| Death Certificate James Ash November 10, 1920 National Archives - Pension Records |
This document is a certified death certificate for James Ash. Please remember that it's information is only
as good as James Ash (his eldest son or a grandson) who gave the information. For most of the
information such as address, sex, color, marriage and date of death and cause of death this information is
primary. However this death certificate lists space for the names of the father and mother James Ash
listed the father as James Ash and his mother as unknown an interesting reversal of a slave era family.
This document was used to finalize the original pension claim of James Ash and open the door for his
wife's Lavenia Lee Ash, widows claim. James Ash was a veteran of the 33rd USCT Company G.
as good as James Ash (his eldest son or a grandson) who gave the information. For most of the
information such as address, sex, color, marriage and date of death and cause of death this information is
primary. However this death certificate lists space for the names of the father and mother James Ash
listed the father as James Ash and his mother as unknown an interesting reversal of a slave era family.
This document was used to finalize the original pension claim of James Ash and open the door for his
wife's Lavenia Lee Ash, widows claim. James Ash was a veteran of the 33rd USCT Company G.