Ancestors and Descendants of the
Truman Weaver Ashby and Mildred Lora Shay
Family Line
I am publishing and releasing to you my years of research into the family lines of Truman Weaver Ashby and Mildred Lora Shay. These files are yours and you are free to use them and publish them as you chose.
Pedigree Chart for Truman and Mildred Shay Ashby
35 generations
Ancestors of Truman and Mildred Ashby
35 generations and all genealogy notes, files, articles that pertain to that individual
Burchinal Documents a few saved files
Ashby family stuff a few saved files
Charts and forms for updating your family line are available at the National Archives. This link includes Census Reports, Immigrant forms and Military forms.
As you add to the family line, please document your new notes with footnotes to your source material. You can find more information on the FamilySearch website.
Thank you ~ Lora Sue Cunningham Irish, March 1, 2023
Family Photo Gallery
Please click on each image for a full sized jpg.
Hand Written then Transcribed Notes of Mildred Lora Shay Ashby
Saved by the family’s first genealogist, Mary Evelyn Ashby Samples
The family images, below, were saved and identified by Mary Evelyn Ashby Samples and pasted onto Lora Susan Cunningham Irish, daughter of Dortha Marie Ashby Cunningham. I, Lora Sue, am so grateful to Aunt Ev to have started the documentation of the family line.
Left: Dortha Marie Ashby Cunningham
Right: Mary Evelyn Ashby Samples
Home in Terra Alta, Preston Co., WV
Family of Truman Weaver Ashby and Mildred Lora Shay Ashby
Left to Right: Aunt Ev, Aunt Micky, Aunt Mar, and Aunt Dot
Circa 1930, Preston Co., WV
Martha Louise Ashby Ashby, age 12
Mildred Lora Shay Ashby
Preston Co., WV
Note: I believe the man to the left may be John Coleman Ashby Jr, and the woman Hannah Margarite (Linney) Ashby. John Coleman and Linnie lived with the Truman Ashby family when Mildred notes in her letter that they had bought the car dealership.
Center: John Coleman Ashby Jr, son of John Coleman Ashby
Right: Mildred Lora Shay Ashby, wife of Truman Weaver Ashby
Woman to the left: Unknown
Back row: Mildred Lora Shay Ashby, Truman Weaver Ashby, George Lotha Shay, Elsie Burchinal Shay
Family lore identifies the young woman in the back as Martha Louise Ashby Ashby, about age 12
James Edward Shay, son of James Asa Shay, nephew of Mildred Lora Shay Ashby
Jim Shay was considered the brother to the four Ashby girls, a distinguished Naval Officer, and grew up in the Truman Ashby home as one of Truman’s children. He remained closely connected with the four girls. His last visit was made a few months before his death to Dot Ashby Cunningham’s home in Mt. Airy, Maryland.
Not all loved and claimed children of a family are born to that family … Jim was as much a child of Truman and Mildred as Ev, Dot, Micky, and Mar.
Posted March 2, 2023