William
Sanford
Askew
Born in Hancock, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Pender Askew
and Maria Teresa (Connell) Askew
Brother of
Rufus Newdigate G. Askew, Elizabeth J. (Askew) Bradley, Louisa Frances (Askew) Dunbar, Brittain Simms Askew, John Askew, Joseph Edwin Askew, Susan Cassandra (Askew) Dickson and James Ferdinand Askew
Husband of
Samantha Eliza (Scroggin) Askew
— married
about 1870 [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Scroggin) Askew
— married
29 May 1879 in Coweta, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Olive Mae (Askew) Wilkinson and Anna Elizabeth (Askew) McRitchie
Died
at age 76
in Coweta, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Oct 2020
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Biography
William was born in 1841.
Company A, (Newnan Guards) 1st Georgia Infantry, C.S.A.
He passed away in 1917.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYK-XZV : 4 April 2020), William Askew in household of Jas P Askew, Coweta county, Coweta, Georgia, United States; citing family 928
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMK-8V6 : 18 March 2020), William Askew in entry for James Askew, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCST-W21 : 19 March 2020), William Askew, 1870.
- "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVK-TD1 : 7 February 2020), W. S. Askew and Sallie Scroggins, 29 May 1879; citing Marriage, Coweta, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L2-64G : 11 August 2017), William S Askew, District 693, Coweta, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 41, sheet 552D
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NH-R2Z : accessed 23 October 2020), Wm S Askew, Militia District 646 Newnan city, Coweta, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 16A, family 320
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLKZ-JXY : accessed 23 October 2020), William S Askew in household of Thomas B Mcritchie, Militia District 646, Coweta, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 4A, family 86
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106494274/william-sanford-askew: accessed 22 November 2022), memorial page for William Sanford Askew (10 Jan 1841–10 Apr 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106494274, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Lewis Powell IV (contributor 51069079) .
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