John G Ash
M, #5746, b. 23 October 1829, d. 20 April 1868
| Birth* | 23 October 1829 | John G Ash was born on 23 October 1829 at Village of Brown, Harrison Co., West Virginia. |
| Marriage* | 15 September 1853 | He married Dorcas Glover, daughter of Samuel Glover and Elizabeth Bartrug, on 15 September 1853. |
| Military* | | John G Ash was in the military Steve Ash AMASCASH3@aol.com said: He worked for the B+O Railroad and did serve in a Union Prison Camp near Columbus, Ohio. Did any of his descendants ever tell of John having only one eye? |
| (Witness) Military | | He witnessed the military of Mary (Hannah?) Underwood (1797 PA - 1878); Per Janet Ash 810 Sexton Rd Minden, LA 71055-7392 318-371-0820 (2005 address) - Abraham Ash, his mother (Mary Underwood Ash) and brother Absolom, lived in Doddridge Co WV, a border area during the Civil War. They were southern sympathizers and had sabatoged the B & O Railroad for the south. One brother was captured by Union soldiers, his eye pushed out and filled with sand. These Ashes were originally from southern Pennsylvania. At the end of the war, Abraham & Absolom moved into southern WV to escape prosecution. Janet's dad was the source for this information. He said that it might have been an uncle or cousin. And a cousin fits this next story that has a picture to back it up. Look in the index for Amos Ash, and read the story there. Amos is first cousin to Abraham and Absolom.
Steve Ash AMASCASH3@aol.com believes that the one eye story belongs to John G Ash, son of Jacob Ash and Isabelle Marsh, who is 1st cousin once removed from Amos. John worked for the B+O Railroad and did serve in a Union Prison Camp near Columbus, Ohio. But since there is a picture to prove the eye story belongs to Amos, the stories were probably mixed up. |
| Death* | 20 April 1868 | John G Ash died on 20 April 1868 at age 38. |
| Burial* | | He was buried at Old Harmony Cemetery, near Burton, Wetzel Co., West Virginia. |