Notable Births & Deaths for Asbury ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Asbury. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• A.R. Ammons
  • Full name: Archie Randolph Ammons
  • Poet. He was born in Whiteville (NC) on February 26, 1926 (a Friday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on February 26, 2001 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
  • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the south of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: A.R. Ammons<1>
• Francis Bicknell Carpenter
  • Artist. He was born in Homer (NY) on August 6, 1830 (a Friday) and died in New York (NY) on May 23, 1900 (a Wednesday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery (Cortland County, New York).
  • Homer is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Francis Bicknell Carpenter<1>
• John Edgar Clapp
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Ithaca (NY) on July 15, 1851 (a Tueday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on December 18, 1904 (a Sunday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
  • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the south of Asbury.
  • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the south of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Edgar Clapp<1>
• Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye
  • Nobel laureate, chemist, physicist. He was born in Maastricht (Netherlands) on March 24, 1884 (a Monday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on November 2, 1996 (a Saturday) at the age of 112. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
  • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the south of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye<1>
• William Desmond
  • Born: William Mannion
  • Actor. He was born in Horseheads (NY) on January 23, 1878 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 3, 1949 (a Thursday) at the age of 71.
  • Horseheads is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Desmond<1>
• Millard Fillmore
  • 13th President of the US (1850 - 1853). He was born in Summer Hill (NY) on January 7, 1800 (a Tueday) and died in Buffalo (NY) on March 8, 1874 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Erie County, New York).
  • Summer Hill is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Millard Fillmore<1>
• Herbert Franklin
  • Full name: Herbert Henry Franklin
  • Automotive pioneer, inventor, businessman. He was born in Lisle (NY) on September 1, 1866 (a Saturday) and died in Syracuse (NY) on July 7, 1956 (a Saturday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Onondaga County, New York).
  • Lisle is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Herbert Franklin<1>
• Thomas Gold
  • Astronomer, geoscientist. He was born in Vienna (Austria) on May 22, 1920 (a Saturday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on June 22, 2004 (a Tueday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
  • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the south of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Gold<1>
• Frederick L. 'Fred' Ketchum
  • 1899/09/12:1901/05/04. He was born in Elmira (NY) on July 27, 1875 (a Tueday) and died in Cortland (NY) on March 12, 1908 (a Thursday) at the age of 32.
  • Cortland is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frederick L. 'Fred' Ketchum<1>
• Michael R. 'Mike' Mansell
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Auburn (NY) on January 15, 1858 (a Friday) and died in Auburn (NY) on December 4, 1902 (a Thursday) at the age of 44. He is buried at St. Josephs Cemetery (Cayuga County, New York).
  • Auburn is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Asbury.
  • Auburn is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael R. 'Mike' Mansell<1>
• John Joseph McGraw
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Truxton (NY) on April 7, 1873 (a Monday) and died in New Rochelle (NY) on February 25, 1934 (a Sunday) at the age of 60. He is buried at New Cathedral Cemetery (Baltimore City, Maryland).
  • Truxton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Joseph McGraw<1>
• Lewis Henry Morgan
  • Pioneering anthopologist and considered the father of ethnology. He was born in Aurora (NY) on November 21, 1818 (a Saturday) and died in Rochester (NY) on December 17, 1881 (a Saturday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Monroe County, New York).
  • Aurora is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lewis Henry Morgan<1>
• Frederick Daniel Scott
  • Actor. He was born in Ithaca (NY) on August 31, 1918 (a Saturday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on July 12, 2002 (a Friday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the south of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frederick Daniel Scott<1>
• Elmer Ambrose Sperry
  • Inventor, businessman. He was born in Cortland (NY) on October 13, 1860 (a Saturday) and died in Brooklyn (NY) on June 16, 1930 (a Monday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Cortland is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east of Asbury.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elmer Ambrose Sperry<1>

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