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CHAPTER XXIII BIOGRAPHICAL Ottis O. Ash, M. D.--Among the professional men of Randolph County none is more worthy of being represented in its annals than Dr. Ottis O. Ash, a leading physician and surgeon of Moberly. For more than 17 years he has lived within the county's borders, during which time he has been a prominent factor in its social, civic and professional affairs. Doctor Ash was born in Monroe County, Mo., March 13, 1869, the son of W. P. and Hester (Wilson) Ash, being the second of 12 children born to them. W. P. Ash was born in the same house in Monroe County, Mo., July 8, 1843, and died Feb. 11, 1913. He was a son of Robert and Mary (Kess- inger) Ash, both born near Lexington, Ky. They came to Missouri at an early day locating in Howard County, later removing to Monroe County where the grandfather was a farmer. He died in 1875 at the advanced. age of 80 years, being survived by his widow who lived to be nearly 100 years old. W. P. Ash was a farmer and country merchant, who passed all his days in Monroe County, now being survived by his wife who was a native of Shelby County, Mo. She now resides at Madison, Mo. She is the daughter of Frank and Julia (Rappwood) Wilson, natives of Kentucky who were among the earliest settlers of this state as her father was one of the first men to erect a gristmill in this section, which was known as the Wilson Mill. Doctor Ash attended the district school near his home and while yet a young boy began to clerk in his father's store. In 1877 he entered the high school at Moberly, finished there and then took a two year course at the State Normal School at Warrensburg, Mo. Following this, he taught school one year in the district school of Salt River township, Ran- dolph County, but as he had determined upon a professional career, re- signed in the spring and early in the fall of 1890 entered Beaumont Hos-
| Title | History of Randolph County, Missouri |
| Creator | Waller, Alexander H. |
| Subject |
Randolph County (Mo.)--History Randolph County (Mo.)--Biography |
| Date.Original | 1920 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Topeka : Historical Publishing Company, 1920. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000066 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Randolph County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Randolph County; |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri State Library |
| Copy Request | Contact Missouri State Library at (573) 751-3615 or libref@sos.mo.gov. |
| Title | mch000066p0225 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | CHAPTER XXIII BIOGRAPHICAL Ottis O. Ash, M. D.--Among the professional men of Randolph County none is more worthy of being represented in its annals than Dr. Ottis O. Ash, a leading physician and surgeon of Moberly. For more than 17 years he has lived within the county's borders, during which time he has been a prominent factor in its social, civic and professional affairs. Doctor Ash was born in Monroe County, Mo., March 13, 1869, the son of W. P. and Hester (Wilson) Ash, being the second of 12 children born to them. W. P. Ash was born in the same house in Monroe County, Mo., July 8, 1843, and died Feb. 11, 1913. He was a son of Robert and Mary (Kess- inger) Ash, both born near Lexington, Ky. They came to Missouri at an early day locating in Howard County, later removing to Monroe County where the grandfather was a farmer. He died in 1875 at the advanced. age of 80 years, being survived by his widow who lived to be nearly 100 years old. W. P. Ash was a farmer and country merchant, who passed all his days in Monroe County, now being survived by his wife who was a native of Shelby County, Mo. She now resides at Madison, Mo. She is the daughter of Frank and Julia (Rappwood) Wilson, natives of Kentucky who were among the earliest settlers of this state as her father was one of the first men to erect a gristmill in this section, which was known as the Wilson Mill. Doctor Ash attended the district school near his home and while yet a young boy began to clerk in his father's store. In 1877 he entered the high school at Moberly, finished there and then took a two year course at the State Normal School at Warrensburg, Mo. Following this, he taught school one year in the district school of Salt River township, Ran- dolph County, but as he had determined upon a professional career, re- signed in the spring and early in the fall of 1890 entered Beaumont Hos- |
