The students of the Radical University: James E. Asbury

James Edward Asbury (b. 1852, November 26, 1937)
South Carolina.  Black.  
Occupation: physician, real estate agent, teacher. 

The first historical record mentioning James Asbury is the Janurary 1876 University of South Carolina catalogue.  His is listed as a freshman from from Pendelton, South Carolina following the modern studies track.  The university closed before he finished his degree.

After the university closure, Ashbury moved to Garvin, South Carolina (near Pendelton) and worked as a school teacher.  He left for Tennessee in 1881 to attend Meharry Medical College.  He attended the college from 1881 to 1883, studying alongside former U of SC students Zebulon W. McMorris, J. J. Durham and Nathaniel Middleton.

James received his M.D. from Meharry in 1883 and then moved to Atlanta to work as a physician.   He last appears in the Atlanta City Directory in 1902, and by 1907 he had moved to Los Angeles, California.  In Los Angeles, he initially continued his work as a physician but then began working as a real estate agent.

James died on November 26, 1937.  He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Source

1). 1880; Census Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 177B

2). Beckford, Rhoades Beckford.  Biographical Dictionary of American Physicians of African Ancestry, 1800-1920.  Africana Homestead Legacy Publishing, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.  2011.

3). 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 73, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_114; Page: 12A

4). 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 18A

5). Atlanta, Georgia, City Directory, 1902

6). California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1908.