Individual Details
Amanda Scott Fry
(1837 - 1901)
Amanda has been thought by some to be the daughter of the first wife Obedience Allen. However, she was not named in the estate settlement of Obedience's father, John M. Allen, in 1855 in Bourbon Co KY and the two older sons, John Allen & James M. were listed as being entitled to two-thirds of the portion of their deceased mother. No designation of the remaining one-third is suggested. The document does name John Fry as the attorney of the two sons. If John Fry's marriage record to Mary Leighton could be found this question would be settled.
Amanda and George Bird were third cousins.
In 1900 she was listed as a widow, aged 62, a resident of the State Hospital for the Insane in Buchanan Co MO. She was listed as having had 12 children but there were apparently only two. Daughter Emma born about 1866 and a son Charles born about 1869 who is not found after the 1870 census.
Events
| Birth | 1837 | Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 Sep 1860 | Marion County, Missouri - George Washington Bird | | ||
| Death | 1901 | |
Families
| Spouse | George Washington Bird (1831 - 1884) |
| Father | John Fry (1800 - 1883) |
| Mother | Mary Jane Leighton (1815 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Lydia J. Fry (1840 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Luther C. Fry (1843 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Samuel M. Fry (1846 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elizabeth Fry (1847 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Mary W. Fry (1848 - ) |
| Sibling | Adalaide S. Fry (1853 - ) |
| Sibling | Ann E. Fry (1855 - ) |
| Sibling | William Leighton Fry (1858 - 1937) |
Endnotes
1. US Census 1850 MO, Marion Co, Mason Twp; p.302; Dwelling 615.
2. Jon Frye, Frye Family Association Journal. (4356 Chippewa Trail, Jamestown, OH 45335), Vol. 3, Issue 9, Spring 2007. "A Brief Sketch of Two Widows" by Jon Frye.
3. Jon Frye, Frye Family Association Journal. (4356 Chippewa Trail, Jamestown, OH 45335), Vol. 3, Issue 8; Fall 2006; Commentaries on the Diary of Aaron S. Fry.