The Ancestors of John Ashcroft

 

by William Addams Reitwiesner
 
 

The following material on the immediate ancestry of John Ashcroft should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.

 
 

William Addams Reitwiesner

 

wargs@wargs.com

 
 

Ancestry of John Ashcroft
1 John David Ashcroft, b. Chicago, Ill., 9 May 1942, BA Yale 1964, US Senator from Missouri, US Attorney General
PARENTS
2 J(ames) Robert Ashcroft, president of Evangel University 1958-1974, b. Philadelphia, Pa., 18 Dec. 1911, d. Kansas City, Mo., 5 Jan. 1995 [SSDI 040-24-8559]  
m.
3 Grace P ... Larsen, b. ... 19 Aug. 1915, d. Springfield, Mo., ... Oct. 1986 [SSDI 496-42-7062]
GRANDPARENTS
4 John Ashcroft, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
5 Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ...
6 Johannes Larsen, b. Radøy Island, Norway, ... , d. ...  
m.
7 Karen Olava Braaten, b. Braaten, Norway, ... , d. ...
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
14 Johan Adolf Olsen Braaten, b. Kroken, Norway, ... 1853, d. ...  
m.
15 Bolette Randine, b. Blaker, Norway, ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
28 Ole Hansen, b. Udnes, Norway, ... 1815, d. ...  
m.
29 ... , b. ... , d. ...
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS
 
 


 
 
NOTES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FURTHER NOTES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED
 
 
See above.  
 
 
 
William Addams Reitwiesner
 
wargs@wargs.com