Born: 1794 Kentucky
Died: bef 1855, Massac County, Illinois
Buried: unknown
Parents:
Father: Unknown, Maybe George
Mother: Unknown
Wife 1: Rutha Unknown Married Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Children:
SOURCES:
Census Records:
Died: bef 1855, Massac County, Illinois
Buried: unknown
Parents:
Father: Unknown, Maybe George
Mother: Unknown
Wife 1: Rutha Unknown Married Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Children:
- Unknown Girl Aston (B around 1820 D bef 1850??)
- Burton Aston (1820- )
- Unknown Girl Aston (B around 1825 D bef 1850??)
- George Astin (1826-1876)
- Martha Astin (1837- )
- Hester Jone Astin (1840 -)
- Walter Aston (1845- )
SOURCES:
Census Records:
- 1830 Johnson County, Illinois, Not Stated, Page 13 of 22 (This is Massac County today)
- Neighbors:
- Anderson Dugless
- Mary Cochran
- Head: Walter Asten
- Male Under 5: 1
- Male 5 Under 10: 1
- Male 30 Under 40: 1
- Female Under 5: 1
- Female 5 Under 10: 1
- Female 20 Under 30: 1
- Neighbors:
- 1840 Johnson County, Illinois, Not Stated, Page 39 of 52, (This is Massac County today)
- Neighbors:
- E B Relsow (Nelson?)
- Adam Cochran
- Household:
- Head: Walter Astin
- Male 10 and Under 15: 1
- Male 15 and Under 20: 1
- Male 40 and Under 50: 1
- Female Under 5: 2
- Female 10 and Under 15: 1
- Female 30 and Under 40: 1
- Neighbors:
- 1850 Massac County, Illinois, Not Stated, Page 29 of 87
- Dwelling 297 (Family 297)
- Neighbors:
- Samuel and Susan Harris
- George and Crese Smith
- Household:
- Aston, Walter, 56, M, B: KY
- Rutha, 46, F, B: VA
- George, 24, M, B: IL
- Martha, 13, F, B: IL
- Esther, 10 F, B: IL
- Walter, 5, M, B: IL
- Young, Sarah, 18, F, B: TN
- Massac County Illinois
- 07/1841, 40 acres, 3 Prime Meridian, T 15S R 3E NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 9
- 07/1841, 40 acres, 3 Prime Meridian, T 15S R3E SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec 4
- Franklin County, Illinois (Residence stated as Johnson County)
- 4/6/1839, 40 acres, 3 Prime Meridian, T 5S R3E Section 9
- 4/6/1839, 40 acres, 3 Prime Meridian, T 5S R3E Section 9
- Possibly served in Kentucky Militia during War of 1812 and deserted with rest of unit due to poor resources.