Mr. Ashley was born on a farm twelve miles east of Liberty and attended some of the rural schools of Casey County and the Normal School at Barbourville, Kentucky. His life to the age of nineteen was spent on his father's farm, following which he had a variety of experiences as a practical farmer, clerked in stores, was in the timber business and in other occupations. Mr. Ashley has had a practical knowledge of the routine duties of the sheriff's office of Casey County since 1913. From 1913 to 1917 he was deputy sheriff and in November of the latter year was elected sheriff and began his four year term in January, 1918. His home has been at Liberty for a number of years, and he owns one of the choice residences of the city, on Middleburg Street. Both officially and as a private citizen he was a leader in patriotic movements in the county during the World war. Mr. Ashley is a republican, a member of Craftsman Lodge No. 722, F. & A. M., Louisville Consistory of the Scottish Rite, Kosair Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., Bethel Ridge Camp No. 14916, Modern Woodmen of America, and Liberty Tent No. 51, Knights of the Maccabees.
At Huntsville, Tennessee, in 19o5, Mr. Ashley married Miss Grace Wesley, daughter of J. B. and Mary (Lyn) Wesley, the latter now deceased. Her father is a farmer and surveyor living at Bethel Ridge in Casey County, and is a former county surveyor. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley have four children, Ina, born in 19o9; Mildred, born in 1912; Irona, born in 1914; and Orena, born in 1917.
At Huntsville, Tennessee, in 19o5, Mr. Ashley married Miss Grace Wesley, daughter of J. B. and Mary (Lyn) Wesley, the latter now deceased. Her father is a farmer and surveyor living at Bethel Ridge in Casey County, and is a former county surveyor. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley have four children, Ina, born in 19o9; Mildred, born in 1912; Irona, born in 1914; and Orena, born in 1917.
Mr. Ashley was born on a farm twelve miles east of Liberty and attended some of the rural schools of Casey County and the Normal School at Barbourville, Kentucky. His life to the age of nineteen was spent on his father's farm, following which he had a variety of experiences as a practical farmer, clerked in stores, was in the timber business and in other occupations. Mr. Ashley has had a practical knowledge of the routine duties of the sheriff's office of Casey County since 1913. From 1913 to 1917 he was deputy sheriff and in November of the latter year was elected sheriff and began his four year term in January, 1918. His home has been at Liberty for a number of years, and he owns one of the choice residences of the city, on Middleburg Street. Both officially and as a private citizen he was a leader in patriotic movements in the county during the World war. Mr. Ashley is a republican, a member of Craftsman Lodge No. 722, F. & A. M., Louisville Consistory of the Scottish Rite, Kosair Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., Bethel Ridge Camp No. 14916, Modern Woodmen of America, and Liberty Tent No. 51, Knights of the Maccabees.
At Huntsville, Tennessee, in 19o5, Mr. Ashley married Miss Grace Wesley, daughter of J. B. and Mary (Lyn) Wesley, the latter now deceased. Her father is a farmer and surveyor living at Bethel Ridge in Casey County, and is a former county surveyor. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley have four children, Ina, born in 19o9; Mildred, born in 1912; Irona, born in 1914; and Orena, born in 1917.
At Huntsville, Tennessee, in 19o5, Mr. Ashley married Miss Grace Wesley, daughter of J. B. and Mary (Lyn) Wesley, the latter now deceased. Her father is a farmer and surveyor living at Bethel Ridge in Casey County, and is a former county surveyor. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley have four children, Ina, born in 19o9; Mildred, born in 1912; Irona, born in 1914; and Orena, born in 1917.
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