This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DaB.2ACE/4131 Message Board Post: My grandfather John Henry Ashburn and my father William Edward Ashburn were from this area of Pennsylvania and I am trying to confirm the facts re: the famalies history as told to me by my father prior to his demise. He was born in Philadelphia in the 1860's and died in New Jersey at the age of 78 years. I am new to this format of research and would gladly respond to inquiries re Ashburn history insofar as I am able to.