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ISAAC ASH, attorney, was born December 21, 1835, in Butler county, Pennsylvania. His parents, Sylvester and Martha (Boggs) Ash, were also natives of Butler county, and of Scotch-Irish extraction. The father of Sylvester Ash carried mail overland from Pittsburgh to Erie city via Franklin, and died when Sylvester was quite young. The last named received a good education, was a contractor and house builder, and died in 1881, followed by his widow in 1886. His children were named as follows: Joseph, a farmer in Butler county; Isaac; Robert, an oil producer in Allegheny county; Elizabeth, married to Lewis Gants of Evans City, Butler county, and James A., residing on the old homestead in Butler county. The father was a Baptist and was well and favorably known in the community where he so long lived. His wife was a member of the United Presbyterian church. Isaac Ash attended the common schools and to the duties of the farm until the age of nineteen years, when he entered a select school at Prospect, teaching subsequently five terms to secure the means to pay his expense through a two years’ course at the Butler Academy. He began reading law in 1856 with Archibald Blakely of Butler, and was admitted to the Butler county bar in 1858. After one year’s practice he formed a partnership with John M. Thompson, and after four years’ experience he withdrew from the firm of Thompson & Ash. In 1864 he removed to Oil City, and was admitted to Venango county bar November 28th of that year. He has been very successful in his profession. The present partnership of Ash & Carey was formed in 1884. He was the first attorney for Oil City, and in 1873, 1884, and to 1889, filled the same position. In 1889 he was appointed by Governor James A. Beaver as one of the trustees of the insane hospital at Warren. He was married in 1872 to Lucy L., eldest daughter of Doctor C. L. Martin of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and has had five children: Charles M., deceased; Lucy M.; Martha M.; Matilda S., and Isaac M. He is an ardent Republican, and himself and wife belong to the Episcopal church, of which he has been vestryman since the year of his marriage.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc. .
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