Dakota County NeArchives Biographies.....Ashford, George W. 1875 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 March 21, 2015, 7:52 pm Source: Nebraskana Author: See below George W. Ashford George W. Ashford, banker and farmer at Homer, Nebraska, was born there July 13, 1875, the son of Thomas and Margaret (Duggan) Ashford. His father, who was a farmer, was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, and died at Homer, April, 1907. His mother was born in County Cork, Ireland, and died at Homer, Nebraska, in April 1916. Mr. Ashford was graduated from the University of Iowa in 1899 with the degree Ph. G. He is president of the Security State Bank of Homer at the present time, and is active in civic affairs at Homer. He holds membership in the Woodmen of the World, Modern Woodmen of America, Knights of Columbus, the Nebraskana Society, and the Red Cross. He is affiliated with St. Cornelius Catholic Church and is a member of the Democratic Party. His hobby is horses. On December 15, 1908, he was married to Catherine McLaughlin at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; she was born at Lincoln February 22, 1878. They have four children: William, born July 21, 1909; Catherine, born August, 1910; Helen, born September 2, 1913; and Louise, born July 20, 1918. Residence: Homer. Additional Comments: Extracted from Nebraskana Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin The Baldwin Company Hebron, NE 1932 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dakota/bios/ashford152gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb