Col. Asa Squires
1785 - 1861 (76 years)-
Name Asa Squires Prefix Col. Birth 12 May 1785 Fauquier Co., VA 
[1] Gender Male Death 22 Aug 1861 Braxton Co., VA [2] Will 11 Dec 1865 Braxton Co., WV Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114439113 Find A Grave Memorial 114439113 Burial Squires Cemetery, Salt Lick, Braxton Co., WV [3] Person ID I6502 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 6 Sep 2025
Father John Squires, b. Abt 1735 d. Yes, date unknown Mother Elizabeth Taylor, b. 30 Mar 1746, Loudoun Co., VA d. 8 Mar 1840, Braxton Co., VA (Age 93 years) Marriage 3 Sep 1762 Loudoun Co., VA [4] Family ID F2685 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Cartwright Eastep, b. 6 Oct 1785, MD d. 8 Apr 1869, Braxton Co., WV (Age 83 years) Marriage 27 Jun 1803 Frederick, Frederick Co., MD [1] Children 1. Mary Taylor Squires, b. 25 Nov 1804, Harrison Co., VA d. Bef 1900, Christian Co., IL (Age 95 years)2. Elizabeth Eastep Squires, b. 1805, VA d. Aft 1880 (Age 76 years)3. Elvira Sophia Squires, b. 17 Dec 1810, Harrison Co., VA d. 14 Dec 1883, Taylorville, Christian Co., IL (Age 72 years)4. Mariah Biggs Squires d. Bef 1840 5. Lucinda Ann Squires 6. Catherine Letchworth Squires 7. Matilda Cartwright Squires, b. 1818, VA d. 2 May 1893 (Age 75 years)8. Thomas Hanson Squires, b. 4 Nov 1820, Lewis Co., VA d. 22 Aug 1890 (Age 69 years)9. Sarah Jane Squires, b. 1823, VA d. Yes, date unknown10. William Granville Squires, b. 25 May 1825, Salt Lick, Lewis Co., VA d. 24 Mar 1901, Salt Lick Bridge, Braxton Co., WV (Age 75 years)11. Daniel Stephen Squires, b. 15 Jun 1827 d. 1905 (Age 77 years) Family ID F2666 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Sep 2025
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Notes - Cooper's Clarksburg Register, Clarksburg, VA, Friday, 30 Jan 1857, p. 2, col. 4
REMARKABLE HEALTH OF A FAMILY
Col. Asa Squires, of Braxton county, has been married 53 years, both himself and wife are enjoying excellent health, all their children, (11 in number) are living - have all been married and their husbands and wives also living. Those desiring good health and long life, should live in Northwestern Virginia.
1850 Braxton Co., VA Census
Dist. No. 4, 19 Aug 1850, p. 184
145/145 Asa Squires 65 M Farmer $5000
Sarah 64 F Maryland
Daniel G. 22 M Farmer Virginia
Asa McCoy 20 M Farmer
John Ecord 14 M Laborer
Michael Bush 21 M Laborer $1000
Sarah A. Singleton 19 F
1860 Braxton Co., VA Census
Braxton C.H. P.O., 26 July 1860, p. 417
462/450 Asa Squires 76 M Farmer $10000/$5000 Virginia
Sarah " 75 F Maryland
Stephen " 33 M Virginia
Elizabeth " 29 F "
Olen Burr " 4 M "
Franklin McCoy 22 M "
- Cooper's Clarksburg Register, Clarksburg, VA, Friday, 30 Jan 1857, p. 2, col. 4
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Sources - [S2390] John Davison Sutton, History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia, (1919; reprint, Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company, 1997.), p. 439. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), accessed 3 Sep 2025), memorial page for Col. Asa Squires (12 May 1785–22 Aug 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114439113; citing Squires Cemetery, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Paula Harper (contributor 47628529). (Reliability: 3).
photo of grave marker by Paula Harper, 2021, inscription reads: "Col. Asa Squires / died Aug 22, 1861 / aged 76 yrs 2 mos 10 dy". - [S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), accessed 3 Sep 2025), memorial page for Col. Asa Squires (12 May 1785–22 Aug 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114439113; citing Squires Cemetery, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Paula Harper (contributor 47628529). (Reliability: 3).
- [S1134] Norman, Don, The Descendants of John Squires, (1995).
- [S2390] John Davison Sutton, History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia, (1919; reprint, Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company, 1997.), p. 439. (Reliability: 3).