In the books' own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. The later printing (1902) is folded below the first. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
From A centennial biographical history of Seneca County, Ohio (1902), History of Seneca County, Ohio, containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages ... portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of the Northwest territory; h (1886)
WILLIAM ASH. farmer, P. O. Amsden, born in Bedford, Penn., April 14, 1830, is a. son of George and Tishey (Reed) Ash, natives of Pennsylvania, of Pennsylvania-Dutch origin and who settled in this county in 1 833. George Ash, the father of our subject, who has been a farmer all his life, resides in Jackson Township, this county, and is now eighty-six years old. William Ash is the fourth in a family of six children. He received his education in the pioneer schoolhouse in Seneca County, Ohio, and has followed farming all his life, being now owner of 600 acres of well-improved land; and for the last fifteen years has been largely interested in the shipping of live stock east, in company with his son, who is still engaged in the business. He married, in 1852. Rebecca Trumbo, a daughter of Enoch Trumbo. This union was blessed with three children, two now living: Ellen (wife of A. Mowery) and Charles. Mr. Ash has held the office of justice of the peace for twenty-eight years; he is a stockholder in the National Bank of Fostoria, and is one of its directors. In politics he is a Repiiblican.
As printed in History of Seneca County, Ohio, containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages ... portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of the Northwest territory; h (1886). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
WILLIAM ASH.
It is now our privilege to touch briefly upon the life history of one of the representative and successful citizens of Seneca county, — one who has passed practically his entire life within its borders, being a member of one of its pioneer families and a man who has commanded at every stage of his career the unqualified confidence and esteem of the community, as is evident when we revert to the fact that he has been a long tine incumbent of offices of distinctive trust and responsibility. He has achieved a high measure of success through his indefatigable and well-directed efforts and is one of the substantial and honored citizens of Jackson township, where he has a finely improved landed estate of six hundred acres.
Mr. Ash claims the old Keystone state of the Union as the place of his nativity, having been born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, on the lath of April, 1830, a son of George and Letitia (Reed) Ash, of whose six children three are living at the present tirrte, namely: Upton,
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As printed in A centennial biographical history of Seneca County, Ohio (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Enoch Trumbo (b. 1804)
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