Individual Details
Benton Fulton Fry
(19 Sep 1894 - 18 Aug 1960)
Benton registered for the World War I draft. He was 22 and lived Route 1, Ladonia, Fannin Co. Born 19 Sep 1894; a farmer. He was single. Signed as "B. F. Fry" on 15 Jun 1917. He was described as tall and slender, brown eyes, brown hair.
27 Apr 1942 World War II Draft Registration
Benton Fulton Fry of Roxton, Lamar Co, TX was 47, born 19 Dep 1894 in Ladonia, TX. Mrs. Ray Fry of Roxton, wife, would always know his address. Self employed - grocery. 5'11" tall, 180 lbs. Brown eyes, brown hair.
Texas Death Certificate #49607
Benton Fulton Fry died in Paris, Lamar Co, at the Sanitarium of Paris. His usual address was Roxton in Lamar Co. He was born 19 Sep 1894 and died 18 Aug 1960. He was married; a grocerman. His father's name Bruce Fry; his mother Pearl Eagelton. He had hypertension and arteriosclerotic heart disease but died of a drug sensitivity. He was buried Restland Cemetery in Roxton.
The Sanitarium of Paris was not just a hospital for tubercular patients as the name suggests, but seems to have been a general hospital. It is now the McCuistion Hospital and was found in 1914 by Dr. L.P. McCuistion (1869-1947). I found online a postcard picture of the Hospital, probably taken soon after it's completion.
Events
Birth | 19 Sep 1894 | Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas | |||
Marriage | 9 Oct 1919 | Hunt County, Texas - Lillie Ray Bludworth | |||
Death | 18 Aug 1960 | Paris, Lamar County, Texas |
Families
Spouse | Lillie Ray Bludworth (1894 - 1968) |
Father | Pleman Bruce Fry (1863 - 1932) |
Mother | Mary Pearl Eagleton (1871 - 1960) |
Sibling | Weir Eagleton Fry (1898 - 1899) |
Sibling | William Plemon Fry (1899 - 1903) |
Sibling | Beatrice Sophronia Fry (1906 - 1991) |
Sibling | Wesley Bruce Fry (1910 - 1984) |
Sibling | Samuel Wallace Fry (1915 - 2005) |
Endnotes
1. US Census 1910 TX Fannin Co (LDS Microfilm #1375560 & 1375561).
2. Fannin County Folks and Facts; A Collection of Historical Sketches and Family Histories Written by the Families and Friends of Fannin County. (Taylor Publishing; 1977) Microfiche #6050171, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah., p.175.