Son of Nathan and Elizabeth Ashby of Knox Co., IN. Believed by family members to be buried in unmarked grave near his wife's grave.

Indiana, Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865
Name: Jonathan Ashby
Birth Year: abt 1844
Age: 18
Enrollment Date: 15 Aug 1862
Discharge Date: 22 Jun 1865
Place: Edwardsport, Indiana [Vigo Twp, Knox Co., IN]
Company: C
Regiment: 80
Notes: Mustered out Salisbury NC. Occupation: Farmer.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Web: Indiana, Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jonathan Ashby
Age in 1870: 25; Birth Year: abt 1845; Birthplace: Indiana
Post Office: Mount Erie
Household Members:
Name Age
Jonathan Ashby 25
Susen Ashby 22
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M593_288; Page: 241A; Image: 485; Family History Library Film: 545787

1890 Veterans Schedules
Veteran's Name: Johnathan Ashby
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Precinct 3, Tarrant, Texas
Year enlisted: 1862
Year discharged: 1865
Rank: Private
Company: C
Regiment or vessel: 80th Ind
Length of service: 2 yrs 10 mos 7 days
Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Precinct 3, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 100; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 60

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Johathan Ashby
Age: 60; Birth Date: May 1840; Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 2, Hopkins, Texas
Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: S E Ashby
Marriage Year: 1863; Years Married: 37
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina; Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
Johathan Ashby 60
S E Ashby 53
Dennis Ashby 20
Alty Ashby 17
Belle Ashby 10
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hopkins, Texas; Roll: 1646; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241646

U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Jonathan Ashby
State Filed: Texas
Widow: Susan E Ashby
Roll number: T288_13
Date Filed: 29 Mar 1883 (Jonathan) State of Texas
Date Files: 15 Dec 1905 (Susan, Widow) State of Texas
Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.