"Hardesty's Biographical Atlas of Tyler County West Virginia"
H. H. Hardesty, 1872

JOHN G. ASH -  deceased - was born in Tyler county, January 14,
1822.  In this county he married, November 27, 1843, Margaret A.
Brown, who was born November 5, 1825, in what is now Monongalia
county, West Virginia.  The eleven children of this union are
recorded:  Daniel W., born January 2, 1845: Davis C., April 7,
1845, died February 3, 1871; Peter U. February 3, 1848; Hester
A., January 15, 1850; Samantha J., December 7, 1851, died
December 11, 1875; B. S., January 29, 1854; Mary E., June 28,
1858; Charles A., June 30, 1863; Anna M., October 7, 1865;
Elizabeth L., January 8, 1869; Zebidee, December 22, 1870 - all
the living children reside in Tyler county.  Two sons, Daniel W.
and David were soldiers of the 1861 war, the former serving in
the 10th West Virginia Infantry, and the later in the 6th West
Virginia infantry.  John and Ann (George) Ash were the parents
of John G. Ash.  His father was born in Indiana, and died in
Tyler county, and his mother died on the home farm in 1881, at
the age of 87 years.  The parents of Mrs. Margaret J. Ash were
William and Esther (Meredith) Brown, both now deceased. The
former born in 1792, died in Braxton county, West Virginia, and
the latter born in Wales, May 15, 1800, died in Doddridge
county, this State.  Mrs. Ash has been for forty-four years a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her husband at his
death was in the same faith.  Those of the family living at home
receive their mail at Sancho, Tyler county, West Virginia.

Submitted by Rosalie Markins.