Married Sarah E. Eldridge in Davenport. They were divorced (no date).
He married widow Phoebe/Phebe Jones with children and lived on a farm in Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska. This newspaper article about his death was forwarded by another FAG member. I got the death date from a perpetual calendar for Monday week of Apr 18, 1883.
The Columbus Journal, April 18, 1883
DIED
ASHER--Charles Asher, son-in-law of Joseph Gardner, who lived four miles east of Silver Creek, while burning some old grass on one of his fields, Monday, fell down near the fire. Geo. Jones, who was working near by, saw him fall, and as soon as he could tie his team, and get to Mr. Asher, did so, but found him dead; his pants legs were afire, and while the boy dragged the man along to get him out of the fire, the stubble caught fire after him, making matters worse; the boy then tried to whip out the fire with a sack, but notwithstanding his greatest efforts all the clothing of the man, except a piece of the shirt collar and boots, was burned off him, and his body fearfully scorched. The boy's hands were badly blistered.
Mr. Asher had for the last three years been subject to fainting spells caused by heart disease, and had, on Monday forenoon, been prostrated by one of these. Whether he had been suddenly struck down by the disease, or whether the inhalation of flame had killed him is not known, probably the former.
Mr. Asher was 50 years old, and leaves a wife and four children, besides four step-children to mourn his departure.
He married widow Phoebe/Phebe Jones with children and lived on a farm in Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska. This newspaper article about his death was forwarded by another FAG member. I got the death date from a perpetual calendar for Monday week of Apr 18, 1883.
The Columbus Journal, April 18, 1883
DIED
ASHER--Charles Asher, son-in-law of Joseph Gardner, who lived four miles east of Silver Creek, while burning some old grass on one of his fields, Monday, fell down near the fire. Geo. Jones, who was working near by, saw him fall, and as soon as he could tie his team, and get to Mr. Asher, did so, but found him dead; his pants legs were afire, and while the boy dragged the man along to get him out of the fire, the stubble caught fire after him, making matters worse; the boy then tried to whip out the fire with a sack, but notwithstanding his greatest efforts all the clothing of the man, except a piece of the shirt collar and boots, was burned off him, and his body fearfully scorched. The boy's hands were badly blistered.
Mr. Asher had for the last three years been subject to fainting spells caused by heart disease, and had, on Monday forenoon, been prostrated by one of these. Whether he had been suddenly struck down by the disease, or whether the inhalation of flame had killed him is not known, probably the former.
Mr. Asher was 50 years old, and leaves a wife and four children, besides four step-children to mourn his departure.
Married Sarah E. Eldridge in Davenport. They were divorced (no date).
He married widow Phoebe/Phebe Jones with children and lived on a farm in Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska. This newspaper article about his death was forwarded by another FAG member. I got the death date from a perpetual calendar for Monday week of Apr 18, 1883.
The Columbus Journal, April 18, 1883
DIED
ASHER--Charles Asher, son-in-law of Joseph Gardner, who lived four miles east of Silver Creek, while burning some old grass on one of his fields, Monday, fell down near the fire. Geo. Jones, who was working near by, saw him fall, and as soon as he could tie his team, and get to Mr. Asher, did so, but found him dead; his pants legs were afire, and while the boy dragged the man along to get him out of the fire, the stubble caught fire after him, making matters worse; the boy then tried to whip out the fire with a sack, but notwithstanding his greatest efforts all the clothing of the man, except a piece of the shirt collar and boots, was burned off him, and his body fearfully scorched. The boy's hands were badly blistered.
Mr. Asher had for the last three years been subject to fainting spells caused by heart disease, and had, on Monday forenoon, been prostrated by one of these. Whether he had been suddenly struck down by the disease, or whether the inhalation of flame had killed him is not known, probably the former.
Mr. Asher was 50 years old, and leaves a wife and four children, besides four step-children to mourn his departure.
He married widow Phoebe/Phebe Jones with children and lived on a farm in Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska. This newspaper article about his death was forwarded by another FAG member. I got the death date from a perpetual calendar for Monday week of Apr 18, 1883.
The Columbus Journal, April 18, 1883
DIED
ASHER--Charles Asher, son-in-law of Joseph Gardner, who lived four miles east of Silver Creek, while burning some old grass on one of his fields, Monday, fell down near the fire. Geo. Jones, who was working near by, saw him fall, and as soon as he could tie his team, and get to Mr. Asher, did so, but found him dead; his pants legs were afire, and while the boy dragged the man along to get him out of the fire, the stubble caught fire after him, making matters worse; the boy then tried to whip out the fire with a sack, but notwithstanding his greatest efforts all the clothing of the man, except a piece of the shirt collar and boots, was burned off him, and his body fearfully scorched. The boy's hands were badly blistered.
Mr. Asher had for the last three years been subject to fainting spells caused by heart disease, and had, on Monday forenoon, been prostrated by one of these. Whether he had been suddenly struck down by the disease, or whether the inhalation of flame had killed him is not known, probably the former.
Mr. Asher was 50 years old, and leaves a wife and four children, besides four step-children to mourn his departure.
Inscription
Charles Asher
Pvt Co. D, 20th Iowa Infantry
Army
Civil War
1840
1884
Family Members
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