1840 Edgar Co, IL. At census time there were living at his house 1ma le (himself) 30-40 years old, 2 males under 5, 1 female 20-30, and1 fe male 5-10.
1850 Edgar Co, IL. In the census, he was a farmer with property =$25 00 and he and Charlotte had 8 children and a David Taylor, 14, waslivi ng with the family.
1860 Edgar Co, IL. Asahel was a wealthy farmer with property = $19,0 00/3530 in the census. Next door was Benjamin Davis, down thestreet t he other way was Thomas Davis.
The cemetery records state he was 78 at death making his birth date
1809.
