John
Forrest
Ashburn
Born in Decatur, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Theopolis Ashburn
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
John Forrest Ashburn [half], Leland Edwin Ashburn [half], Raymond Max Ashburn [half], Roymax Ashburn and Arnold Russell Ashburn [half]
Husband of
Wyona Winifred (McDowell) Ashburn
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Sep 2018
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Biography
John Forrest Ashburn BIRTH 21 Jul 1908 Decatur County, Iowa, USA DEATH 4 Feb 1979 (aged 70) Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA BURIAL Fairlawn Burial Park Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA MEMORIAL ID 105891129 · View Source
Census records for 1910 & 1920 census show he grew up in Bloomington, Decatur county, Iowa. The 1930 census shows he was an inmate at Walnut, Polk county, Iowa.
He married Wyona Winifred McDowell on Apr. 28, 1927. They had one daughter, Roberta Jean. Winifred died 1939 as a result of burns she received from a oil burning stove. Wyona's family didn't like Forest and when she was buried the family refused to place her married name on her headstone.
Profile created by James Piercy through the import of 15MAR2018 Piercy 12.ged on Apr 24, 2018.
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 September 2018), memorial page for John Forrest Ashburn (21 Jul 1908–4 Feb 1979), Find A Grave Memorial no. 105891129, citing Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Renae🌺 (contributor 46985364) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
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