Husband: McClellan Chase Ash
Also known as: Mack Ash 1
Born: Sep- -1863 2 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-18-1942 in Custer City, McKean Co, PA 3 (see note 2)
Buried: in Ash Cemetery, Riggins Run (Center Point), Doddridge Co, WV 4,3
Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: South Penn Oil Co. 3
Father: John Ash, Jr. (1830 - 1917)
Mother: Mary Kinney (1838 - 1907)
Wife: Belle Zora Folger 1,5 Married: Aug-20-1890 6
Born: Sep- 1-1865 in Calais, Monroe Co, OH 3,2,7 Died: Feb-23-1931 3,7 Buried: in Ash Cemetery, Riggins Run (Center Point), Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 Resided: from 1901 at Riggins Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: formerly in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV 3 Father: Israel Folger Mother: Mariah Hobbs ( - 1869)
M Child 1: Earl Normis Ash Born: Sep-25-1892 2 (see note 3) Died: bef Jul 1942 8 Resided: 1931 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK 9 Census: 1920 in Columbiana Co, OH Resided: 1914 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 10 Census: 1900, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Grace May Chance b. ca 1896 Married: Jun-13-1914 in Proctor, Wetzel Co, WV 10
M Child 2: Rolly Lee Ash Census name: Rolley Ash Born: Jun- 4-1895 in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV 11,12,2,13 Died: May- 8-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Buried: in Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis, contracted in military service 14 Resided: 1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana (see note 4) Resided: 1917 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1900, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: World War I 14 Wife: Inza Rae McConnell b. May- 5-1902 d. Jul-31-1931 Also known as: Inzia Rae McConnell 13 Married: Oct- 8-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 3: Blanche Evelyn Ash Born: Apr- 5-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,15,2,7,16 Died: Dec- 3-1988 15,7 Buried: in Deep Run Presbyterian Cemetery, Bedminster, Bucks Co, PA 4 Resided: in Langhorne, Bucks Co, PA 15 Resided: 1942 in Custer City, McKean Co, PA 8 Census: 1940 in Bradford, McKean Co, PA Resided: 1931 at Riggins Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1930 in Rixford, McKean Co, PA Resided: 1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Paul Hilton Kemper b. Sep- 4-1900 d. May- 9-1990 Married: Sep- 2-1923 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Bessie Vada Ash Born: Jun-26-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,16 Died: Apr-18-1987 17 Buried: in Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford, McKean Co, PA 4 Resided: 1942 in New York 8 Census: 1940 in Concord, Erie Co, NY Resided: 1935 in Concord, Erie Co, NY 18 Resided: 1931 in Holland, Erie Co, NY 9 Census: 1910, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ura McKinley Baker b. Jul-18-1896 d. Sep-28-1965 Census name: Urey M. Baker 2 Married: Dec-20-1919 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 5: Delia Gay Ash Born: May-11-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,15,19 Died: Mar- -1992 15 Resided: in Spencerport, Monroe Co, NY 15 Resided: 1942 in New York Resided: 1931 in Olean, Cattaraugus Co, NY 9 Census: 1930 in Olean, Cattaraugus Co, NY Resided: 1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Alfred Robinson b. Sep-17-1904 d. Apr- -1975 Also known as: James Alford Robinson 16 Married: Jul-15-1923 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (3) Obituary. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Obituary of husband. (6) Obituary of wife. (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Obituary of father. (9) Obituary of mother. (10) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Cemetery marker. (18) 1940 Census. (19) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1863. But date on headstone is 1862. Age given in obituary was 79. Note (2) at home of daughter Blanche Ash Kemper Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1893, but birth record shows it as Sep 25 1892. Birthplace given in marriage record as New Cumberland, Hancock County, but WV birth index indicates Tyler County. Note (4) Although he was listed with his family in the 1920 Census of Doddridge County, enumerated on Jan 13 1920, Rolly Ash at that time was actually a patient in the Base Hospital at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. The enumeration at the hospital, conducted on Jan 16 1920, listed as one of the patients: Rolly Ash, 24, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), single, stationary engineer.