James Elmore Dry (1821 - 1865)

Born 21 Jul 1821 in Allen, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Mary (Brown) Dry — married 18 Jan 1846 in Monroe, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1865 at age 43 in Red River, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Biography

When James Elmore Dry was born on July 21, 1821, in Allen, Kentucky, his father, George Dry, was 35 and his mother, Mary Polly Oliver, was 29. He married Mary A. Brown on January 18, 1846, in Monroe City, Missouri. They had five children in 17 years. James was a Civil War Private, in Company B, 4th Missouri Cavalry, CSA; and tragically died when the steamship Kentucky capsized on the Red River in Indian Territory returning home after the Civil War. James and many other soldiers died on June 9, 1865. He was 43 at the time of his death, and was buried in Madison, Missouri.

Sources

• James E Dry and Mary Brown were married on 18 Jan 1846 in Monroe, Missouri: "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WPMP-X12M : 1 October 2019), James E Dry, 18 Jan 1846; citing Marriage, Monroe, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007514155.

• James and Mary Day [Dry] with their children in the 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS3-93Q6?cc=1473181&wc=7QJZ-5B3%3A1589429312%2C1589422620%2C1589422372 : 24 March 2017), Missouri > Monroe > Union Township > image 22 of 29; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• SS Kentucky Disaster: On June 9, 1865, the SS Kentucky capsized in the Red River south of Shreveport, marking the second deadliest inland maritime disaster in US history. An Account of the disaster. URL: https://64parishes.org/entry/ss-kentucky-disaster. and URL: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:The_%22Kentucky%22%2C_a_side-wheeler_steamboat; lists James Elmore Dry in the partial list of lost men.

• James Elmore Dry is found in Find A Grave: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33293206/james-elmore-dry : accessed 24 July 2021), memorial page for James Elmore Dry (21 Jul 1821–9 Jun 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33293206, citing Sunset Hill Cemetery, Madison, Monroe County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by KBrockman (contributor 47092179) .