William ASKEW was born 1823 in England, and came to Noble Co. IN in
1856. He married Lucy PARKS, also from England, Feb 1864. He and Lucy
had a daughter, Emma Elizabeth born later in the same year. I don't know
if they had any other children. The family left Noble Co. about 1868, and
I have no information on them until 1879 when Emma was married in
Livingston Co., IL to John Martin MILLER. William died 1893 and Lucy died
1908, both in Livingston Co., IL.
He had a sister Ann, who married Thomas SOUTHWORTH, and a brother Robert
(born Northamptonshire) who married Margaret GERKIN. Both lived in Noble
Co., IN.
Robert ASKEW was born at Thornbury, England and came to Noble Co. about
1862. He married Margaret GERKIN in 1865. There is a Charlotte ASKEW,
age 13, born England, with the family in the 1870 census of Perry Twp. and
I believe she is another sister of Robert. Robert and Margaret had two
sons, Frank & Harry. Charlotte married Grant CHILDS and died 1887.
Ann ASKEW was born about 1824, and married Thomas SOUTHWORTH, probably in
England. Thomas died 1890 and I don't know when Ann died. They are in
the 1860 census in Allen Twp. and the 1870 census in Green Twp. Their
oldest son, John, was born 1852 in NY (perhaps shortly after their arrival
in U.S.). Then they had William, Thomas, Samuel, Herbert, Edward and
Margaret. I have found several of these offspring in the 1920 census.
In the 1860 census of Green Township there is a Jonathan ASKEW, age 34,
born England, in the household of Thomas and Mary Story -- Mary is a sister
of Thomas Southworth, the husband of Ann ASKEW. I speculate that Jonathan
might be another brother of William, Robert and Ann and Charlotte.
If anybody has information about the parents or descendants of this ASKEW
family I would like to exchange and share information.
Mildred Prather-Garner
Columbia, MO
mprather(a)coin.org