Adelaide ULERICH

1858 - 1929

• Born	15 Jul 1858
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Dec 1929	Deland, Volusia Co., Florida   [1]
  Buried	Ligonier Valley Cemetery, Ligonier, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Person ID	I961	Johnson Hindin Tree
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family	Dr. John A. ASHCOM, DDS,   b. 16 Dec 1841, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA ,   d. 23 Oct 1897
  Children	1. Earl Denny ASHCOM,   b. 6 Mar 1881, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Nov 1919, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania   2. Thomas Lane ASHCOM,   b. 21 Apr 1888,   d. 7 Apr 1967, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania   3. Mary Elizabeth ASHCOM,   b. 1890,   d. 2 Jul 1977, Florida   4. Dr. Dick Sheppard ASHCOM,   b. 4 Jul 1879, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Nov 1959, Bellevue, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F325	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  The following is taken from: Boucher, John Newton, 1854-1933, Old and new Westmoreland / by John N. Boucher. Vol. 4; Imprint: New York : The American Historical Society, 1918., pp. 1097-98: Samuel Ulerich, grandfather of Mrs. Adelaide (Ulerich) Ashcom, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and was, as his name denotes, of German ancestry. He removed to Ligonier Valley, where he appears to have passed the remainder of his life. In politics he was a Democrat, and in religious belief he inclined toward the doctrines of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Ulerich married (first) Mary McDowell, and their children were: Joseph, married Catherine Walker; John, mentioned below; William, died young; and Julia Ann, married James Roberts. Mr. Ulerich married (second) Elizabeth McDowell, sister of his first wife. By this union there were no children. . John Ulerich, son of Samuel and Mary (McDowell) Ulerich, was born in Ligonier Valley, and began his career as an agriculturist by renting the Thomas Pollock farm, later moving to Waterford, where he purchased the farm of Mrs. Fannie Noble. He did not live on this estate, but resided on another of Mrs. Noble's farms. In all he was the owner of one hundred and eighty acres. In politics Mr. Ulerich was a Republican and held, at different times, all the township offices. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Ligonier. Mr. Ulerich married (first) Mary Ann Kaylor, born in Unity township, daughter of Squire Kaylor, whose other children were Susan and Catherine, also another daughter who resides in Kansas and one son who is a physician. Squire Kaylor died at the age of forty years when his daughter Mary Ann was but twelve years old. Mr. and Mrs. Ulerich were the parents of the following children: Mary Elizabeth, married Joseph Walters; Adelaide, mentioned below; William W., married (first) Nora Walters and (second) Anna Keener; Jennie R., died at the age of fourteen years; Samuel S., married Elizabeth Carr; Margaret R., became the wife of Frank McConnaughey; Albert K., married Lulu Griffith; and Sadie, died young. Mr. Ulerich married (second) Eliza, daughter of Peter Lenhart, there being no children by this marriage. Mr. Ulerich's death, which occurred March 6, 1895, was caused by an accident, and his funeral was the largest ever held in the Ligonier Valley. His widow died in 1918. Adelaide Ulerich, daughter of John and Mary Ann (Kaylor) Ulerich, was born in Ligonier Valley. She received her earliest education in township schools, afterward attending the Ligonier Academy which was then presided over by I. M. Graham. She became the wife of John A. Ashcom, as stated above. Mrs. Ashcom is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, being identified with all its societies. After the death of her husband Mrs. Ashcom was appointed by President McKinley postmistress of Ligonier and for twenty years filled the office with a degree of ability which left nothing to be desired. On August 7, 1917, she was re appointed by President Wilson. The following death notice was published in the Thursday, January 2, 1930 edition of the Indiana Weekly Messenger (Indiana, Pennsylvania): Mrs. A. U. Ashcom Mrs. A. U. Ashcom, former post-mistress of Ligonier, died in DeLand, Fla., on Monday. She was the mother of Dick Ashcom, a resident of this place for several years and a sister of Samuel Ulerich, of New Florence. The following death notice was published in the December 30, 1929 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: ASHCOM--On Sunday, December 29, 1929, at 4:30 p.m. at Deland, Fla., Mrs. A. V. Ashcom. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Guy Srodes of Ligonier, Pa., two sons, Thomas L. Ashcom of Jeannette, Pa., and Dr. D.S. Ashcom of Pittsburgh, Pa., and seven grandchildren. Funeral from her late home at Ligonier, Pa., on Wednesday afternoon, January 1, 1930, at 2 p.m. Friends invited.

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] Ligonier Valley Cemetery, Ligonier, PA (1992).