Remembering Ashley

Ashley Illinois recieved the name of Ashley, Illinois
during the time the I.C . R. R. was being built in 1855.
A construction Engineer on the Rail Road project was named Ashley.
He gave it the name.
As far as I know it carried the name of Woodrome Settlement until that time.
Woodrome is spelled many ways in History books.
coutesy of : Bucky McCoy

Ashley Women Circa ? 1920s ?
Photo furnished by : Bucky McCoy

1.	Mary Spear	18.	Minnie Gilbert	35.
2.		19.		36.
3.		20.	Alice Spear	37.	_?_ Foster
4.	Mary Gyles Thon	21.		38.
5.		22.		39.	Mrs. Bill O'Bryant
6.	Mrs. Harry Keen	23.	Lillian Fry	40.
7.	Doris Berry Watson	24.	Helen Mitchell O'Bryant	41.
8.	Estella Foehr	25.		42.
9.		26.		43.
10.		27.	Francis _?_	44.
11.		28.		45.	Perle Barret Martin
12.	Dorothy Hoover	29.		46.
13.	Sarah A. Holton	30.		47.
14.		31.		48.
15.		32.		49.	Ella Weir Ather
16.		33.		50.
17.		34.		51.	Stella Dahnke

Benton Grocery Store Before 1925 Ashley, Illinois
Photo furnished by : Bucky McCoy Tom And Carlos Benton

Photo furnished by : Bucky McCoy Harold "Fat" Seibert, weighing in at 550 pounds, stands in front of his service station during th 1940's. Harold had also been a salesman for the "Big John Tobacco Company". At the age of 48, Harold Seibert passed away, from a stroke, in 1947.
Many remember the man who ran a gasoline station in Ashley, Illinois. Mr. Harold Seibert weighing just a few pounds less than 600. The year was 2003 when the building became the by product of the wrecking ball. Gone forever except in the minds of a few citizens,. coutesy of : Bucky McCoy

The mid thirties found Ashley hosting the Washington County Fair in the spacious Ashley's City Park.
It lived a few short years before it was moved to Nashville to better serve the County.
The year is 2006 and it's still serving its intended use in Nashville., Illinois.
coutesy of : Bucky McCoy

The year was 1936 when three civic minded people in Ashley determined a need for a Candy Manufacturing facility. Mr. D. W. Dawkins was in charge. A building was erected, small it was, but it was a candy factory. Soon we hope to have a History of the operation. We still have people in the area Today who "remember When". The year being 2006 provides a ghost like appearance with partial rooms standing. Idea born( 1938 ).Manufacturing met its decease in (1972) At Closing time W. J. "Bucky" McCoy was Plant manager with nearly 400 employees. coutesy of : Bucky McCoy
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Ashley Candy Factory 1971 Ashley Candy Factory employees before plant closing Left to right : Clara Franks, Wilma Undarholt, Irene Szaikowski, Mel Morse, Joseph Pryzgoda, Josephine Kula

The year was 1936 when three civic minded people in Ashley determined a need
for a Candy Manufacturing facility. Mr. D. W. Dawkins was in charge.
A building was erected, small it was, but it was a candy factory.
Soon we hope to have a History of the operation.
We still have people in the area Today who "remember When".

The year being 2006 provides a ghost like appearance with partial rooms standing.

Idea born( 1938 ).Manufacturing met its decease in (1972)
At Closing time W. J. "Bucky" McCoy was Plant manager with nearly 400 employees.
coutesy of : Bucky McCoy

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Ashley Candy Factory

1971
Ashley Candy Factory employees before plant closing
Left to right :
Clara Franks, Wilma Undarholt, Irene Szaikowski, Mel Morse, Joseph Pryzgoda, Josephine Kula

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