Walter Jennings Ashley (1901 - 1974)

Born 31 Mar 1901 in Fayette, West Virginia, United States

Husband of Mildred Jane (Hemmings) Ashley — married 2 Apr 1925 in Cedar Grove, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1974 at age 72 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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Walter Ashley was an Appalachian.

Biography

Walter Jennings Ashley was born in St. Clair (in Fayette County), West Virginia on March 31, 1901 to Rueben and Ada Munyan Ashley. He was the third of four children born to the couple (one of whom died in infancy).

Walter was raised in Falls, West Virginia. Some time between 1910 and 1917, the family moved to Belle, West Virginia. In his late teens, Walter took a job working in the coal mines alongside his father.

On April 2, 1925 Walter married Mildred Hemming in Cedar Grove, West Virginia. The couple settled in their home they purchased in Malden, West Virginia. They had three children. He worked as a supervisor in the gas house at the local chemical plant.

Walter died on February 10, 1974 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He was 72 years old. He is buried alongside his wife in Montgomery Memorial Park in London, West Virginia.

Sources

• "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1TS-TFV : 10 March 2018), Walter J. Ashley, 31 Mar 1901; citing St. Clair, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,762.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNP-ZKB : accessed 16 January 2023), Walter Ashley in household of Reuben Ashley, Falls, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 22B, family 407, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1679; FHL microfilm 1,375,692.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2R-KDC : 4 February 2021), Walter Ashley in entry for Ruben Ashley, 1920.
• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTCJ-B2X : 30 May 2018), Walter J Ashley and Mildred Hemmings, 1925; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521,722.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMH9-5KP : accessed 16 January 2023), Walter Ashley, Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 75, sheet 30B, line 98, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2539; FHL microfilm 2,342,273.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7C2-BY4 : 8 January 2021), J Walter Ashley, Malden Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-110, sheet 4A, line 1, family 70, 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 4416.
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FQ7-XPGM
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1N-PCJP : 6 March 2021), Walter Jennings Ashley, ; Burial, London, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States of America, Montgomery Memorial Park; citing record ID 140212737, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JR8M-MM5 : 8 January 2021), Walter Ashley, Feb 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).