Ella Norra Davis1

b. 9 August 1884, d. 13 February 1951
FatherJohn Griffith Rogan Davis2 b. 27 Dec 1834, d. 19 Jan 1905
MotherMargaret P. Sophia Hortenstine2 b. 19 May 1844, d. 4 Jul 1890
Birth9 Aug 1884 Ella Norra Davis was born on 9 Aug 1884.1 
Marriage She married Emory Absalom Fry.1 
  Emory had been first married to Ella's older sister Mary. 
Cens-192027 Jan 1920  Emory and Ella made their home in Roanoke, Virginia, where Emory worked for the railroad. He and Ella had 3 children of their own: Emory Jr., Minerva and Griffith. Their 1920 household also included Emory and Mary's son Lloyd (20), Emory's mother Minerva and his aunt, Senah Swingle.3 [Emory and Mary's daughter Mary died in 1917] 
Death13 Feb 1951 Ella died on 13 Feb 1951 at age 66.1 

Family

Emory Absalom Fry b. Jan 1871, d. 4 Oct 1932
Children
  • Emory Absalom Fry4 (28 Jul 1912 - 19 Sep 1944)
  • Minerva Vance Fry4
  • Griffith Rogan Fry4
Last Edited31 May 2013

Citations

  1. [S3155] Paula Nixon, "The John Griffith Rogan Davis Family," e-mail to D. Powell, 21 Apr 2013. Paula is the great great granddaugther of John Griffith Rogan Davis. She shared a collection of family trees titled Ancestry Information For Dorothy Ellen Fry and Charles Emory Fry. The data was compiled by L.D.F. [Lloyd Davis Fry, s/o Mary Elizabeth Davis & Emory Absalom Fry] and printed 15 Dec. 1964.
  2. [S2170] Nancy E. Bradley will (recorded 1896), Washington Co., VA Will Book 25: 259. The will was dated 5 Feb. 1891 and proved 27 Jan. 1896. Nancy remembered "Arthur, Sophie & Ella, the three youngest children of J.G.R. Davis & Sophie his wife."
  3. [S2299] Emory A. Fry household, 1920 U.S. cens., Roanoke, (Independent City), Virginia, pop. sched., ED 129, sheet 8A (p. 250 stamped), dwelling 148, family 160, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2013. Household includes: Emory A. Fry, 48, marr, owns home, is mortgaged, b. VA, clerk-statistician for railroad; Ella Davis, wife, 35, b. VA; Lloyd Davis, son, 20, b. KY; Emory A. Jr., son, 7, b. VA; Minerva, dau, 5, b. VA; Griffith R., son, 4 5/12, b. VA; Minerva, mother, 74, b. VA; Senah Swingle, aunt, 77, b. VA.
  4. [S3155] Paula Nixon, "The John Griffith Rogan Davis Family," e-mail to D. Powell, 21 Apr 2013. Paula is the great great granddaugther of John Griffith Rogan Davis. She shared a collection of family trees titled Ancestry Information For Dorothy Ellen Fry and Charles Emory Fry. The data was compiled by L.D.F. [Lloyd Davis Fry, s/o Mary Elizabeth Davis & Emory Absalom Fry] and printed 15 Dec. 1964.