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George Parley ASHBURN

George Parley ASHBURN

Male 1878 - 1971  (92 years)


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  • Name George Parley ASHBURN
    Birth 5 Dec 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Birth date 27 May 1878 given in death record is at variance with other records.
    Gender Male
    Census 1880, 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    oil producer 
    Census 1920, 1940  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation oil driller  [7] 
    Occupation 1940  [8] 
    laborer at municipal motor works 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 3 Feb 1971  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 7, 9] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    Person ID I77211  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2025

    Father William Mathias ASHBURN,   b. 21 Aug 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1944, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Mother Columbia Josephine BUTCHER,   b. 6 Dec 1851, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F16591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elnora ZERKLE,   b. 9 Feb 1877   d. 3 Sep 1965, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F19960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S2131] 1920 Census, Wood County, WV.

    7. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=2114464&frame=02858.

    8. [S2637] 1940 Census, Wood County, WV.

    9. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).