Individual Details
John Fry
(1800 - 4 Dec 1883)
John came to Missouri in the Spring of 1819, settling near Palmyra. Jon Frye believes he may have been the third child born. Later he seems to have moved closer to Hannibal near his cousin Aaron who arrived in 1827.
John had to travel back to Kentucky to marry Obedience Allen. He is thought to have returned to Bourbon Co early in 1832. When he brought Obedience to Missouri they settled near Aaron Fry and his family at Frytown.
A note in Aaron Fry's diary, 27 Mar 1836, states that John boarded the Warrior steamship to look into the possibility of purchasing land in the Flint Hill country not far from St. Louis. He apparently decided against it.
When the Seminole War broke out in Florida, a company was raised in Marion Co, Sept 1837. Capt Curd was the officer in charge and they were in Florida by November. William Oldham, who would become John's brother-in-law was also part of that company. One wonders if John volunteered because his wife Obedience had just died.
Land patent in Marion Co MO on 1 Apr 1839 for 40 acres to John Fry. The SW quarter of the SE quarter of Section 2, Twp, 59, Range 7 West.
1840 Census. Marion Co MO, Marion Twp
John Fry 1m under 5 [James], 1m 5-10 [John], 1m 30-40 [John] 1f under 5 [Amanda], 1f 20-30 [2nd wife-Mary Jane]
Found in the 1850 Marion Co Census in Mason Twp; occupation gardner. [I am not sure of the assignment of children to mothers, a guesstimate.]
Hh 645: John Fry, age 50, gardner, property worth $1000, b. KY
Mary Jane, 35, b. Ireland
All born in MO: John A. 17, farmer. John A. 15, Amanda W. 13, Lydia J. 10, Luther C. 8, Samuel M. 6, Sarah E. 4, Mary W. age 2.
1870 Census. Mason, Marion Co MO, Hannibal P.O., Hh 72
John Fry, age 70, horticulturist, b. KY
Mary J., age 55, b. Ireland
James, 33, horticulture, b. MO
Saml. 25, "do"
Mary 18
Adda, 16
Anna, 14
William, 12
Edward Lewis, Black, laborer, age 80, b. KY
1880 Census. Hannibal, Marion, MO, Hh 171
John Fry, 80, married, Cabinet Maker, b. KY, Hip dislocated
Mary Jane, 64, wife, b. Ireland
William L., 22, son, b. MO
James M., 44, son, b. MO
John Fry is buried Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion Co, MO. He died 4 Dec 1883 in that place.
Events
| Birth | 1800 | Kentucky |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Oct 1832 | Bourbon County, Kentucky - Obediance W. Allen | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1836 - 1838 | Mary Jane Leighton | | ||
| Death | 4 Dec 1883 | Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Obediance W. Allen ( - ) |
| Child | John Allen Fry (1833 - 1913) |
| Child | James M. Fry (1835 - 1898) |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Leighton (1815 - 1908) |
| Child | Amanda Scott Fry (1837 - 1901) |
| Child | Lydia J. Fry (1840 - 1930) |
| Child | Luther C. Fry (1843 - 1909) |
| Child | Samuel M. Fry (1846 - 1908) |
| Child | Sarah Elizabeth Fry (1847 - 1916) |
| Child | Mary W. Fry (1848 - ) |
| Child | Adalaide S. Fry (1853 - ) |
| Child | Ann E. Fry (1855 - ) |
| Child | William Leighton Fry (1858 - 1937) |
| Father | BENJAMIN FRY (1775 - 1829) |
| Mother | AGNES "NANCY" KELLAR (1780 - 1841) |
| Sibling | ABRAHAM KELLAR FRY (1797 - 1860) |
| Sibling | James Fry (1804 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Fry (1808 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Y. Fry (1800 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Jacob Fry (1810 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Margaret Fry (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | William Kellar Fry (1822 - 1866) |
Endnotes
1. Henderson L. "Hank" Adams, correspondence and copies of his Frey and Spears family records..
2. US Census 1850 MO, Marion Co, Mason Twp; p.302; Dwelling 615.
3. Family Tree Maker CD-ROM, WFT- Volume 2, Pedigree 2004.
4. Henderson L. "Hank" Adams, correspondence and copies of his Frey and Spears family records., Descendant Chart #360 John Fry.
5. Henderson L. "Hank" Adams, correspondence and copies of his Frey and Spears family records., Descendant Chart #360 John Fry.
6. Henderson L. "Hank" Adams, correspondence and copies of his Frey and Spears family records., Descendant Chart #360 John Fry.