Their first nine children were born in Cabell, Virginia and the last two were born in Wayne, Virginia.
David Fry was a farmer.
It shows that David owned land on 30 JUN 1846 in Wayne County, Virginia (now West Virginia). (David Fry's 6/30/1846 Land Grant Abstract) 33 a. On the head of the Spring branch of Rich Creek of Twelve Pole Creek, beginning on the dividing ridge between Brush Creek & Rich Creek Grants No. 97, p. 521
He passed away about 1885 and is buried at Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia.
Inscription:
HUSBAND
DAVID FRY
SON OF GEORGE FRY III
AND MARY ANN JOHNSTON
1801-1885
WIFE
CHRISTINA ADKINS
DAUG OF LITTLEBERRY
& NANCY ADKINS ADKINS
1805-1884
CHILDREN
Andrew J 1822 Ann 1834
Isom 1824 Mary Polly 1837
Hezekiah 1826 Berry 1843
Jesse 1829 Surilda 1844
James 1830
Sources
↑ Cabell County, West Virginia, "Marriage Record Search (1809 - 1968)," David Fry to Christina Adkins, January 1820; database with images, West Virginia Vital Research Records Project (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx : accessed 22 December 2017); citing West Virginia Archives, Charleston, West Virginia. [No actual date of marriage given on the marriage record. The official performing marriages listed them in a list of marriages between 1 January 1820 and 1 January 1821]
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #45078458 (accessed 24 July 2023) Memorial page for David Fry (1801-1885), citing Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Polly Fry Hagerman (contributor 47161889).
1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830" citing Page: 13; Affiliate Publication Number: M19; FamilySearch Record: XH5W-TB7 (accessed 24 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-GKV David Fay in Cabell, Virginia.
1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840" citing Page: 51; Affiliate Publication Number: M704; FamilySearch Record: XHBM-NMZ (accessed 24 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYJ-92MQ David Fry in Cabell, Virginia.
1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850" citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 6; FamilySearch Record: M658-WX7 (accessed 24 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6743-224 David Fry (49) in Lawrence, Kentucky.
1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860" citing Page: 151; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; FamilySearch Record: M411-CKW (accessed 24 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBS6-VHY David Fry (58) in Wayne, Virginia.
1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870" citing Page: 13; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 14; FHL microfilm: 000553200; Record number: 3867; FamilySearch Record: MZH9-941 (accessed 24 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DTK7-91B Image number 00101 David Fry (70) head of household in Grant, West Virginia.
1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880" citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm . FamilySearch Record: M6TC-WWM (accessed 24 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBG-9WDX Image number 00058 David Fry (80), married, Farmer, head of household in Stonewall District, Wayne, West Virginia.
David Fry's 6/30/1846 Land Grant Abstract
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They really should be merged.
They really should be merged.