J. W. FRY, 1864-

FRY, WILSON

Posted By: Bahnson
Date: 4/24/2002 at 17:47:02

J. W. FRY.
J. W. Fry, a very successful farmer in Centennial township, Lyon county, Iowa, was born July 7, 1864, in the state of New York. His father, John Fry, located in that state in the early ‘fifties, and there followed farming for a living. He died when the subject of this sketch was but seven years of age.
Mr. Fry lived in his native state until he reached the age of fourteen years. There he was a student in the public school, and secured a very fair and practical education, so that he has been able to transact business and look after his own interests in the world very successfully. Mr. Fry came to Lyon county in 1888 and for the ensuing four years was employed as a farm hand in this section of this state. His next removal was to the lumber woods of Minnesota, where he was employed for two years. On coming back to this state, he secured land and began farming on his own account.
In 1891 Mr. Fry was married to Miss Sophia Wilson, who was born May 3, 1870, in Sioux county, Iowa. This union has been favored with the birth of several bright and handsome children.
Mr. Fry is a Democrat, and has won a considerable standing as a man and a citizen in his community. He owns a half section of land, and is numbered among the oldest and most prosperous settlers of the county.