Background
Ashmore, William was born on September 28, 1851 in Bangkok, Siam. Son of William and Martha A. (Sanderson) Ashmore.
Ashmore, William was born on September 28, 1851 in Bangkok, Siam. Son of William and Martha A. (Sanderson) Ashmore.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown, 1870, Doctor of Divinity, 1905. University of Leipzig, 1872-1873. University of Berlin, 1873-1874.
Graduate Rochester Theological Seminary, 1879.
Teacher Peddie Institute, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1870-1872. Professor Greek, Shurtleff College, Upper Alton, Illinois, 1874-1875. Instructor Greek and Latin, Brown University, 1875-1876.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1879.
Missionary American Baptist Foreign Mississippi Society, Swatlow, China, 1879-1927. President Ashmore Theological Seminary, 1908.
Author: The Lord’s Day (in the Chinese), 1908. Translator: A Version of Portitons of the New Testament in Swatow Colloquial, 1883.
Revision of Swatow Colloquial New Testament, 1898.
Revision of Genesis, 1902. Version of Pentateuch in Swatow Colloquial, 1916. Psalms in Swatow Colloquial, 1917.
Entire Bible in Swatow Colloquial, 1921.
Revised Swatow Colloquial Bible, 1926. Address: 2227 North. Broadway, Santa Ana, California.
Married Mistress.