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T.H. Ashley Jr.WED IN MAYVILLE:BO]
August 2, 1947
Miss Mary Elizabeth Johns is Bride of
Cortland Man:BO]
Miss Mary Elizabeth Johns:BO ] daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh H.
Johns:BO] of Mayville, N.Y. and Floral Park L.I. became the bride
of Tracy Hollis Ashley:BO] Jr. son of Mrs. Tra cy Ashley:BO] of
Cortland, Saturday at high noon at St. Paul's Episcopal C hurch in
Mayville. Rev. Robert Spears:BO] performed the ceremony and Mrs.
Forest Miller:BO], organist, gave a half-hour recital before the
ceremony .
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white faille suit
with w hite accessories and a corsage of white roses and lubrum lilies.
She wore a go ld cross and chain, the gift of the bridegroom, to
complete here bridle ensemb le.
Mrs Mary [illegible].....Nichols of Hillsdale.... they wore faille
suit o f dusty pink with .......
The brides mother chose a navy blue crepe with a cor sage of white
rosebuds while the bridegroom's mother selected a black and whit e
print jacket suit, and wore a corsage of white rosebuds.
Glyndon H. Cro cker:BO] Jr. of Homer, brother-in -law of the
bridegroom, acted as best man. U shers included Harold L.
Johns:BO], brother of the bride, and Bernard O'Neil:BO] of
Cortland.
A luncheon , attended by the immediate family and clo se friends, was
served at the Peacock Inn following the ceremony.
Following a motor trip through Canada the couple will reside at 94
Greenbush Street, Cort land, after August 20.
The bride, a registered nurse and graduate of St. John' s Hospital
School of Nursing in Brooklyn, has been studying public health at
Syracuse University for the past Year.
The bridegroom, a graduate of Cortland State Teachers with the degree
of bachelor of education served in the United S tates Army. He was a
meteorologist with the Ninth Air Force and with the field artillery in
the European Theater of War for three years. Mr. Ashley:BO] in
engaged in business in Cortland.
Guests from Cortland who attended the wed ding were the bridegrooms
mother, Mrs. Tracy Ashley, Mr. and Mrs. Glyndon Crocker:BO] jr.,
bother-in-law and sister of the bridegroom and son "Corky"; M r. and
Mrs. Andrew Russel:BO] uncle and aunt of the bridegroom. Miss Mary
Russel:BO] and Bernard O'Neil:BO].
SCHOLARSHIP AT COLUMBIA U. F OR TRACY ASHLEY:BO]
Tracy Ashley:BO] Jr., has been awarded a National Scie nce
Scholarship at Columbia University for the year 1957-58. He has been
gran ted a leave of absence from his position as science coordinator
for the Great Neck, L.I. Public Schools.
Mr. Ashley:BO] was born in Cortland. He was gra duated from
Cortland High School in 1938 and from Cortland State Teachers Coll ege
in 1942. He served as a meteorologist with the Air Force during World
War II. On his return from the service, he accepted the position at
Great Neck.
Mr. Ashley:BO] has been asked to serve on a panel discussion at
the Nation al Science Convention to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, March
20 to 23. He is in cooperation with Prof. William Clemens:BO] of
the Teachers College writing a series of Science books to be used
through the elementary grades. These wil l be published by the
Educational Publishing Co. of New York City.
Tracy Holl is Ashley Jr. was a science consultant for
the Great Neck school sys tem. He graduated from The State University
College at Cortland, served as a Sergeant. during World War II in
Europe. He earned his Doctorate at Columbia U niversity, in New York
City and was the author of several books.
Tracy H. [BO : Ashley was an outdoors man who enjoyed
fishing, hunting and was a gener al lover of nature. He built his own
summer home at Skaneateles Lake, NY, wher e he enjoyed his summers and
his fall hunting excursions.
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1921 - 1979 (57 years)
[3, 4, 5, 6] 
Tracy Hollis Ashley, Sr., b. 10 Jun 1888, Lisle, Broome , New York 
1888 - 1978 (90 years)