Dr. John A. Ashcom, D.D.S. and Adelaide Ulerich

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Husband Dr. John A. Ashcom, D.D.S. ^{1 2}

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            AKA: John A. Ashcon 3 4 5
           Born: 16 Dec 1841 6
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           Died: 23 Oct 1897 7
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         Father: William Ashcom (      -      ) 6
         Mother: Rebecca Lane (      -      ) 6

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   Other Spouse: Eliza Jane Knox (1841-1876) 3 5 8

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Wife Adelaide Ulerich ⁹

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         Father: John Nicholas Ulerich (1831/1834-1895) 10 11 12
         Mother: Mary Ann Kaylor (1833-1873) 12

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Children

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1 M Dr. Dick S. Ashcom ⁷

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           Born: 4 Jul 1879 7
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         Spouse: Catherine Wilton (      -      ) 7

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2 M Earl Denny Ashcom ⁷

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         Spouse: Lorna Brazenell (      -      ) 7

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3 M Thomas L. Ashcom ⁷

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         Spouse: Estelle Rhoads (      -      ) 7

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4 F Mary E. Ashcom ⁷

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. John A. Ashcom, D.D.S.

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He received his education in the schools of Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, working with his father until nineteen years of age. He attended the Michigan College of Dentistry, graduating with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, and then chose his native county as the scene of his professional career. Dr. Ashcom practiced in Ligonier, acquiring a large and lucrative clientele.
In his early manhood, which fell in the dark and momentous period of the Civil War, Dr. Ashcom enlisted, on August 16, 1862, in Company G, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, for a term of three months, his commander being Captain Henry L. Donnelly. After the expiration of his period of service he reenlisted for the duration of the war.
In 1897 Dr. Ashcom relinquished the practice of his profession, having been appointed by President McKinley postmaster of Ligonier. In local affairs Dr. Ashcom was always active, serving as school director and in other minor public positions and holding election offices. He affiliated with Ligonier Lodge, No. 331, Free and Accepted Masons, being one of its past masters, and he also belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Honor. At one time he was commander of Fort Ligonier Post, No. 324, Grand Army of the Republic, of Ligonier, and his religious membership was in the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he served as trustee, holding at different times all the other offices of the church.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 3.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 95, 644, 1096.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 321.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 54.

5 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 85.

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1096.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1097.

8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 644, 1097.

9 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 95, 1097.

10 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 350.

11 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 71.

12 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 95, 1098.