Annie Ruffin Ashe

(1840-1883)

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At a Glance

Annie Ruffin Ashe, Eliza S. Ashe  and Maria N. Ashe  were a trio of sisters from Wadesboro, NC who attended the Burwell School.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Annie Ruffin Ashe was born in 1840, in Wadesboro, NC. She died on June 23, 1883, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC.

Places of Residence

• Wadesboro, NC, between 1840 and 1862.
• Raleigh, NC, between 1862 and 1883.

Schools Attended

• Burwell School.

Relatives

• Parents: Thomas Samuel Ashe (1812-1887) and Caroline Attilia Burgwyn (1814-1894).
• Spouse: Richard Henry Battle (1835-1912), married on November 20, 1860. Richard Henry Battle and Annie Ruffin Ashe  were married in Wadesboro, NC
  Children:
  
  • six sons, Samuel Ashe Battle (1863-1865), Lewis Junius Battle (1865-1948), Richard Henry Battle, [Jr.] (1869-1880), Charles Phillip Battle (1875-1877), William Kemp Battle (1880-1905) and Edmund Strudwick Ashe Battle (b. 1873).
  • four daughters, Lucy Plummer Battle (1861-1905), Caroline Burgwyn Battle (1867-1880), Annie Ashe Battle (1871-1873) and Rosa Ashe Battle (1879-1962).
• Maternal grandparents: George G. B. Burgwyn and Maria Nash.
• Siblings:
  • two brothers, William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844) and S. Ashe (b. 1853).
  • five sisters, Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850) and Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) .
• Others: Richard Battle (grandson, 1905-1905), Ethel Marshall (niece, b. 1875), Ethel Marshall (niece, b. 1875), Ethel Marshall (niece, b. 1875), Maria N. Marshall (niece, b. 1874), Maria N. Marshall (niece, b. 1874), Maria N. Marshall (niece, b. 1874), Thomas A. Marshall (nephew, 1867-1950), Thomas A. Marshall (nephew, 1867-1950), Thomas A. Marshall (nephew, 1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (nephew, 1869-1950), William Leak Marshall (nephew, 1869-1950), William Leak Marshall (nephew, 1869-1950) and Ann Battle Miller (granddaughter).