James William Fry (1902)

FRY, POOLE, SAULSBURY

Posted By: April Humes (email)
Date: 7/10/2005 at 21:10:03

Newspaper Unknown
December 1902

Obituary

James W. Fry was born in Fredric county, Virginia, November 7, 1820, died December 1, 1902, at his home southwest of Dexter. He grew to young manhood in Fredric county and was married to Elizabeth Jane Fry. He moved after his marriage to Morgantown, Va. and from there to Indiana, then locating in Knox, Co., where the wife died, Feb. 11, 1868. By this union five sons and three daughters were born, all surviving him except one son.

In October 1868 he removed to Iowa where he was married to Susannah Poole, March 9, 1871, who died December 29, 1888. In June 1890, he was married to Melvina Saulsbury, who survives him.

"Uncle Jimmy" Fry, as he was better known, was a familiar figure among the older men of this community. He was a good neighbor and friend to those who needed friendship or assistance, a good father and husband, a man who had striven hard and met many reverses. He was a prominent Odd Fellow, and one of the oldest in Oddfellowship in the state.

The funeral services were held Wednesday, conducted by J.W. Stribling, and in charge of the Odd Fellow lodges of Dexter and Earlham. The remains were buried in the Earlham cemetery.
He leaves four sons and three daughters beside the wife and a large number of friends to mourn his death.
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Winterset Madisonian
December 11, 1902
Page 6

Penn

Uncle Jas. Fry, one of the old settlers of this county died on Monday, December 1, and was buried at Earlham on Wednesday. He has lived on the same farm since 1858 and will be missed by those who knew him.
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Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, December 11, 1902

James William Fry, one of the old settlers of this community, died at his home in Dallas county on Monday, Dec. 1, 1902. He had been in poor health for a number of years and his death had been expected for some time. The funeral service was held in the Presbyterian church here on the following Wednesday, conducted by Rev. J. W. Stribling, and was in charge of the Odd Fellows of which the deceased was an honored member. He was an Odd Fellow for fifty-four years, having joined the order in Morgantown, Va., in 1848. The remains were laid away in the Earlham cemetery.

The subject of this sketch was born in Fredrick county, Virginia, Nov. 7, 1820, and was consequently 82 years and 24 days old at the time of his death.

On Jan. 3, 1843 he was married to Elizabeth Jane Frye, who bore him eight children, five sons and three daughters, all of whom, except the oldest son, survive the father. The mother died in 1858.

He was married again in 1871 to Susanna Poole, who died in 1889. He was married to the surviving wife in 1891. He came to Iowa in 1869 and had resided here ever since. He was grandfather to 38 children, and great grandfather to eight. He was the oldest brother of our townsman E. S. Fry.

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