Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Ash, Elizabeth MacGregor January 22, 1896
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Oxford Press & Morning Republican
Oxford Press, January 30, 1896
ASH- January 22, 1896, in Washington, D.C., Mrs. Elizabeth MacGregor Ash, widow 
of Joseph Ash, aged 81 years.  The interment was made at Upper Octorara 
Presbyterian cemetery last Saturday.

Morning Republican, January 25, 1896
To-day at eleven o’clock the remains of Mrs. Elizabeth MacGregor Ash, will be 
buried at the cemetery adjoining the Upper Octoraro Presbyterian Church.  
Yesterday the remains were brought from Washington to Parkesburg, from which 
place they will be removed this forenoon.

Morning Republican, January 24, 1896
Mrs. Elizabeth MacGregor Ash

Yesterday the many relatives of Mrs. Elizabeth MacGeagor Ash, who resided in 
this county, received word that she had died at the home of her son, MacGregor 
Ash, in Washington, D.C., after a very short illness of congestion of the 
lungs. She was only sick a few hours before she died.

About two months ago Mrs. Ash was visiting relatives in Chester County and had 
gone to Washington to spend a few weeks with her two sons, William and 
MacGegor, in honor of her birthday, which occurred about two weeks ago.

The deceased was 81 years of age.  She leaves in addition to the two sons 
mentioned, both of whom reside in Washington, one daughter, Mrs. Colonel 
Grover, of Philadelphia, who is well known throughout Pennsylvania in Grand 
Army Circles.

The first wife of her son, MacGregor Ash, was a daughter of Senator J. Donald 
Cameron, of Pennsylvania.  The husband of the deceased was Joseph Ash, who was 
a native and resident of Chester County most of his life, until he died some 
years ago.  The deceased was much of her life engaged as a teacher in the 
public and private schools of this county.  About fifteen years ago she 
conducted a private school in the borough of Downingtown.  She was an artist in 
the making of wax and zephyr flowers and spent much of her spare time at this 
kind of work.

During the past few years the deceased had been spending her summers at 
Atlantic City and her winters at Washington.  She is an aunt of John Winfield 
Curry, of Coatesville, and a cousin of Louis Ash, of this borough, and Isaac Y. 
Ash, of Downingtown.  Mrs. John Curry of West Brandywine, who in now past the 
three score and ten mark in life, is the only surviving member of her deceased 
family.

The deceased was years ago a member of the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church, 
and yesterday her remains were brought to Parkesburg from which place they will 
be taken at 11 o’clock a.m. to-day to the Octorara Presbyterian Cemetery where 
they will be interred.



Additional Comments:
Note:  The Morning Republican was a West Chester newspaper; hence “ of this 
borough” refers to WestChester.  The Oxford Press is obviously Oxford, Pa.


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