George Norman Dry (1885 - 1948)

Born 12 Jun 1885 in Mt. Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lillie Frances (Morgan) Dry — married 24 Dec 1903 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

Husband of Carrie Holshouse (Myers) Dry — married 22 Jul 1934 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1948 at age 62 in North Carolina, USA

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Biography

George Norman Dry was born on the 12th of June 1885 in Mt. Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He was the son of James and Camella Dry.

• George N, Dry and Lillie F. Morgan were married on the 24th of December 1903 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. ^[1]

• 1910 US Federal Census for Gold Hill, Rowan, North Carolina shows George N. (not W.) Dry (age 25), Married, Head-of-House, Occupation: Fire Man, Industry: Rock Quarry, with his wife Lillie (age 36) and five children - three boys: Marvin B. (age 6) Vernon (age 4) and Frank L. (age 0); and two girls: Ella M. (age 17) and Louise D. (age 0). ^[2]

• 1920 US Federal Census for Reed Misenheimers, Cabarrus, North Carolina shows George N. Drye (not "Crye") (age 34) Married, Head-of-House, Occupation: Farmer, with his wifge Lilie F. (age 35) and six children - four sons: Marvin B. (age 15), Vern E. (age 13), Frank L. (age 10) and Jennie M. (age 6), and two daughters: Carrie B. (age 8) and Lula M. (age 5). His mother-in-law: Mary A. Morgan (age 68) was also part of thge household. ^[3]

• George's wife - Lillie France (Morgan) Dry passed away on the 25 of August 1929 in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. ^[4]

• 1930 US Federal Census for Township 7, Cabarrus, North Carolina shows George N. Dry (age 44) Widowed, Occupation: Farmer, with 6 children - three sons: Frank L. (age 20), Jennie M. (age 17) and John E. (age 2), and three daughters: Carrie P. (age 18), Lula M. (age 16) and Atline J. (age 10). ^[5]

• George N. Dry and Carrie Holshouse Myers were married on the 22nd of July 1934 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. ^[6]

• 1940 US Federal Census for Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut shows George N. Dry (age 54) Married, Head-of-House, Occupation: Laborer for a Construction Company, with his wife Carrie (age 27) and two children: a son John (age 12) and a daughter Muna (age 4). ^[7]

• 1945 City Directory for Waterbury, Connecticut, USA lists George N. Dry. Occupation: Chauffer, as a resident living at 29 Bridge Rd with his wife Carrie E. Dry. ^[8]

• George Norman Dry passed away on the 11th of January 1948 in North Carolina. He was buried in the Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery in Gold Hill, Rowan County, North Carolina. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011" Name: Geo N Dry, Gender: Male, Race: White, Age: 20, Birth Year: 1883, Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1903, Marriage Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA, Father: James Dry, Mother: Camilla Dry, Spouse: Lillie F Morgan, Spouse Gender: Female, Spouse Race: White, Spouse Age: 19, Spouse Father: Nathan Morgan, Spouse Mother: Mary Morgan, Event Type: Marriage.
2. ↑ "1910 United States Federal Census for George W Dry", North Carolina, Rowan, Gold Hill, District 0097.
3. ↑ "1920 United States Federal Census for George N Crye", North Carolina, Cabarrus. Reed Misenheimers, District 0047.
4. ↑ "North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 60090 #1635282 : accessed 1 October 2023), Lillie Francis Dry death 25 Aug 1929 (age 45y 4m 10d).
5. ↑ "1930 United States Federal Census for George N Dry", North Carolina, Cabarrus, Township 7, District 0015.
6. ↑ "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 for G N Dry" Rowan, Index to Marriages - Male (1760 - 1998), Page 195, Wife: Carrie Holshower.
7. ↑ "1940 United States Federal Census for George N Dry" Connecticut, New Haven, Naugatuck, 5-127.
8. ↑ "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Naugatuck Directory - 1945, page 36.
9. ↑ "Find a Grave, database and images" (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29789281/george-norman-dry: accessed 13 October 2023), memorial page for George Norman Dry (12 Jun 1885–22 Jan 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29789281, citing Saint Stephens Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gold Hill Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by carol griffin (contributor 47850743).