Children
- Asa's eldest son, Charles Howard Candler (1878–1957), was chairman of the board of trustees of Emory University. His family estate was Callanwolde on Briarcliff Road in Druid Hills, now a fine arts center.
- The second son, Asa G. Candler, Jr. (1880–1953), eccentric, alcoholic and depressed, became a real-estate developer, opening the Briarcliff Hotel. His Briarcliff mansion and estate - also on Briarcliff Road in Druid Hills - was turned into an alcohol rehab center, then a psychiatric hospital, and is now Emory's Briarcliff campus. Asa Jr.'s menagerie of animals enabled a major expansion of Zoo Atlanta in the 1930s.
- Third son, Walter T. Candler (1885–1967), businessman, philanthropist, and horse sportsman. His Lullwater Estate is now the residence of the Emory President, a park, and land used for the Veterans' Administration complex in Druid Hills.
- Only daughter Lucy (1882-1962) became Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz Leide. Her husband, banker and Kiwanis president Henry Heinz was shot by a burglar in their mansion, Rainbow Terrace, in 1943, though rumours persisted that a relative murdered him. She later married Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conductor Enrico Leide.
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