David Bowser Asbury (1903 - 1956)

Born 22 May 1903 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Mar 1956 at age 52 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

David Asbury is a part of US Black heritage.

David Bowser Asbury was born on 22 May 1903 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of John Cornelius Asbury and Ida Elizabeth Bowser. He lived with his parents at 1710 Christian Street, Philadelphia.^[1][2] The 1930 census lists him as single and a law student.^[3] The 1940 census record lists him as a lawyer, married to Alberta, a social worker, both living with his parents.^[4] The 1950 census record lists the couple living in the same house with his widowed mother.^[5]

David died on 27 Mar 1956 in Philadelphia. He is buried in Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG7H-M6X : accessed 4 February 2023), David B Asbury in household of John C Asbury, Philadelphia Ward 26, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 700, sheet 8B, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1400; FHL microfilm 1,375,413.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6Y5-ZFZ : 3 February 2021), David R Asbury in entry for John C Asbury, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHW4-Q2S : accessed 5 February 2023), David Asbury in household of John C Asbury, Philadelphia (Districts 0001-0250), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 10B, line 63, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2115; FHL microfilm 2,341,849.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQJK-HY3 : 28 July 2019), David B Asbury in household of John C Asbury, Ward 30, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-930, sheet 2A, line 24, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3716.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XB5-DP6X)
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214500234/david-bowser-asbury: accessed 04 February 2023), memorial page for David Bowser Asbury (21 May 1903–27 Mar 1956), Find A Grave: Memorial #214500234, citing Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by African American Genealogy Group (contributor 48813465).