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James Donald ASHCOM

Male 1890 - 1968


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  • Born  16 Apr 1890  Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Buried  1967  West Fairfield United Presbyterian Church, West Fairfield, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died  3 May 1968  Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I915  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  17 Feb 2018 

    Father  Benjamin Franklin ASHCOM,   b. 26 Apr 1866, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1947, Indiana, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Margaret Mary VAN HORN,   b. 22 Mar 1868,   d. 30 Nov 1926, New Florence, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Bef 1890 
    Family ID  F313  Group Sheet

    Family  Nana Pearl COGLEY,   b. 20 Apr 1890, Dayton, Greene Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1967, New Florence, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  19 Jun 1913  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frank Martin ASHCOM,   b. 24 Jul 1914, Cokeville, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 2014, New Florence, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Donald ASHCOM,   b. 10 May 1919, New Florence, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 2012, Jacksonville, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Thelma Imogene ASHCOM,   b. 14 Dec 1915, New Florence, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 2004, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mary Elizabeth ASHCOM,   b. 24 Jun 1917, Johnstown, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 2002, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F314  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • According to his son Frank, James grew up on a farm in Centerville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, which was across the river from New Florence. Centerville was destroyed in the 1936 flood. The power plant is located where the Ashcom farm was located. James worked as a steam derrick engineer in the Conway Yards for the Pennsylvania Railroad until 1918 when he moved to New Florence, Pennsylvania. He lived at Ninth and Sassafrass Streets in New Florence from 1918 until his death in 1968. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in New Florence. According to his son Frank, he died in April 1968, although his grave marker says 1967.

      The following obituary was published in The Ligonier Echo (Ligonier, Pennsylvania) on May 9, 1968:

      JAMES DONALD ASHCOM SR.

      James Donald Ashcom Sr. of New Florence died Friday in Lee Hospial, Johnstown. He was born April 16, 1890 in Conemaugh, a son of B.F. and Margaret (VanHorn) Ashcom.

      Mr. Ashcom was a member of Blairsville Masonic Lodge; Coudersport Consistory; Evergreen Club, New Florence; and the United Methodist Church of New Florence, where he taught Sunday school for approximately 50 years.

      Preceded in death by his parents; brother, Raymond; and wife, the former Nana P. Cogley, he is survived by these children: Frank M. of Johnstown; Mrs. Thelma McRobie and Mrs. Betty Windbrenner, both of New Florence; James Donald Jr., of Waldo, Fla.; one brother, Eugene of Johnstown; sisters Mrs. Florence Pardoe, Bryn Mawr, Pa., and Mrs. Grace Spory of Neward, Del.; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

      Funeral service was held at the Kenneth A. Stuart Funeral Home, New Florence, Monday, the Rev. Delmar Robbins in charge. Interment was in Fairfield Methodist Cemetery.