Doddridge County Roots

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John Z. FRY

John Z. FRY

Male 1842 - 1865  (~ 23 years)

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  • Name John Z. FRY 
    Born CA 1842  Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military (ENLISTED 2/11/1865)  [2, 3
    Pvt, Co D, 17th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    Residence 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 31 May 1865  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: pneumonia (while convalescing from typhoid fever) 
    Person ID I65000  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 May 2014 

    Father John FRY,   b. CA 1821 
    Mother Catherine ROWH,   b. CA 1812 
    Family ID F21758  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Betty" LIPSCOMB,   b. Jul 1839, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 7 1900:
      Betty Fry, 60, b. Jul 1839, washwoman, widowed, mother of 12 children (11 still living); son Lewis, 24, b. Jun 1876, single; son Saul, 23, b. Mar 1877, single; dau Laura, 20, b. Jan 1880, single; grandson William, 15, b. Dec 1884; granddau Cassie, 12, b. May 1888.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 2 1910:
      Elizabeth Fry, 75, widow, mother of 8 children (5 still living); grandson William Fry, 22, single, common laborer.
    Children 
     1. Hannah FRY,   b. CA 1860, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1942, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
     2. Mary Susan FRY,   b. 29 May 1865,   d. 1 Jan 1893, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     3. James FRY,   b. 11 Mar 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1950, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Lewis FRY,   b. Jun 1876,   d. 25 Jan 1910, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 33 years)
     5. Solomon "Saul" FRYE,   b. 8 Mar 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1968, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     6. Laura FREY,   b. Jan 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F27164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: pneumonia (while convalescing from typhoid fever) - 31 May 1865 - Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    65000_FRY_JohnZ_ArmyEnlistment_11Feb1865.jpg
    65000_FRY_JohnZ_ArmyEnlistment_11Feb1865.jpg
    65000_FRY_JohnZ_ArmyHospitalAdmission_20May1865.jpg
    65000_FRY_JohnZ_ArmyHospitalAdmission_20May1865.jpg
    65000_FRY_JohnZ_ArmyDischarge_ReportofDeath.jpg
    65000_FRY_JohnZ_ArmyDischarge_ReportofDeath.jpg
    65000_FRY_JohnZ_PersonalEffects_13Jun1865.jpg
    65000_FRY_JohnZ_PersonalEffects_13Jun1865.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 248, Line 17 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791879&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S37] Historical Military Records, (www.fold3.com).

    3. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).