Individual Details
Pleman Bruce Fry
(13 Aug 1863 - 16 Mar 1932)
1900 Census. Hunt Co, TX. Justice Prec 6; Hh 11
P. B. Fry, b. Aug 1863, age 36, married 7 yr. Born TX, parents b. MO. Farmer, merchant
Mary Pearl, wife, b. May 1872, 3 children, 2 are living. Born AR, parents b. TN
Fulton, son, b. Oct 1893, age 6
Pleman, son, b. Dec 1899, age 6 months
Fannin County Directory, 1910
Ladonia
Fry, P. B., 100a
First name from 1920 Census: Seems to be Pleman.
1910 Census just as P. B. Fry. Only children listed at that time were Benton, age 15, & Beatrice, age 3. Occupation was merchant, grocery. Ada Dees, age 22 was a boarder in the household; worked as telephone operator.
1920 Census. Ladonia, Fannin Co. Hh 42
Pleman B. Fry, age 56, b. TX, parents b. MO, farmer
Mary P., wife, age 48, b. AR, parents b. TN
Beatrice, dau, age 15. Wesley Bruce, son, age 9. Samuel W., son, age 4
1930 Census. Bruce listed as Leeman P. Fry this time. Age 66, married at age 30. Born TX, both parents b. MO. Mary P., wife, was age 58, b. AR, parents b. TN. Beatrice S. age 22, Wesley B., age 19 and Samuel W. age 14. The family lived on Mill St.
"Personal" in the Ladonia News stated that one of the children was home visiting mother, Mrs. P. B. Fry on 4 Jan 1940, indicating in all likelihood Bruce was deceased by this date.
Texas Death Certificate #11336
P. B. Fry was age 69 when he died 16 Mar 1932. Death was due to arteriosclerosis and paralysis of his left arm and leg. Bruce was a retired merchant. He was married to Mrs. Pearl Fry. He was born in Fannin Co, 13 Aug 1863. His father was Will Fry, b. MO; mother was Saproni [Saphronia] Abernathy, b. MO. S. D. Fry, his brother, was the informant and the doctor.
Events
| Birth | 13 Aug 1863 | Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas |  | ||
| Marriage | 26 Oct 1893 | Fannin County, Texas - Mary Pearl Eagleton | | ||
| Death | 16 Mar 1932 | Fannin County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Pearl Eagleton (1871 - 1960) |
| Child | Benton Fulton Fry (1894 - 1960) |
| Child | Weir Eagleton Fry (1898 - 1899) |
| Child | William Plemon Fry (1899 - 1903) |
| Child | Beatrice Sophronia Fry (1906 - 1991) |
| Child | Wesley Bruce Fry (1910 - 1984) |
| Child | Samuel Wallace Fry (1915 - 2005) |
| Father | WILLIAM WALLACE FRY (1830 - 1901) |
| Mother | Sophronia Abernathy (1838 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Emily Cora Fry (1860 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Dr. Samuel Doak Fry (1866 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Lillie Fry (1872 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Lafayette Fry (1880 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Lois Pippin Haden. Handwritten family records..
2. Frances Terry Ingmire, US Census of Fannin Co Texas, 1870 (Copies sent by Charlene Parks. From Sam Rayburn Library 3 Jun 1994), p.96.
3. US Census 1880 - FamilySearch CD-ROM Transcription of entire 1880 Census by the LDS; 2000., Texas, Fannin Co, Precinct 4; p.420A.
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.
5. Joseph Benjamin Haden (Personal writings), Newspaper Clipping..