Ashley, Frank Albert

Frank Albert Ashley (b.1889)

Keene, NH

In 1917, 27-year old Frank Albert Ashley worked as a brackman, a master of hunting dogs, for Keene, NH, veterinarian Dr. B. C. Russell. Russell is known to have bred German shepherds in the early 20th century. He lived at 39 Arch Street; Ashley lived at this address as well during his time in Keene.

Frank Ashley was born on June 10, 1889 in Shelbyville, KY. His World War I draft registration card indicated his race as ‘negro’ and describes Ashley as a man of medium height and build with brown eyes and black hair. While at work in Keene, he was married and the father of three children.

World War I draft registration card for Frank Ashley, resident of Keene, NH

GENEALOGY

FRANK ALBERT ASHLEY was born June 10,1889 in Shelville, KY. He married and had children.

SOURCE MATERIALS

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917— ancestry.com