Résumé

A CA State voter registration register of 1896 noted that George Harry Ashby worked as a carpenter.

Principal, George H. Ashby, Building Contractor, c. 1900. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Los Angeles Ward 6, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 90; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1240090,accessed 01/13/2018.)

Principal, G.H. Ashby, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1903. Ashby operated an office in the Stimson Building in Room #522 in 1902 and Room #523 in 1903. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1902, p. 1528 and Los Angeles Classified Business Directory, 1903, p. 1705.)

Principal, George H. Ashby, Builder, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1920.

Relocation

Ashby was baptized in Weston, Northamptonshire, England on 01/12/1853. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 358P/54,accessed 01/13/2018.)According to the US Census of 1920, George H. Ashby came to the US from England in 1855.

In 1880, Ashby lived with his wife’s mother, Susan P. Job (born c. 1827 in OH), in Oskaloosa, IA. George worked as a 28-year-old farmer. He and his wife, Olive, had a three-month-old daughter, named either Alla or Alta. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa; Roll: 354; Page: 387A; Enumeration District: 176,accessed 01/13/2018.)

In 1896, Ashby lived at 261 East 5th Street in Los Angeles, CA.(See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 22; FHL Roll Number: 976931,accessed 01/13/2018.)

In 1920, Ashby and his family resided in a rented apartment at 126 East 24th Street in Los Angeles, CA. The family included George and his wife, Essie, and children Carl, Mabel, Jennie. In addition, John Ashby (born 03/1848 in England), George's widower brother, also resided with them. John, a carpenter, also came to the US in 1855. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Los Angeles Ward 6, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 90; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1240090,accessed 01/13/2018.)

Parents

His mother was Elizabeth Ashby, listed on George's baptismal form as a "spinster."

Spouse

Ashby married twice. His first wife was Olive E. Job, whom he married c. 1864. Olive was one of five children raised by a single mother, Susan P. Job. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information, Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007accessed 01/13/2018.)

He wed again to Essie A. Swearingen (b. 02/15/1870 in IA-d. 12/13/1949 in CA) in 07/16/1887 in Mahaska, IA.

Children

The 1900 US Census indicated that George and Olive had had three children, two of whom were alive in that year. The same census form indicated, however, three children living in the Ashby household. These included Alta (born c. 10/1879 in IA), Carl Harry (born c. 07/1883 in IA), and Mable or Mabel (born c. 07/1888 in IA). Alta died before 1900.

George and Essie had another daughter, Jennie, (born 06/1898 in CA, listed in the 1920 US Census at "Jane"). She married Oscar W. Lane (born c. 1895 in IL).

Biographical Notes

At age 43, George H. Asby stood 5-feet, 8-inches tall, had a dark complexion, hazel eyes and black hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 22; FHL Roll Number: 976931,accessed 01/13/2018.)

The US Census of 1900 indicated Ashby's date of birth to have been 03/1853, not 03/1852, as stated by the California Death Index.