(died August 26, 1900)

Sunday morning Mrs. Norman Ashley was found dead in her bed. Mrs. Ashley was about 96 years old and had been quite feeble for some time, and her death was not wholly unexpected, at any time. Mr. And Mrs. Ashley were among the first settlers in the present village of Norwood, consequently will be greatly missed by her many friends.

(From the Wednesday, August 29, 1900 edition of the Canton Commercial Advertiser, courtesy of the Northern New York Library Network @ news.nnyln.net).

(Mrs. Ashley is buried at Riverside Cemetery, Norwood.)

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Mrs. Norman Ashley, mother of Henry Ashley and of the late Loren R. Ashley, died at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. L. R. Ashley, Sunday morning, August 26, 1900, aged 86 years. Funeral was held from the house yesterday, at three o’clock.

(From the Friday, August 31, 1900 edition of the Potsdam St. Lawrence Herald, front page. (Courtesy of the Northern New York Library Network @ news.nnyln.net).