There seems to be a Walter ASHMORE (b 29 Mar 1779, d 07 Mar 1833 - Greenville, SC) interred within the ASHMORE Family Cemetery in Greenville, SC:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13...John ASHMORE (b 29 Mar 1768, d 06 Jul 1850) is also interred at this ASHMORE Family Cemetery:
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1790 CENSUS
John ASHMORE:.. 2 - 1 -- 2 -- 0 - 0 [Greenville, SC 1790]
Walter ASHMORE: 2 - 1 -- 4 -- 0 - 0 [York, SC 1790]
In 1790, both John ASHMORE and Walter ASHMORE seem to have two males age 16 or more (b bef 1775) and one male UNDER age 16 (b abt 1775-90).
Walter ASHMORE's sons are KNOWN from his Will to be William and Walter ASHMORE.
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1800 CENSUS
James ASHMORE: 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 -- 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 -- 0 - 1 [Greenville, SC 1800]
John ASHMORE:.. 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 -- 3 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 3 [Greenville, SC 1800]
Wm. ASHMORE:... 3 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 -- 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 -- 0 - 0 [Greenville, SC 1800]
In 1800, Walter ASHMORE, of York, SC, is dead. In Greensville, there are three ASHMORE households, those of John, James and William ASHMORE. There is NO household of a Walter ASHMORE and ALL of the males shown in John and William ASHMORE's households are shown to be under age 10 (b abt 1791-1800). There are no young males in James ASHMORE's household at all.
Thus, the Walter ASHMORE (b 29 Mar 1779, d 07 Mar 1833 - Greenville, SC) shown to be interred in the ASHMORE Cemetery along with John ASHMORE (b 29 Mar 1768, d 06 Jul 1850) seems to inexplicably arrive in Greenville from elsewhere.
Moreover, the years of birth for John ASHMORE and Walter ASHMORE seem to be incompatible with an ascription of John ASHMORE as Walter ASHMORE's father, UNLESS you are a Fictionalist and take amusement at pretending that children are conceiving other children.
The most natural interpretation of the 1790 and 1800 ASHMORE Census data for Greenville would seem to be that the James ASHMORE and William ASHMORE shown in the 1800 Census might be John ASHMORE's two sons, the additional males shown in John ASHMORE's 1790 Census record.
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1810 CENSUS
John ASHMORE: 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 -- 2 - 3 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 5 [Greenville, SC 1810]
Wal ASHMORE:.. 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 -- 3 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 [Greenville, SC 1810]
Wm. ASHMORE:.. 3 - 3 - 0 - 1 - 0 -- 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 -- 0 - 0 [Greenville, SC 1810] (Image 15 of 39)
Wm. ASHMORE:.. 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 -- 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 [Greenville, SC 1810] (Image 39 of 39)
E. ASHMOORE:... 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 3 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 [Greenville, SC 1810]
In 1810, James ASHMORE is gone. Newly appearing is a female "E. ASHMOORE" and an additional William and Walter ASHMORE, each shown to be age 26 to 44 (b abt 1766-84).
The new appearance of William and Walter ASHMORE, each shown to be born abt 1766-84, cannot be explained by any males shown within the 1800 ASHMORE Census records.
Coincidentally, these two newly appearing ASHMOREs happen to have precisely the SAME given names as the known sons of the Walter ASHMORE who died in York, SC. It would appear to me that this appearance is consistent with the possiblity that William and Walter ASHMORE (or perhaps just William if Walter resided in Moore County, NC, in 1800) may have been residing with Jesse ROPER, Jr., and Hannah (---) (Ashmore) ROPER in 1800. Following Jesse ROPER's death, Hannah either again remarried OR she became embedded in another household, possibly that of a married daughter.
This is admittedly somewhat speculative.
However, it also bears mention that Walter ASHMORE (b 29 Mar 1779, d 07 Mar 1833 - Greenville, SC) would seem to be completely consistent in age with the boy shown to be under age 16 in 1790 and there seems to be no other evidence yet identified which is consistent with Jesse ROPER, Jr., marrying any Walter ASHMORE widow OTHER THAN Cleranah ASHMORE , the widow of the Walter ASHMORE who made a Will in York, SC, dated 23 Nov 1790.
I am inclined to suspect that further research will show that Walter ASHMORE (b 29 Mar 1779, d 07 Mar 1833 - Greenville, SC) is the son of Walter ASHMORE, of York, SC.