James E. Ashworth (1831-1910) J.E. Ashworth & Sons blanket mill (b. May 04, 1831; Bury, England - d. October 29, 1910; Westbrookville, Mamakating Township, Sullivan County, New York, USA)
Marriage
Children
- Nellie Ashworth (1861-?)
- Charles Ashworth (1866-?)
- William Ashworth (1869-?) who died between 1880 and 1910
- Albert P. Ashworth (1872-1934) who married Luella Griffin (1877-1966)
- Daniel Gunner Ashworth (1876-1949) who married Sybil H. Decker (1881-1946)
Greenwich, New York
In 1880 he was living in Greenwich, New York and working in a woolen mill.
J.E. Ashworth
He had four blanket mills in America: Vermont; Westbrookville, New York; another in New York, and New Jersey.
Obituary
"... [He] came to United States as a young man. Manufactured horse blankets in Vermont. Came to [Westbrookville, New York] had a heavy loss due to fire. After the fire he went to Whippany, New Jersey. Later he returned to this place, engaged in the saw mill business and later rebuilt the mill and conducted a large blanket manufacturing business."
Burial
He is buried in Westbrookville Cemetery