy HAIRSTON.1 
ProbateAshael "Asa" LOMAX was listed as a beneficiary in William LOMAX's will on 17 October 1850 in Abbeville, South Carolina; Heirs mentioned were David & Elizabeth Raburn, grandson Samuel W. Lomax, David & Sarah Atkins, Asahel Lomax, William & Louisa A. Richardson and Thomas H. & Julia Presley. William A. Wharton is also an heir. Abbeville Probate Records 1782-1958, Box 125, package 3685. FSL #7705267, images 130-143.3 
Census 1850Ashael "Asa" LOMAX appeared on the 1850 census of William LOMAX on 28 October 1850 in Saluda Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina; William Lomax 78, Asa Lomax 33, William A Thornton 16; (NOTE: Please remember that the 1850 Federal Census includes people living as of June 1, 1850.)2

Death*Ashael "Asa" LOMAX died on 2 August 1858.1 
Burial*She was buried in Kirks Grove Cemetery, Cherokee, Alabama. 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S279] Lomax, Joseph, Genealogical and Historical Sketches of The Lomax Family, The Rookus Printing House, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1894.
  2. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S61] Young, Willie Pauline. Abstracts of Old Ninety-six And Abbeville District Wills And Bonds, As On File In the Abbeville, South Carolina, Courthouse. Abbeville, S.C., 1950 - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uva.x000162661 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
Last Edited14 Aug 2014