Robert Eugene Frye (1920 - 1999)

Born 6 Dec 1920 in Morgan, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Donna Lou (Williams) Frye — married 6 Jun 1947 in Boone, Indiana, United States

Biography

1930 United States Census^[1]
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Harrison Township, Owen, Indiana, United States
Event Place (Original): Harrison, 3, Owen
Name:Eugene Fry
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 1

1940 United States Census^[2]
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Whitestown, Boone, Indiana, United States
Event Place (Original): Indiana, Boone, Worth Township, Whitestown
Name: Robert Eugene Fry
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Putnam, Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Birthplace: Indiana

1942 United States World War II Army Enlistment Records^[3]
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 17 Jun 1942
Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Name: Robert E Fry
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1920
Birthplace: INDIANA
Education Level: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: General farmers
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 35357758
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 09293.351

1947 Indiana Marriages^[4]
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 06 Jun 1947
Event Place: Boone, Indiana, United States
Name: Robert Eugene Frye
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 06 Dec 1920
Birthplace: , Morgan, Indiana
Residence Place: Zionsville, , Indiana
Race: White
Father's Name: Ernest Frye
Mother's Name: Goldie Joy White
Spouse's Name: Donna Lou Williams
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Birth Date: 02 Oct 1930
Spouse's Birthplace: Indianapolis, , Indiana
Spouse's Residence Place: Zionsville, , Indiana
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Father's Name: Kay Maurice Williams
Spouse's Mother's Name: Louise Beulah Robertson
Officiator's Name: C R Earle
Number of Images: 1
Marriage License Date: 31 May 1947
Marriage Place: Boone, Indiana

1999 United States Social Security Death Index^[5]
Robert E Frye
Principal
United States Social Security Death Index
Birth: 6 December 1920
Death: 19 July 1999
Indiana, United States

1999 Find A Grave Index^[6]
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1999
Event Place: Brick Chapel, Putnam, Indiana, United States of America
Event Place (Original): Brick Chapel, Putnam, Indiana, United States of America
Cemetery: Brick Chapel Cemetery
Name: Robert Eugene Frye
Birth Date: 06 Dec 1920
Death Date: 19 Jul 1999
Photograph Included: Y

1999 Find a Grave^[7]
Robert Eugene Frye
BIRTH 6 Dec 1920
Morgan County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 19 Jul 1999 (aged 78)
Bainbridge, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Brick Chapel Cemetery
Brick Chapel, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID 155416215

Family Members
Spouse
Donna Lou Williams Frye 1930–2015

1999 Obituary^[8]
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 22 Jul 1999
Event Place: Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Name: Robert E Frye
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Birth Date: 06 Dec 1920
Birthplace: Lewisville
Death Date: 19 Jul 1999
Death Place: Greencastle, Indiana
Residence Place: Bainbridge
Occupation: Farmer
Newspaper: Herald-Times

Spouse and Children
Cathy Adams Daughter Female
Donna Williams Frye Wife Female
Linda Bright Daughter Female
Janet Like Daughter Female
Dennis Frye Son Male
Andy Frye Son Male

Parents and Siblings
Ernest Frye Father Male
Mary Brown Sister Female
Ernest Frye Brother Male
Susie Frye Whitaker Mother Female Ray Allen Or Buck Frye Brother Male
Forrest Frye Brother Male
George Frye Brother Male
Glen Frye Brother Male
Harry Frye Brother Male
Goldie Joy White Frye Mother Female

Others on Record
Rev Robert Davies Nonrelative Male

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4B3-DBM : accessed 14 January 2021), Eugene Fry in household of Earnest Fry, Harrison Township, Owen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 1A, line 20, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 622; FHL microfilm 2,340,357.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1R4-SJG : 5 January 2021), Robert Eugene Fry in household of Ernest Fry, Whitestown, Boone, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6-25, sheet 11A, line 16, family 261, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1028.
3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMKH-8LG : 5 December 2014), Robert E Fry, enlisted 17 Jun 1942, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXLS-Z7X : 10 December 2017), Robert Eugene Frye and Donna Lou Williams, 06 Jun 1947; citing Boone, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004202710.
5. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3SC-RM7
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S9-7JQT : 19 July 2020), Robert Eugene Frye, 1999; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 January 2021), memorial page for Robert Eugene Frye (6 Dec 1920–19 Jul 1999), Find a Grave Memorial no. 155416215, citing Brick Chapel Cemetery, Brick Chapel, Putnam County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Missy McHargue (contributor 48482454) .
8. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRX-FKMV : accessed 14 January 2021), Robert E Frye, Bloomington, Indiana, United States, 22 Jul 1999; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Herald-Times, born-digital text.