From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com)
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JOHN W. ASHPAUGH 
John W. Ashpaugh is well known in the Pend d'Oreille county as one of the
industrious and progressive citizens. He was born in Linn county, Oregon,
March 20,1857, the son of David and Harriet (Sunderland) Ashpaugh, natives
of Indiana. In 1853 they traveled the dreary plains from Indiana to Albany,
Oregon, consuming six months in the journey. Eight years later they removed
to Walla Walla, where they lived for twenty years, then they returned to
Oregon and are now dwelling in Arlington,that state. They were the parents
of ten children, J.W., who is the subject of this article, Lizzie, Callie,
Jemima, May, Cyrus, Hattie, Harry, Lora, and Ralph. Our subject was well
educated in the schools of Walla Walla county and remained with his parents
until he was seventeen years of age. He then spent several years in making 
himself master of the brick layer's trade, which he followed for twenty years
in different sections of the northwest. In 1892 he first located in Stevens
county, settled upon land which upon being surveyed proved to belong to the 
railroad company. He abandoned it in 1895 and took up his trade in Newport,
then he went to Portland,Stevens county and assisted to establish the cement
works there, after which he returned to Newport and located his present place
about one mile south from that town. He has a large body of timber and he 
considers the estate worth seven thousand dollars. He has improved his farm
in a becoming manner and is a prosperous man. Mr. Ashpaugh is a Socialist in
political belief and active in that realm. His father was a Democrat and
representative to the territorial legislature from Walla Walla county in
1872. He was on the committee that met President Villard and others at the
time of the extension of the O.R. & N. from Pendleton to Walla Walla. Mr.
Ashpaugh is a member of the I.O.O.F., the K. of P., and the W.W.    
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