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John was born in 1884 in Fulton County, Arkansas. His parents were Thomas Ashley and Martha Carter.
He married Kate Herrn and they were the parents of John, Jr. and Catherine.
He died on the 24th of June 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri from heart disease. [1] He was buried in Violet Hill Cemetery in Violet Hill in Izard County, Arkansas.[2]
Melbourne, Ark., Melbourne Times June 26, 1936 HUNDREDS WILL HEAR ASHLEY AT SEARCY NEXT SAT.
Large Delegations of Supporters Will Attend From a Score of North Arkansas Counties Izard and neighbor counties and other counties in North Arkansas will be well represented at Searcy this Saturday, June 27, when Senator John C. Ashley of Melbourne makes his opening speech for governor at 2p.m.
At that time Senator Ashley will outline his platform to the voters and will discuss the problems to come before the next chief executive of Arkansas.
Senator Ashley has carried into the campaign the slogan: "Win with Ashley from Izard." This slogan harmonizes most fluently with the county's past records of furnishing leaders throughout the country. Izard county has furnished Oklahoma with a lieutenant governor, Oklahoma City with polise judge and the state of Washington with a congressman. The county furnished a congressman for her own district for 20 years, and has given the state a state treasurer, a number of circuit judges, prominent state department officials, attorneys, ministers and many other leading professional men.
The county is now solidly backing Senator Ashley for governor, and reports indicate he already has a strong following in every part of the state.
John C. Ashley Dies in St Louis Thursday
John C. Ashley, 58, former circuit judge, prosecuting attorney and state senator and president of the Bank of Melbourne, died at the Barnes Hospital in St Louis, Mo., early Thursday morning. About two years ago he suffered a sudden break in health since which time he spent many weeks in various hospitals.
He was born December 31, 1884 on a farm near Violet Hill. After attending Melbourne High School in 1905-06, he entered the University of Arkansas and received a B. A. degree in 1911. He was one of the top ranking students. After teaching in the rural schools of Sharp, Independence and Izard counties, he was principal of the Evening Shade High School two terms and then attended Cumberland University Law School at Lebanon, Tenn. After being admitted to the bar he opened offices at Melbourne.
Mr. Ashley was elected state senator from Twenty-third district in 1913 and served until 1917. He then was elected prosecuting attorney of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit and served three terms. He was circuit judge in 1922, serving two terms. He made an unsuccessful race for Congress in 1930 and entered the governor's race in 1936, but withdrew before the election. He served as a member of the State Forestry Commission under the administration of former Governor Carl E. Bailey.
Mr. Ashley owned considerable farm acreage in this county. He: served for many years as a member of the Melbourne school board.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Miss Catherine Ashley of Melbourne; a son, Capt. John C. Ashley, Jr., with the army in North Africa; a brother, William Ashley of Tuckerman; and three sisters, Mrs. J. B. Smith of Violet Hill, Mrs. Edith Jacobs of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs. Cora Johnson of Tuckerman.
Funeral services will be held at Violet Hill Sunday at 2 p.m., with Rev Horace M. Lewis, pastor of the Methodist Church of Batesville and Rev R.E. Lee, pastor of the Methodist Church at Melbourne, in charge. Interment will be in Violet Hill Cemetery.[3]
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