Nathan Grant Fry (abt. 1869 - 1904)

Born about Jun 1869 in Delaware County, Indiana, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Palmer) Fry — married 15 Sep 1891 (to 5 Jun 1904) in Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1904 at about age 35 in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Nathan Grant Fry was born about June 1869 in Delaware County, Indiana.^[1] Nathan was the eight child and fourth son of Alexander Fry and Nancy McDaniel.

Nathan married Margaret "Maggie" Palmer on September 15, 1891 in Belpre Township, Washington, Ohio, USA.^[2] Nathan and Maggie had six children:

1. Minnie Mae Frye (17 Jun 1893 - 20 Oct 1976)
2. Robert Elwood "Elwood" Frye (8 Dec 1894 - 14 Jul 1968)
3. Samuel Alfred "Alf" Frye (24 Aug 1898 - 18 May 1962)
4. Unknown (from the 1900 census - 4 children/3 living)
5. Benjamin N. Frye (10 Mar 1904 - 19 Mar 1904)
6. Daniel Warren Frye (5 Feb 1905 - 22 Jul 1981)

Nathan was recorded in the US censuses of:

• 1870 (Nathan Fry, inferred son of Alexander Fry, in Delaware County, Indiana),^[1]
• 1880 (Nathan G Fry, son of Alexander Fry, in Washington County, Ohio)^[3]
• 1900 (Nathan Fry, head of household, in Wood County) .^[4]

Nathan passed away on June 5, 1904 in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia. He either fell or was attacked in near-by Sisterville, West Virginia and died after being rushed to a hospital in New Martinsville.^[5][6]

Research Notes

Sources needed & not found to-date:

• Birth record
• Burial record
• Death certificate
• Coroner ruling on cause of death

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXF-VKF : 12 April 2016), Alexander Fry, Indiana, United States; citing p. 13, family 98, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,809.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8D5-NLF : 10 December 2017), Nathan Fry and Maggie Palmer, 15 Sep 1891; citing Washington, Ohio, United States, reference bk 10 cn 310; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 941,961.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M834-6CW : 15 July 2017), Nathan G Fry in household of Alexander Fry, Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 219, sheet 53C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1075; FHL microfilm 1,255,075.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZK-G6B : 14 January 2022), Nathan Fry, 1900.
5. ↑ Sistersville daily oil review. (Sistersville, W. Va.), 09 June 1904. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86092356/1904-06-09/ed-1/seq-2/>
6. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6KZ-MNP : 10 March 2018), Nathaniel Fry, 05 Jun 1904; citing Death, New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States, source ID v 2 p 158, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 946,210.