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Ward J Ashford 1916 - 1988

Ward J Ashford of Princeton, Mercer County, WV was born on August 28, 1916, and died at age 72 years old on September 9, 1988.
Ward J Ashford
Princeton, Mercer County, WV 24740
August 28, 1916
September 9, 1988
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Ward J Ashford's History: 1916 - 1988

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  • 08/28
    1916

    Birthday

    August 28, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Braxton County, West Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35761479 Enlisted: September 23, 1943 in Clarksburg West Virginia Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    County Agents And Farm Demonstrators
  • 09/9
    1988

    Death

    September 9, 1988
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1916, in the year that Ward J Ashford was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1928, at the age of merely 12 years old, Ward was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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