Almeda was the daughter of William Emmons and her mother's name is unknown, born on 07 May 1826 in Ohio. She was the wife of William Asbell 1825-1895. They were married on 28 Aug 1842 in Guernsey county, Ohio. In 1850, they are living in Hocking, Fairfield, Ohio and in 1860 they were in Goodhope Twsp, Hocking, Ohio (Name spelled Anspaugh). They were in Harrison Twsp, Pickaway county, Ohio in 1870 and back in Goodhope in 1880.
It is apparent that Almeda was a healthy, hard-working farmer's wife, partly because had she been anything else she would not have survived, but also drawing from the fact that she bore healthy babies, loosing none as infants, which was rare in those days. Her children were her greatest legacy, the majority of whom remained close to the place of their birth. A good demonstration of the closeness of her family is that at least two of her children supported her after she was widowed.
Her husband William died in 1895 and Almeda probably lived with one of her children for a while and then moved to another. In 1900 she is in Lancaster with son, Levi. At the time she died, 23 Sept 1909, she was probably living with her daughter Elizabeth Smith in Scioto Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.

Further details about Almeda Emmons Asbell on WikiTree.com

The 1900 US Census states that she was the mother of twelve children, ten living. They are:
Harrison Asbell 1844-1893
Sarah Jane Asbell 1846-1900​
Levi Azbell 1849-1923​
Robert Asbell 1851-1873
Malinda Gertrude Asbell 1852-1930
Elizabeth A. Asbell 1854-1941​
Lewis Asbell 1858-Deceased​
John Asbell 1858-1935
Mary Margaret Asbell 1861-1932
Rebecca Ellen Asbell 1864-1940​
Seymore E. Azbell 1867-1916​
Simon Asbell 1869-Deceased before 1905 in Hocking, possibly.

The 1900 United States Census for Almeda Asbell is viewable on FamilSearch.org

All facts, notes and sources were collected by Steven Lake from various other contributors. Almeda was my 2nd Great-grandmother on my Mother's side.