Individual Details
William Henderson Fry
(27 Oct 1871 - 10 Feb 1944)
1900: William, Alma and the two oldest boys lived with his parents.
Justice Prec. 4, Fannin Co, TX, Hh 305
George W. Fry, b. Feb 1836, age 64, married 40 yr, b. MO, parents b. KY, farmer
Mary E., wife, b. Dec 1840, age 59, 9 children - 7 living; b. MO as were her parents
William, son, b. Jan 1872, age 28, married 5 yr, b. TX
Alma, d-in-law, b. May 1876, age 24, 1 children, b. GA as were her parents
[Neither of the births given for William & Alma match their death certificates]
Emmett, gson, b. Jun 1896, age 3, b. TX
George, gson, b. Dec 1899, age 5 months, b. TX
Fannin County Directory, 1910
Ladonia
Fry, W. H., farmer 66 2/3a
1910 Census: Family found as listed. They lived next door to Will's dad.
Will H. Fry, age 38, married 15 years, farmer.
Alma, wife, age 33, 5 children
Emmit age 13. George 10. Edith 6. William 3. Bessie, age 1.
1920 Census. Justice Prec. 4, Fannin Co, TX, Hh 25, next door to Fitz E. Fry; Ivan Fry just down the page.
Will H. Fry, age 48, b. TX, parents b. MO, farmer
J. Alma, wife, age 43, b. GA, parents b. GA
Born in Texas: George B. son, age 20. Edith A., dau, age 15. William N., son, age 13. Bessie L, dau, age 11.
1940 Census. Prec 4, Fannin, TX, Hh 103
Lived in the same house in 1935
W. H. Fry, 68, b. TX, Farmer
Julia A., wife, 63, b. GA
George B., son, 40, b. TX, Farmer
Death Certificate #8043. Will's name listed as William Henry Fry. He had lived his lifetime in Fannin Co, 1 mile southeast of Ladonia. He was born 27 Oct 1872 in Ladonia, and died 10 Feb 1944. He was married and a farmer. He died of endocarditis. Father was George Fry born in MO; mother Mary Adams, also b. MO. The informant was Geo. Fry of Ladonia. He was buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Ladonia. [Presbyterian & Ladonia City Cemetery are in the same location and indistinguishable]
Buried in Ladonia Cemetery: W.H. Fry 1871-1944, Julia Alma, Wife 1876-1953
Online transcription of the Ladonia Cemetery gives the wife of W. H. Fry as Julia Alma Fry.
Events
Birth | 27 Oct 1871 | Texas | |||
Marriage | 23 Jan 1895 | Fannin County, Texas - Julia Alma Cooper | |||
Death | 10 Feb 1944 | Fannin County, Texas |
Families
Spouse | Julia Alma Cooper (1876 - 1953) |
Child | Emmett Fry (1896 - 1965) |
Child | George B. Fry (1899 - 1975) |
Child | Edith A. Fry (1904 - ) |
Child | William Noah "Pete" Fry (1906 - 1977) |
Child | Bessie Louise Fry (1908 - 1978) |
Child | Lena Frances Fry (1912 - 1914) |
Father | George Washington Lafayette Fry (1836 - 1915) |
Mother | Mary Elizabeth Adams (1838 - 1905) |
Sibling | Sarah M. Fry (1860 - 1876) |
Sibling | James Oscar "Jim" Fry (1862 - 1942) |
Sibling | Sidney Barbara Helen Fry (1865 - 1922) |
Sibling | Emily Jane "Emma" Fry (1867 - 1936) |
Sibling | John Kellar Fry (1869 - 1935) |
Sibling | Robert Emmett Fry (1874 - 1955) |
Sibling | George Walter Fry (1876 - 1905) |
Sibling | Felix Dunlap Fry (1880 - 1880) |
Endnotes
1. US Census 1920 TX Fannin County (LDS Microfilm #1821803; NA T-625; Roll 1803), Justice Precinct #4; ED 47; p.5, Household #79.
2. US Census 1900 TX, Fannin Co (LDS Microfilm #1241633 & #1241632), ED 71; Justice Precinct 4, p.254a, Household 304..
3. Anna Bird Casey, great-granddaughter of Abraham Kellar Fry, "A Fry Family Record" (Compiled 1978; mailed to me from Ben Ed Fry 5 Dec 1997).
4. Vital Records Index - North America Family History resource Fille: Marriages, Births, Christenings. Set of 7 CD Roms. (Latter Day Saints; c1998), CD Rom 3. FHL Number 1293831.