Sidney "Syd" Asbury was a well respected man and an active citizen of Burke County. He was a son of Henry Asbury and Emily Bradshaw. He first married Susan Elizabeth Sherrill in 1869. After her death, he married Felicia Woodward.
The Asburys owned a farm in the Drexel area called Hollybrook Farm. Asbury also had a lake called Hollybrook Lake on his property which was a popular recreational spot in the 1920's. You could swim here for 25 cents an hour which included use of a suit and towel!
S. M. Asbury was involved in tanning and in fertilizer production during his lifetime. He also ran for the state legislature on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Asbury lived to the "ripe old age" of 94, when he died of stomach cancer.
The Asburys owned a farm in the Drexel area called Hollybrook Farm. Asbury also had a lake called Hollybrook Lake on his property which was a popular recreational spot in the 1920's. You could swim here for 25 cents an hour which included use of a suit and towel!
S. M. Asbury was involved in tanning and in fertilizer production during his lifetime. He also ran for the state legislature on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Asbury lived to the "ripe old age" of 94, when he died of stomach cancer.
Sidney "Syd" Asbury was a well respected man and an active citizen of Burke County. He was a son of Henry Asbury and Emily Bradshaw. He first married Susan Elizabeth Sherrill in 1869. After her death, he married Felicia Woodward.
The Asburys owned a farm in the Drexel area called Hollybrook Farm. Asbury also had a lake called Hollybrook Lake on his property which was a popular recreational spot in the 1920's. You could swim here for 25 cents an hour which included use of a suit and towel!
S. M. Asbury was involved in tanning and in fertilizer production during his lifetime. He also ran for the state legislature on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Asbury lived to the "ripe old age" of 94, when he died of stomach cancer.
The Asburys owned a farm in the Drexel area called Hollybrook Farm. Asbury also had a lake called Hollybrook Lake on his property which was a popular recreational spot in the 1920's. You could swim here for 25 cents an hour which included use of a suit and towel!
S. M. Asbury was involved in tanning and in fertilizer production during his lifetime. He also ran for the state legislature on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Asbury lived to the "ripe old age" of 94, when he died of stomach cancer.
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