Charles Ash was married twice. First to Edith Dower. Secondly, to Virginia Blake Henry. He had children by both women. He passed away about 1975. [1]
He was married to Eadith Jane Dower Ash on 8 September 1909 in Elms, WV, and they had five children:
Ruth Eloise Ash Kelley (1910-2004)
Ruby Elizabeth Ash Hickman (1911-2013)
Charles Robert Ash, Jr (1919-
George William Ash (1921-1939)
Baby Boy Ash (1922). Jane died five days after her son from childbirth complications.
He then married Virginia L Blake Ash on 1 August 1923 in Lawrence, Ohio, and they had four children:
Daniel Lee Ash (1927-2016)
Susan Ash Vogeli (1929- )
Samuel Nathaniel Ash (1932- )
Simon Ash (1932-)
Obituary
Son of George Washington Ash and Fanny Bell Hicks Ash. Married Edith Jane Dower September 8, 1909 Fayette County, WV. She preceded him in death July 21, 1922. He later married Virginia Blake January 1, 1923[2]
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRC2-6ZZ : 4 December 2014), Charles in entry for Lawrence A. Kelley and Ruth Eloise Ash, 02 Jun 1928; citing Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia, reference 2:3XWR8F2; FHL microfilm 494,264.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK5W-PQ3M : accessed 6 January 2018), Charles Ash in entry for Ruby Elizabeth Ash Hickman, Oak Hill, West Virginia, United States, 24 Apr 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Fayette Tribune, born-digital text.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7CS-XZK : accessed 6 January 2018), Charles Ash, Fayetteville Magisterial District, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-24, sheet 24B, line 77, family 426, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4402.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMC5-CD4 : accessed 6 January 2018), Charles Ash, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 3B, line 86, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2531; FHL microfilm 2,342,265.
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRH8-CD1 : 4 December 2014), C. R. Ash in entry for Ash, 02 Jul 1910; citing Elma, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,762.
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FT38-6XN : 4 December 2014), Charles in entry for Lawrence A. Kelley and Ruth Eloise Ash, 02 Jun 1928; citing Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia, p 96, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 494,264.
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMNJ-73N : 4 December 2014), Charles Ash in entry for George William Ash, 01 Feb 1939; citing Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia, County Records, ln22, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,757.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9W6-VM7 : accessed 6 January 2018), Charles Ash in household of George Ash, Precinct 4 Ashland city Ward 1-2, Boyd, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 24A, family 465, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,509.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JR82-W2R : 20 May 2014), Charles Ash, Apr 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F12N-7TM : 4 December 2014), Charles R. Ash and Edith J. Dower, 08 Sep 1909; citing Elms, Fayette, West Virginia, page 3, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,765.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPJH-JYW : accessed 6 January 2018), Charles Ash, Winona, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 12A, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1680; FHL microfilm 1,375,693.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNLC-RHF : accessed 6 January 2018), Charles Ash, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 20, sheet 20A, line 13, family 401, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1947; FHL microfilm 1,821,947.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to LovelyMissEB for research on the Ash Family profiles.
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