Editor's note: this is an excerpt from a short family history written by Joseph Lester Asbury (1888-1962), about the family of Alexander Perry Asbury and Almira Beecher (Joe's parents).
George Asbury, our grandfather, was an eloquent Methodist preacher at Ebenezer Church in Sullivan County, Indiana, for many years. He operated his farm and did blacksmithing on the side, to supplement his meager church salary. He was a kindly man, beloved by all who knew him, and very devout. He died at the age of 75 of a heart attack. His last words were "Peace, Peace" and those present think he was trying to sing his favorite hymn, "Peace, Peace, Wonderful Peace". Grandfather Asbury was directly descended from Daniel Asbury, a Methodist preacher in a Southern state, who was an own cousin of the famous Bishop Francis Asbury, who was sent over to this country from England by Charles Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Francis Asbury was the first Methodist Bishop in the United States and was known as the "Founder of Methodism" in this country. He never married because he said he would never ask a woman to be his wife and share his hardships as he rode more than 30,000 miles on horseback as he rode from place to place in his capacity as a "Circuit Rider".
George Asbury, our grandfather, was an eloquent Methodist preacher at Ebenezer Church in Sullivan County, Indiana, for many years. He operated his farm and did blacksmithing on the side, to supplement his meager church salary. He was a kindly man, beloved by all who knew him, and very devout. He died at the age of 75 of a heart attack. His last words were "Peace, Peace" and those present think he was trying to sing his favorite hymn, "Peace, Peace, Wonderful Peace". Grandfather Asbury was directly descended from Daniel Asbury, a Methodist preacher in a Southern state, who was an own cousin of the famous Bishop Francis Asbury, who was sent over to this country from England by Charles Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Francis Asbury was the first Methodist Bishop in the United States and was known as the "Founder of Methodism" in this country. He never married because he said he would never ask a woman to be his wife and share his hardships as he rode more than 30,000 miles on horseback as he rode from place to place in his capacity as a "Circuit Rider".
Editor's note: this is an excerpt from a short family history written by Joseph Lester Asbury (1888-1962), about the family of Alexander Perry Asbury and Almira Beecher (Joe's parents).
George Asbury, our grandfather, was an eloquent Methodist preacher at Ebenezer Church in Sullivan County, Indiana, for many years. He operated his farm and did blacksmithing on the side, to supplement his meager church salary. He was a kindly man, beloved by all who knew him, and very devout. He died at the age of 75 of a heart attack. His last words were "Peace, Peace" and those present think he was trying to sing his favorite hymn, "Peace, Peace, Wonderful Peace". Grandfather Asbury was directly descended from Daniel Asbury, a Methodist preacher in a Southern state, who was an own cousin of the famous Bishop Francis Asbury, who was sent over to this country from England by Charles Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Francis Asbury was the first Methodist Bishop in the United States and was known as the "Founder of Methodism" in this country. He never married because he said he would never ask a woman to be his wife and share his hardships as he rode more than 30,000 miles on horseback as he rode from place to place in his capacity as a "Circuit Rider".
George Asbury, our grandfather, was an eloquent Methodist preacher at Ebenezer Church in Sullivan County, Indiana, for many years. He operated his farm and did blacksmithing on the side, to supplement his meager church salary. He was a kindly man, beloved by all who knew him, and very devout. He died at the age of 75 of a heart attack. His last words were "Peace, Peace" and those present think he was trying to sing his favorite hymn, "Peace, Peace, Wonderful Peace". Grandfather Asbury was directly descended from Daniel Asbury, a Methodist preacher in a Southern state, who was an own cousin of the famous Bishop Francis Asbury, who was sent over to this country from England by Charles Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Francis Asbury was the first Methodist Bishop in the United States and was known as the "Founder of Methodism" in this country. He never married because he said he would never ask a woman to be his wife and share his hardships as he rode more than 30,000 miles on horseback as he rode from place to place in his capacity as a "Circuit Rider".
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