Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Asbury was born on 16 July 1872, in McDowell, West Virginia, United States, his father, James Harvey Asbury, was 43 and his mother, Hannah Lovicie Christian, was 40. He married Cosby Ann Jewell on 10 March 1898, in McDowell, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sandy River District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States for about 30 years. He died on 1 July 1919, in Iaeger, McDowell, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in McDowell, West Virginia, United States.
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- Henry Asbury, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Henry Asbury - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Henry Asbury
- Henry Asberry, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English:
variant of Astbury , a habitational name from Astbury in Cheshire, named from Old English ēast ‘east’ + byrig, dative of burh ‘manor, fortified place’. As a surname it also appears with final -berry (compare Asberry ).
habitational name from either of two places, Ashborough in Bromsgrove (Worcestershire) or Ashbury in Devon, derived from Old English æsc ‘ash tree’ + beorg ‘hill’ (the former name) and byrig, dative of burh ‘manor, fortified place’ (the latter name). It may also derive from Ashbury in Berkshire, but there is insufficient evidence to be sure that the surname derives from the Berkshire place.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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