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John M. Ashcraft, born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1923, served as a bombardier during World War II (1942-1945) and is a West Virginia University graduate, 1947. Mr. Ashcraft is also the compiler of the Ashcraft Family Genealogy Collection

1. Second Lieutenant John M. Ashcraft Jr. of West Virginia

IDNO:
038240
Title:
Second Lieutenant John M. Ashcraft Jr. of West Virginia
Date:
ca.1942
Description:
John M. Ashcraft, born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1923, served as a bombardier during World War II (1942-1945) and is a West Virginia University graduate, 1947. Mr. Ashcraft is also the compiler of the Ashcraft Family Genealogy Collection
Brother of Mary Helen Skaggs Ashcraft; born 1915, Greenbrier County, West Virginia; graduate of West Virginia University; served as a Navy pilot during World War II, killed in 1943. Photograph was taken at Klo Lake City, Florida.

2. Navy Ensign Dwight Skaggs of Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038242
Title:
Navy Ensign Dwight Skaggs of Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Brother of Mary Helen Skaggs Ashcraft; born 1915, Greenbrier County, West Virginia; graduate of West Virginia University; served as a Navy pilot during World War II, killed in 1943. Photograph was taken at Klo Lake City, Florida.
John M. Ashcraft Sr. on the right with a pipe and unidentified college friends. The photograph was probably taken at Salem College, West Virginia.

3. John Marion Ashcraft Sr. and College Friends

IDNO:
038243
Title:
John Marion Ashcraft Sr. and College Friends
Date:
ca. 1916
Description:
John M. Ashcraft Sr. on the right with a pipe and unidentified college friends. The photograph was probably taken at Salem College, West Virginia.
Portrait of John Marion Ashcraft Sr. of Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, 1895-1956.

4. John Marion Ashcraft Sr. of Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038244
Title:
John Marion Ashcraft Sr. of Harrison County, W. Va.
Description:
Portrait of John Marion Ashcraft Sr. of Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, 1895-1956.
This photograph of Conrad and Cleo Skaggs was taken on the newlyweds' honeymoon. They were the parents of Mary Helen Skaggs Ashcraft and Dwight Skaggs.

5. Newlyweds Conrad and Cleo Skaggs of Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
038245
Title:
Newlyweds Conrad and Cleo Skaggs of Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
This photograph of Conrad and Cleo Skaggs was taken on the newlyweds' honeymoon. They were the parents of Mary Helen Skaggs Ashcraft and Dwight Skaggs.
Left to Right: Mildred Ashcraft, Francis Marion Ashcraft, Eleanor Ashcraft, Lucille Ashcraft, Nancy Jane Ashcraft, William H. Ashcraft, and Mike Ashcraft. The parents of the children are Henry and Nell Ashcraft.

6. Ashcraft Family, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038246
Title:
Ashcraft Family, Harrison County, W. Va.
Description:
Left to Right: Mildred Ashcraft, Francis Marion Ashcraft, Eleanor Ashcraft, Lucille Ashcraft, Nancy Jane Ashcraft, William H. Ashcraft, and Mike Ashcraft. The parents of the children are Henry and Nell Ashcraft.
Left to Right: Nancy Jane, William, Francis M., Germaine, and John Sr. Photograph taken at Francis M. Ashcraft's home. Note the electric street car in the background at the end of the Clarksburg to Reynoldsville run.

7. Ashcraft Family, Reynoldsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
038247
Title:
Ashcraft Family, Reynoldsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1921
Description:
Left to Right: Nancy Jane, William, Francis M., Germaine, and John Sr. Photograph taken at Francis M. Ashcraft's home. Note the electric street car in the background at the end of the Clarksburg to Reynoldsville run.

8. Nancy Jane Ashcraft and Grandson Bernard Ashcraft, Harrison County, W.Va.

IDNO:
038248
Title:
Nancy Jane Ashcraft and Grandson Bernard Ashcraft, Harrison County, W.Va.
Left to Right: William Henry Ashcraft, Francis Marion Ashcraft (Private 31st Virginia Infantry CSA), Delbert (son of Francis), Ephraim (brother of Francis), Jeremiah (brother of Francis and Private in 19th Virginia Cavalry CSA), John M. Ashcraft Sr. (Francis' grandson and William's son), and unidentified friend of John M. Sr.

9. Ashcraft Family of Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038249
Title:
Ashcraft Family of Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1921
Description:
Left to Right: William Henry Ashcraft, Francis Marion Ashcraft (Private 31st Virginia Infantry CSA), Delbert (son of Francis), Ephraim (brother of Francis), Jeremiah (brother of Francis and Private in 19th Virginia Cavalry CSA), John M. Ashcraft Sr. (Francis' grandson and William's son), and unidentified friend of John M. Sr.