John son of John Ash & Anna George, married Margaret Ann Brown. They were parents of Daniel W., David C., Peter U, Hester Ann, Samantha J, Benjamin, Mary Elizabeth, Charles A., Anna M., Elizabeth, Rowley, & Zebidee[twins] and Joseph Ash.

Info found in

Hardesty's Biographical Atlas of Tyler County West Virginia"

H. H. Hardesty, 1872

Submitted by Rosalie Markins.

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.