Family Group Sheet
NameJames Barton Ashcroft
Birth28 Mar 1863, Hyde Park, Cache Co., Utah
Death2 Jun 1904, Fruitland, San Juan Co., New Mexico
BurialKirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, San Juan Co., New Mexico
Other spousesMargaret Ellen Johnston
Marriage28 Nov 1885, Utah
SpouseElizabeth Lavina Johnston
Birth17 Oct 1869, St. Thomas, Lincoln Co., Nevada
Death10 Jun 1908, Kirtland, San Juan Co., New Mexico
BurialKirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, San Juan Co., New Mexico
FatherWilliam James Johnston (1824-1912)
MotherEllen Jane Perks (1844-1937)
Children
Birth5 Feb 1888, Ramah, McKinley Co., New Mexico
Death21 Mar 1917, San Juan Co., New Mexico
SpouseJesse Jerome Foutz
Notes for James Barton Ashcroft
James had three wives, all of whom outlived him.
The Ogden Standard Examiner of 8 June 1904 reported:
“BISHOP KILLED Santa Fe N M June 8 J B Ashcroft of Fruitland, a bishop of the Mormon church and manager of the operative cooperative co store at Fruitland was accidentally killed while blasting rock in the construction of an irrigating ditch for the Navajo Indians near Fruitland. He was knocked from a cliff by falling rocks death resulting instantly.”
The Ogden Standard Examiner of 8 June 1904 reported:
“BISHOP KILLED Santa Fe N M June 8 J B Ashcroft of Fruitland, a bishop of the Mormon church and manager of the operative cooperative co store at Fruitland was accidentally killed while blasting rock in the construction of an irrigating ditch for the Navajo Indians near Fruitland. He was knocked from a cliff by falling rocks death resulting instantly.”
Notes for Elizabeth Lavina Johnston
Her gravestone says Elizabeth Lavina Johnstun Ashcroft, Oct. 17, 1869 - June 10, 1908. (It is in the same design as her sister wife Margaret Ellen.)
