HOME SEARCH 1920 Vernon Asbury Born: Feb. 1920, at Spokane, Spokane County, WA Died: 1921, at Spokane, Spokane County, WA His father was Joseph Lester Asbury. His mother was Vervian Ona Waite. He was born before February 7, 1920, probably in late January or in the first week of February. His mother died on Feb. 7 of 1920. Vernon only survived less than two years. He contracted the "Spanish Flu" which swept the world in 1918. His mother died on Feb. 7, 1920 of the same illness, shortly after giving birth to Vernon, and he followed her in death the following year.