Asbury Cemetery, Kanawha Co WV Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives March 5, 2004 by Cynthia Mason Henry ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Asbury cemetery is located on Kelly’s Creek in Kanawha Co. I have tried to display the information as close as possible to what is on the tombstone, punctuation and all. My notes are in parenthesis. There are numerous unmarked small stones. ******EXTRA Notes provided by John Harper, jfharper@mac.com, grandson of Robert V & Virginia Harper****** His notes are in [[]] double brackets to offset from the original notes in this transcription. Three stones together: Nellie M. Johnson (Harper) 1940-1991 Beloved Mother (Harper is on the tombstone in parenthesis) **[[Middle name was 'Mae.' Eldest daughter of Robert and Virginia Asbury Harper. Husband is Jesse Johnson.]] Robert V. Harper West Virginia PFC 323 GD&FIRE CO OMC WORLD WAR I September 5, 1890 February 25, 1953 (His full name is Robert Vinton Harper. Spouse to Amelia Virginia Asbury Harper). Amelia V. Harper “Dennie” Dec 2 1915 Feb 23 1991 Loving Mom and Grandma (Her full name is Amelia Virginia Asbury. Spouse to Robert Vinton Harper). **[[She was told throughout her life that her first name was Amelia and her middle name was Virginia, although she always went by "Virginia." The family found her birth certificate after she died and learned that her legal name was simply "Virginia Asbury," with the name "Amelia" nowhere to be found. Called "Denny" because as a child she mispronounced her nickname, "Ginny." Daughter of Brownie and Bertha Asbury.]] Four stones together: Mother Bertha M. Asbury 1899 – 1983 (Her full name is Bertha Mae Beane Asbury. Spouse to Brownie Frances Asbury). “Poppy” Brownie Frances Asbury Oct. 10 1883 Sept. 18 1965 (Spouse to Bertha M. Asbury). ** [[Brownie and Bertha were the parents of (Amelia) Virginia Asbury Harper, Evelyn Louise Asbury Brown Taylor, Elton Jack Asbury and Woodrow Wilson Asbury.]] Asbury Baby Girl Born / Died March 13 1958 Mother R.E. Beane 1868 – 1949 (This is Rebecca Emma Patterson Beane. Born 25 Nov 1868. Died 11 Dec 1949. Mother to Bertha Mae Beane Asbury). Woodrow W. Asbury “Woody” Feb. 20, 1912 Sept. 17, 1978 (son of Brownie Frances Asbury and Bertha Mae Beane) **[[Wife's name was Grace Bailey Asbury, and she was the sister to Mary Cristal Baily Asbury. Woody was a brother to Mary's husband, Elton Jack. The Bailey sisters married Asbury brothers.]] James Allen Asbury Oct. 12, 1937 June 30, 1998 (son of Elton Jack Asbury and Mary Crystal Bailey; grandson of Brownie Frances Asbury and Bertha Mae Beane) **[[James Allen was known as "Jimmy" and he was actually the son of Woodrow and Grace Bailey Asbury. Elton Jack and Mary Cristal Bailey Asbury were his aunt and uncle but raised him as their own child. Mary Asbury died within days of Jimmy and should be buried nearby with her husband, Jack, who preceded her in death by several years.]] Three stones together: Alvin Brown Aug. 21, 1908 June 7, 1936 (spouse to Evelyn Louise Asbury) Mother Evelyn L. Taylor Oct. 29, 1910 Dec. 25, 1996 (Full name Evelyn Louise Asbury. Spouse of Alvin Brown and an unknown Taylor. Daughter of Brownie Frances Asbury and Bertha Mae Beane) Donald Lee Brown Dec. 21, 1932 Sept. 7, 1933 (son of Evelyn Louise Asbury and Alvin Brown) Della Hamilton Wilkinson Dec. 7, 1889 June 21, 1970 C.C. Hamilton Jan 2 1885 Nov 6 1928 In God’s Care Elmer Stanton Asbury PFC Army Air Forces World War II Aug 24 1910 Mar 25 1976 Double tombstone: Mother Irene E. Bailey 1900 – 1976 Father Dayton B. Bailey 1892 – 1966 In Loving Memory Double tombstone: Father Elbin A. Asbury May 15, 1877 Sept 19, 1943 Mother Susanna Asbury Dec 9, 1880 Gone but not forgotten Double tombstone: WITHROW Father Shelby A. Withrow 1919 – 1993 Mother Wilma B. Withrow 1918 – 1974 Ocie A. Withrow 1889 – 1975 Arnold B. Withrow Sept. 18, 1886 Jan. 18, 1949 Infant Daughter Bonnie Lou Withrow 1949 Benjamin Withrow West Virginia PFC CO G 38 INF 2 INF DIV World War II BSM Sept 14 1910 Dec 1 1953 Two stones together: ---- Bailey (Very old stone next to Solly Asbury, believed to be Sadie Ann Bailey, wife of Solomon Asbury) Solle Asbury (Full name Solomon Asbury. Spouse to Sadie Ann Bailey). Dena Bailey Fisher 1877 – 1952 Four stones together: Mother Ernie Bailey Wife of W.A. Wilkinson 1885 – 1938 Father W.A. Wilkinson 1877 – 1960 Beatrice Dau. Of W.A. & E.W. Wilkinson 1918 – 1919 Edward T. Son of W.A. & E.W. Wilkinson 1915 – 1915 Ival B. Burford Dec. 14, 1928 Oct. 1, 1930 Two stones together: Mother Dora B. Asbury Nov. 20, 1855 Sept. 17, 1891 (Full name Madora Edmona Bobbitt. Spouse to Andrew Jackson Asbury. Daughter of Greenville Bobbitt and Nancy Eads). Father Andrew J. Asbury March 17, 1857 June 18, 1936 (Full name Andrew Jackson Asbury. Spouse to Madora “Dora” Edmona Bobbitt. Son of Solomon Asbury and Sadie Ann Bailey). Two stones together: Laura E. Wife of R.H. Asberry Apr. 14, 1865 Mar. 28, 1905 She was an affectionate wife and faithful Mother (Full name Laura Etta McCORMICK. Spouse to Robert Harvey Asbury.) Robert H. Asbury 1860 – 1940 At rest (Full name Robert Harvey Asbury. Son of Solomon Asbury and Sadie Ann Bailey. Spouse to Laura Etta McCORMICK). Double tombstone: BAILEY Charles Anderson Bailey Mar. 13, 1855 Aug. 30, 1936 Lucinda J. Asbury Dec. 19, 1854 June 8, 1935 We will meet again (Lucinda is the daughter of Solomon Asbury and Madora Bobbitt). Amanda Asbury Born Nov. 30, 1891 Died Jan. 20, 1913 A kinder Mother and faithful friend S. Monroe Asbury Born Oct. 2, 1851 Died Dec. 18, 1915 Gone but not forgotten Arbutus B. Watkins Born May 3, 1917 Died Nov. 5, 1918 Not lost but gone before Henry D. Asbury June 7, 1875 Mar. 12, 1956 William H. Johnson West Virginia PFC US ARMY World War II April 9 1917 April 19 1971 Double tombstone: BAILEY Julia Bailey 1927 Monroe S. Bailey PFC US ARMY World War II Jan 3 1920 June 14 1980