When Abraham Ashbrook was born on 26 March 1856, in Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Absalom Ashbrook, was 37 and his mother, Sabina Elliott, was 27. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Elizabeth Catherine Jones. He lived in Austinburg, Austinburg Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Magisterial District 5, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1930. He died on 30 January 1933, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 76.