I have James Raphael Ash b. 1822; d. 8 Feb 1898, buried at St. Mary's, Barr
Twp, Daviess Co, IN. Married 27 Dec 1844 Susanna Seal, recorded at St.
Mary's, Daviess Co. James Raphael Ash was listed as a parishioner at St. Mary's
in 1848.
James Raphael Ash was a son of Edward Ash (d. 1834 Daviess Co, IN) and
Deborah Llewellyn (b. Nelson Co, KY). Susanna Seal, dau of John Bernard Seale, Jr
and Priscilla McCutcheon ( have dates if you need)
I have the following children for James Raphael and Susanna:
Mary Frances
Margaret Ellen m. James T. Kidwell
William** m. Mary Elizabeth Lents, dau of James Nelson Lents and Amelia
King.
Louisa
Cornelia
Charles
Martha Ann
I did not have Josephine/Josephean...so that was new info for me.
Frances Ellen "Fanny" Seals was a sister to Susanna. She was baptism
sponsor for Mary Frances in 1849. Frances Ellen Seals married in 1851 Charles
Padgett, Jr. so she became Frances Ellen Padgett, and was a baptism sponsor for
Margaret Ellen.
Mary Ann Seal was also a sister to Frances Ellen and Susanna Seal. Mary Ann
Seal m. Raphael Ash in 1840, and was sponsor to Cornelia in 1857.
The original spelling of the surname is SEALE (John Seale, progenitor, was
from MD), but it evolved to Seal and Seales/Seals over the years.
Sources:
**1. Natalie Montgomery Baker, St. John's Catholic Church Records,
Loogootee, IN, 1999, Book 1, pg 136. "20 Sept 1847 baptized William, born Aug 20,
1847, son of James and Susan Ash. Godmother: Mary Carrico by Fr. J. Gueguen."
2. William Ash and Mary Elizabeth Lents had one dau (maybe more) Mary
Magdalen Ash, b. 22 Sept 1882 in Martin Co, IN; bapt 8 Oct 1882 at St. John's
Catholic Church, Loogootee, Martin Co, IN. (Natalie Montgomery Baker, St. John's
Catholic Church Records--Oct 8, 1882 baptized Mary Magdalen, born Sept 22,
1882 daughter of William Ash and Mary Elizabeth Lents. Sponsor: Joseph
Strange. Fr. L. Gueguen Book 1 pg 333)
-Mary Frances Ash bapt 18 Dec 1849, St. Mary's; sponsor Miss Frances Ellen
Seals, Fr. Guegen (Natalie Montgomery Baker, St. Mary's Catholic Church
Records)
-Cornelia Ash born 14 Sept 1857 Martin Co, IN, bapt. 28 Nov 1857 St. Mary's
((Natalie Montgomery Baker, St. Mary's Catholic Church Records)
-Martha Ann Ash born 3 Apr 1864 Martin Co, IN; bapt 10 Apr 1864, St. John's
Catholic Church, Loogootee ((Natalie Montgomery Baker, St. John's Catholic
Church Records, Book 1 pg 188) 10 Apr 1864 baptized Martha Ann, born Apr 3,
1864, dau of James Ash and Susan Seal. Godmother: Priscilla Ash Fr. J. Mougin
(Priscilla Ash was her grandmother)
Shirley
In a message dated 5/23/2005 10:39:24 PM Mountain Standard Time,
LDZapp(a)sbcglobal.net writes:
I had James Ash born c1822/1825 died February 8, 1898 buried St. Mary's
cemetery in Daviess Co., IN (near Martin Co. line). Susan (Seals) Ash born
c1825/1828 died February 22, 1898 buried St. Mary's. James and Susan married
December 27, 1844 in Washington, Daviess Co., IN. They had 7 children that I
know of:Mary Frances (married Thomas Norris), Margaret Ellen (may have married
James T. Kidwell), Josephean (prob. died 1860-1870), Charles, Martha, Louis
and Cornely (female). I don't know the connection, but when Louis was
baptized (1867), Mary Ann Seal was his godmother. When Cornely was baptized (1857),
Mary Ann Ash was the sponsor. When Mary Frances was baptized (1849), her
sponsor was Frances Ellen Seals. When Margaret Ellen was baptized, Mrs.
Francis Ellen Padget was her sponsorer.