Jesse Raymond Ashby (1886 - 1950)

Born 16 Oct 1886 in Norwood, Lucas, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 May 1950 at age 63 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Jesse was born on 16 Oct 1886 in Norwood, Iowa.^{[1] [2]} He was the son of George Luckey Ashby and Emily Arvilla Gray. He married Georgia Gladys Bond on 25 Dec 1906 in Lucas County, Iowa. Together they raised four children. Jesse passed away on 9 May 1950 in Rockford, Illinois.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKF-7X6), Jess Raymond Ashby, 5 Jun 1917, Proctor, Logan, Colorado. Note: this source lists birth year as 1887.
2. ↑ United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1VR-M1K), Jess R Ashby, 26 Apr 1942, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Note: this source lists birth year as 1886.
3. ↑ United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1W-H5QM), Mr Jess R Ashby, Rockford (IL) Morning Star, 11 Mar 1950, p. 10.