Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameThomas Waldolph “Wally” Ashton 
Birth8 Dec 1929, Zacata, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Death11 Oct 1999, Prince George’s County, Maryland
FatherWilliam Harvey Ashton (1904-1972)
MotherBettie F. Reed (~1906-)
Documentation
1930 U.S. Census, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Montross District, Page 9
Dwelling 198, Family 198
Reed, Martha S., head, owns home, farm, female, negro, 65, widowed, married at age 19, not in school, cannot read or write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer on general farm, works on own account, employed, 132 on farm schedule
Ashton, Bettie, daughter, female, negro, 24, married, married at age 22, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Ashton, Harvey, son in law, male, negro, 25, married, married at age 23, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, laborer on farm, unpaid worker, employed
Tate, Elsie, granddaughter, female, negro, 12, single, attended school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Ashton, Waldolf, grandson, male, negro, 4/12, single, not in school, cannot read or write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
1940 U.S. Census, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Enumeration District 97-4, Montross District, Sheet 6B
Dwelling 121, rented, 3, on farm
Ashton, Harvey, head, male, Negro, 35, married, not in school, highest grade attended 4, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935, 48 hours worked previous week, farmer on farm, working on own account, worked 48 weeks, has other income
Ashton, Betty F., wife, female, Negro, 34, married, not in school, highest grade attended 6, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935, engaged in housework
Ashton, Thomas W., son, male, Negro, 10, single, in school, highest grade attended 1, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935
Ashton, William A., son, male, Negro, 8, single, in school, highest grade attended 0, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935
Ashton, Elvin R., son, male, Negro, 6, single, in school, highest grade attended 0, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935
Ashton, Fermon R., son, male, Negro, 11/12, single, not in school, born in Virginia
Montross District, Page 9
Dwelling 198, Family 198
Reed, Martha S., head, owns home, farm, female, negro, 65, widowed, married at age 19, not in school, cannot read or write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer on general farm, works on own account, employed, 132 on farm schedule
Ashton, Bettie, daughter, female, negro, 24, married, married at age 22, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Ashton, Harvey, son in law, male, negro, 25, married, married at age 23, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, laborer on farm, unpaid worker, employed
Tate, Elsie, granddaughter, female, negro, 12, single, attended school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Ashton, Waldolf, grandson, male, negro, 4/12, single, not in school, cannot read or write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
1940 U.S. Census, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Enumeration District 97-4, Montross District, Sheet 6B
Dwelling 121, rented, 3, on farm
Ashton, Harvey, head, male, Negro, 35, married, not in school, highest grade attended 4, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935, 48 hours worked previous week, farmer on farm, working on own account, worked 48 weeks, has other income
Ashton, Betty F., wife, female, Negro, 34, married, not in school, highest grade attended 6, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935, engaged in housework
Ashton, Thomas W., son, male, Negro, 10, single, in school, highest grade attended 1, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935
Ashton, William A., son, male, Negro, 8, single, in school, highest grade attended 0, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935
Ashton, Elvin R., son, male, Negro, 6, single, in school, highest grade attended 0, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935
Ashton, Fermon R., son, male, Negro, 11/12, single, not in school, born in Virginia