William Henry Asbury

   General Notes:

WI 12th Inf., Co. A, Victory, 1/4/1864; from WI 25th Inf., Co. A June 2, 1865; M.O. July 16, 1865

From Kit Collings, descendant of Wm. H Asbury - a manuscript of Marion C. Asbury, Williams son: Marion's manuscript states that when his father William Henry came home from the Civil War he knocked on grandfather Richard's door. "Grandfather called out, 'Who's there?' Father said, 'One of Uncle Billy's Bummers.' Grandfather was not long getting to the door." (Uncle Billy is Gen. Sherman)

"Camping out was fun for the boys but hard on father and mother. They tried to camp where was water and good grass for the stock. Father was a good hand with the scythe and would cut grass for the horses. We kids would watch the cattle so they could get a fill of grass before night. A few cattle were tied up at night and the others would stay around with them. One time, we camped by a nice stream where my brothers went swimming. To scare me, my oldest brother lay flat in the stream. I jumped up and down and yelled. He came up alright as he was a good swimmer. Mother cooked on a campfire with a large cast iron dutch oven. She could cook almost anything in it, including drop biscuits, and everything was good. They always stoped at noon so the cattle could feed and the horses rest awhile. We never traveled on Sunday. One day we camped at noon by good sized stream. It was deep and narrow. While the cattle were drinking, our favorite old bell cow, Cherry, slipped into the stream. Her bell was going plunk-plunk. Mother and we kids stood on the bank hollering. Father never got excited and told us she would come out okay. She swam down stream where the bank was not steep and came out. One of Uncle Thomas Asbury's daughters came along with us, a grownup young lady [Delilas (Asbury) Manning] and was a big help to mother. When we got to the Dakota Territory she left us and went to Grafton, Dakota Territory where one of my half sisters and her husband lived." [Kit's note: The half sister was my ggrandmother Anne and her husband David Waters.]

Kit further writes: The last entry I have of Richard is from the newspaper Censor: "November 17, 1875, Richard Asbury of Victory fell from the roof of his house to the ground and was badly bruised. We are glad to hear that he is rapidly recovering from his injuries." William Henry is on the deliquent tax list that year. Marion is born that December.

   Events:

1. Land Patent; 1 Jun 1858; Senw 1/4, Sec 27, Twsp. 5N, Range 2W, 40 Acres (Grant Co.)

2. Land Patent; 1 Jun 1858; E1/2Sw 1/4, Sec 27, Twsp. 5N, Range 2W, 80 Acres (Grant Co.)

3. Land Patent; 1 Jun 1858; Swse 1/4, Sec 27, Twsp. 5N, Range 2W, 40 Acres (Grant Co.)

   Marriage Information:

William married Elizabeth Shaw in Aug 1847 in Galena, Jo Daviess Co., IL. (Elizabeth Shaw was born on 29 Mar 1834 in Ohio and died before 1870 in Wisconsin.)

   Marriage Information:

William also married Mary Rudser on 19 Jul 1870 in Wisconsin. (Mary Rudser was born about 1839 in Norway ⁷⁹ and died on 13 Feb 1896 in Martinsburg, Dixon Co., NE.)