Individual Details

In 1860 B. O. Fry was only age 3 - he had older siblings. It is certain he was not born in 1854 - more likely in was December of 1856.

1900 Census. Prec 1, Throckmorton Co, TX, Hh 30
Benjamin O. Fry, b. Dec 1854, age 45, married 19 years, b. TX, Parents b. MO, Stock Farmer
Mary E., wife, b. Jun 1860, 39, 8 children - 7 are living, b. TX, father b. AL, mother b. MS
John W., son, b. Sep 1883, 16
Lyda M. dau, b. Sep 1888, 11
Mattie P., dau, b. Jul 1891, 8
Bennie, dau, b. Aug 1893, 6
Joseph O., son, b. Jan 1875, 5
Eula M. Dau, b. Oct 1897, 2
Lula M., Dau, b. Oct 1897, 2
Thomas Dixon, servant, b. May 1876, age 24, b. TX, Farm labor

1920 Census. Woodson, Throckmorton, TX, Hh 57
B. O. Fry, 61
Mry E., wife, 56
Joe, son, 23
Ula, dau, 19
Lula, dau, 19
Ray Migeon, grandson, 9 (Migginson, son of Lydia)

Texas Death Certificate #47267
B. O. Fry, died in Woodson, Throckmorton Co, TX on 21 Sep 1936 of senility. He was born 25 Dec 1854. Listed as Married - husband of Mrs. B. O. Fry. The informant was Lula Fry of Woodson - she gave his father as "Harry Fry" of Misarrow (Missouri?) and his mother as "Merrian" of Missippee - neither of which was correct - his father was John Marion Fry, his mother Harriet Rankin - she seems to have reversed their names.

Buried Woodson Cemetery,

Birth	25 Dec 1856	Texas
Marriage	21 Oct 1879	Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas - Mary Emma Benton
Death	21 Sep 1936	Woodson, Throckmorton County, Texas

Spouse	Mary Emma Benton (1860 - 1939)
Child	John Walter Fry (1883 - 1959)
Child	Lyda M. Fry (1888 - 1955)
Child	Mattie Pearl Fry (1891 - 1962)
Child	Bernice "Bennie" Fry (1893 - )
Child	Joseph Oscar Fry (1895 - 1977)
Child	Eula Mae Fry (1897 - 1986)
Child	Lula Mae Fry (1897 - 1977)

Father	John Marion Fry (1827 - 1884)
Mother	Harriet W. Rankin (1829 - 1885)
Sibling	J. M. Fry (1853 - )
Sibling	M. E. Fry (1855 - )
Sibling	Abram K. Fry (1859 - )
Sibling	Sarah Katherine Fry (1862 - 1895)