In 1930 he and his parents and three siblings lived in a house they owned at 701 South Topeka Street in El Dorado, KS. Their home was valued at $1600, and they did not have a radio. His father worked as a driller in the oil fields.
In 1940 he and his parents and seven siblings lived on a farm they were renting for five dollars a month in Empire Township, McPherson County, KS. His father worked as a driller in an oil field, with an income in 1939 of $1248 for 26 weeks of work, and George worked doing soil conservation for the Civilian Conservation Corps, with an income in 1939 of $334 for 52 weeks of work.
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Wichita Eagle, 15 Feb 2000:
Ashcraft, George W. Sr., 78, retired pipefitter for NCRA and Pipe Fitters and Steam Fitters Local Union No. 171, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, Gary of Houston, George of Wichita; daughter, Peggy Ashcraft-Woods of Oklahoma City; brothers, Dick of Oregon, Hervey of Salina, Ray of Georgia, Galen of Lincoln, Neb.; sisters, Shirley Dunn of Hutchinson, Rita Ashcraft of Georgia; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Haysville First Christian Church and Pipe Fitter and Steam Fitter's Local Union No. 171.
In 1940 he and his parents and seven siblings lived on a farm they were renting for five dollars a month in Empire Township, McPherson County, KS. His father worked as a driller in an oil field, with an income in 1939 of $1248 for 26 weeks of work, and George worked doing soil conservation for the Civilian Conservation Corps, with an income in 1939 of $334 for 52 weeks of work.
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Wichita Eagle, 15 Feb 2000:
Ashcraft, George W. Sr., 78, retired pipefitter for NCRA and Pipe Fitters and Steam Fitters Local Union No. 171, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, Gary of Houston, George of Wichita; daughter, Peggy Ashcraft-Woods of Oklahoma City; brothers, Dick of Oregon, Hervey of Salina, Ray of Georgia, Galen of Lincoln, Neb.; sisters, Shirley Dunn of Hutchinson, Rita Ashcraft of Georgia; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Haysville First Christian Church and Pipe Fitter and Steam Fitter's Local Union No. 171.
In 1930 he and his parents and three siblings lived in a house they owned at 701 South Topeka Street in El Dorado, KS. Their home was valued at $1600, and they did not have a radio. His father worked as a driller in the oil fields.
In 1940 he and his parents and seven siblings lived on a farm they were renting for five dollars a month in Empire Township, McPherson County, KS. His father worked as a driller in an oil field, with an income in 1939 of $1248 for 26 weeks of work, and George worked doing soil conservation for the Civilian Conservation Corps, with an income in 1939 of $334 for 52 weeks of work.
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Wichita Eagle, 15 Feb 2000:
Ashcraft, George W. Sr., 78, retired pipefitter for NCRA and Pipe Fitters and Steam Fitters Local Union No. 171, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, Gary of Houston, George of Wichita; daughter, Peggy Ashcraft-Woods of Oklahoma City; brothers, Dick of Oregon, Hervey of Salina, Ray of Georgia, Galen of Lincoln, Neb.; sisters, Shirley Dunn of Hutchinson, Rita Ashcraft of Georgia; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Haysville First Christian Church and Pipe Fitter and Steam Fitter's Local Union No. 171.
In 1940 he and his parents and seven siblings lived on a farm they were renting for five dollars a month in Empire Township, McPherson County, KS. His father worked as a driller in an oil field, with an income in 1939 of $1248 for 26 weeks of work, and George worked doing soil conservation for the Civilian Conservation Corps, with an income in 1939 of $334 for 52 weeks of work.
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Wichita Eagle, 15 Feb 2000:
Ashcraft, George W. Sr., 78, retired pipefitter for NCRA and Pipe Fitters and Steam Fitters Local Union No. 171, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, Gary of Houston, George of Wichita; daughter, Peggy Ashcraft-Woods of Oklahoma City; brothers, Dick of Oregon, Hervey of Salina, Ray of Georgia, Galen of Lincoln, Neb.; sisters, Shirley Dunn of Hutchinson, Rita Ashcraft of Georgia; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Haysville First Christian Church and Pipe Fitter and Steam Fitter's Local Union No. 171.
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