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Dr. Dick Sheppard ASHCOM

Male 1879 - 1959


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  • Prefix  Dr. 
    Born  4 Jul 1879  Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender  Male 
    Died  10 Nov 1959  Bellevue, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID  I962  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  11 Oct 2015 

    Father  Dr. John A. ASHCOM, DDS,   b. 16 Dec 1841, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1897 
    Mother  Adelaide ULERICH,   b. 15 Jul 1858,   d. 29 Dec 1929, Deland, Volusia Co., Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F325  Group Sheet

    Family  Kathryn Wilton,   b. Abt 1889,   d. 4 Mar 1953, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Oct 1906 
    Children 
     1. John McCreery ASHCOM,   b. 19 Mar 1910, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1958, Dormont, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dick Shepard ASHCOM, Jr.,   b. Abt 1912,   d. 19 Oct 1985, Live Oak, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Charles Wilton ASHCOM,   b. 20 Nov 1916,   d. 14 May 2002, Alta Loma, San Bernardino, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F2773  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • Dick graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Dental School and practiced dentistry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

      According to THE PENNSYLVANIA ELKS: PIONEERS IN ELKDOM, a History of the Pennsylvania Elks State Association, by Ralph Haas, Dr. D. S. Ashcom, of the Allegheny Lodge, served as State President of the Association in 1920-1921.

      The following obituary was published in the November 11, 1959 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

      DR. DICK S. ASHCOM

      Dr. Dick S. Ashcom, 80, of Marienville, former Pittsburgh dentist, died yesterday in Suburban General Hospital, Bellevue, after a short illness.  Dr. Ashcom, a native of LIgonier and graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry, practiced here for 40 years prior to leaving for Marienville 12 years ago. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he was active in 26th Ward politics when he lived in Pittsburgh. He was a member of Marienville Presbyterian Church, past state president of the Elks, past Monarch of Islam Grotto, and a member of the Odontological Society of Western Pennsylvania and other dental groups. He is survived by two sons, Dick S Ashcom, Jr., of McCandless Township, and C. Wilson [sic., should read "Wilton"] Ashcom, of Cucamonga, Cal.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Shrodes; a brother, Thomas, and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at Brandt Funeral Home, 1032 Perry Highway, Perrysville, where services will be held today at 8 p.m. Graveside services and burial will be at noon tomorrow in Marienville.


  • Sources 
    1. [S1087] Pennsylvania Death Certificate (available on Ancestry.com).