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Home › Historical Archive › Founding Families › Ashton › Martha Ashton Martha Ashton Full name Martha Ellen Ashton Born 1816 Died 1891 Née Rusk Spouse Caleb Ashton Children Henry Ashton Martha Ellen Ashton, née Rusk, was the wife of Caleb Ashton and matriarch ...

Home › Historical Archive › Founding Families › Ashton › Samuel Ashton Samuel Ashton Born 1802 Died 1885 Spouse Rebecca Hale Ashton Parents Erwin Ashton Abigail Ashton Children Clarence Ashton Edmund Ashton Samuel Ashton was the elder son of Erwin and Abigail,...

Home › Historical Archive › Hartwell Timber Co. › Employees › Amos Pike Amos Pike Born 1832 Died Unknown Pronunciation AH-mosh Pike — /ˈɑːmɒʃ paɪk/ Gender Male Circumstances of death Unknown Organization Hartwell Timber Co. Overview Amos Pike was one of the mo...

Home › Historical Archive › Hartwell Timber Co. › Employees › Bernard Kessler Bernard Kessler Born 1818 Died 1876 Gender Male Organization Hartwell Timber Co. Overview Bernard Kessler was one of the older men employed by Hartwell Timber Co., already in his for...

Home › Historical Archive › Hartwell Timber Co. › Employees › Gideon Rourke Gideon Rourke Born 1834 Died 1890 Gender Male Organization Hartwell Timber Co. Overview Gideon Rourke was Hartwell Timber Co.’s hauling foreman and ox-team lead, responsible for the br...

Home › Historical Archive › Hartwell Timber Co. › Hartwell Timber Co. Hartwell Timber Co. Type Corporation, Mining/Resources Founded 1857 Dissolved 1911 Founders Elias Hartwell Notable members Amos Pike, Bernard Kessler, Clarence Ashton, Edgar Briggs, Gideon R...

Home › Historical Archive › Hartwell Timber Co. › Employees › Levi Boone Levi Boone Born 1831 Died 1910 Gender Man Organization Hartwell Timber Co. Overview Levi Boone served as Hartwell Timber Co.’s camp carpenter and structural foreman, responsible for the r...

Home › Historical Archive › Hartwell Timber Co. › Employees › Nathaniel Vale Nathaniel Vale Born 1843 Died Unknown Gender Male Circumstances of death Unknown Organization Hartwell Timber Co. Overview Nathaniel Vale was born around 1843 to a struggling farm fam...

Home › Historical Archive › Town Legends › The Ghost of Briarmont There are stories in Briarmont that are told for amusement, and stories told for warning, and stories told only when the fire has burned low and no one wishes to be the first to admit discomfort...

Home › Historical Archive › Town Legends › The Vanishing of Nathaniel Vale There are in Briarmont certain tales which the sober dismiss in daylight, yet repeat in lowered voices when dusk draws long among the trees. Of these, few are so often told, or told wit...

Home › Historical Archive › Founding & Town Origins › Elias Hartwell Elias Hartwell Born 1838 Died 1911 Gender Man Circumstances of death An untimely death caused by old age, stress, and a weakened heart. Eyes Dark Brown Height 5'8" Elias Hartwell - Timber Bar...

Home › Historical Archive › Founding Families › Ashton › Rebecca Hale Ashton Rebecca Hale Ashton Born 1807 Died 1892 Spouse Samuel Ashton Parents Jonas Hale Charlotte Hale Children Clarence Ashton Edmund Ashton Rebecca Hale Ashton is the point where the Hale a...

Home › Historical Archive › Founding & Town Origins › Elias Hartwell's Will & Testament Elias Hartwell's Will & Testament Type Record, Historical Executor Clarence Ashton Related Location Hartwell Manor Overview The Last Will and Testament of Elias Hartwell is...

Home › Historical Archive › Founding & Town Origins › Timeline of Briarmont The recorded history of Briarmont Township and Hartwell County — from the first coastal landing to the disappearances that still shadow the county. Dates follow the public record; wher...

Home › Historical Archive › Founding Families › Ashton › Caleb Ashton Caleb Josiah Ashton Full name Caleb Josiah Ashton Born May 14th, 1809 Birthplace Providence, RI Died January 22nd, 1884 Place of death Briarmont, CA Spouse Martha Ashton Parents Erwin Ashton...

Home › Historical Archive › Founding Families › Ashton › Edmund Ashton Edmund Ashton Born September 4th, 1850 Birthplace Briarmont, CA Died February 12th, 1928 Place of death The Ashton Residence Parents Samuel Ashton Rebecca Hale Ashton Siblings Clarence Asht...

Home › Historical Archive › Founding Families › Ashton › Clarence Ashton Clarence Ashton Born March 18th, 1829 Birthplace Providence, RI Died October 17th, 1916 Place of death Briarmont, CA Spouse Margaret Ellery Ashton Parents Samuel AshtonRebecca Hale Ashton...