U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth, James Henry (1879-1949) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 390 JAMES HENRY ASHWORTH, County Superintendent of the Public Schools of Upshur County, 1907-1911, was born May 7, 1879, in Lewis County. His parents were James H. and Margaret (Ball) Ashworth. He was raised on a farm, was educated in the common school, and for the past two years has been a student at the West Virginia Wesleyan College. He is of English descent, his father and mother both being natives of England, the former having crossed the ocean seven times before settling permanently in America. His father was stone mason at the Weston Asylum, at the time he decided to settle in Lewis County. The subject of this sketch married Esta McCartney, a daughter of C. S. and Emily (Romine) McCartney, and to them have been born two children, whose names are, Hermit Roosevelt, born September 10, 1901, and Wesse Lee Ball, born November 14, 1904. Mr. Ashworth is now a citizen of Buckhannon and has his office in the east room of the second floor of the Court House. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Monongalia County, WV #14899 FULL-NAME: James Henry Ashworth BIRTH-DATE: November 7, 1879 BIRTH-PLACE: Lewis County, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: November 6, 1949 at age 69y-11m-30d DEATH-PLACE: 1872 University Ave., Morgantown, Monongalia, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: 1872 University Ave., Morgantown, Monongalia, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Retired School Teacher FATHER: James Henry Ashworth MOTHER: Margaret Ball CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Bronchogenic can. Rt. lung INFORMANT: A. L. Ashworth BURIAL: Hearkner Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------