Emory Absalom Fry1

b. January 1871, d. 4 October 1932
BirthJan 1871 Emory Absalom Fry was born in Jan 1871 in Virginia.2 
Marriage8 Jun 1898 He married Mary Elizabeth Davis, daughter of John Griffith Rogan Davis and Margaret P. Sophia Hortenstine, on 8 Jun 1898 in Washington County, Virginia. Emory was a resident of Greenville, Kentucky where he worked as a railroad agent.3 
Cens-19005 Jan 1900  Following their marriage the couple returned to Kentucky where they were enumerated in Anderson County. Emory's entry indicated he worked as a telegraph operator [probably for the railroad]. One child, noted to be a daughter, Laura, born in April 1899, was also recorded as was 15 year Ellen N. Davis, identifited as "sister."2 
  There were two errors in this census enumeration. The first is that "Laura" was actually Lloyd Davis Fry, born 19 April 1899. The second error is less onerous. Fifteen year old Ellen Davis was Ella Davis, Emory's sister-in-law, not his sister. 
Widowed18 Sep 1902  Mary Elizabeth died in the fall of 1902. 
Cens-191021 Apr 1910  Emory's parents appear to have helped him raise the children. On 21 April 1910 Emory was enumerated living with his father and mother, Allen and Minerva Fry in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia. In addition to Emory and his children, Lloyd (10) and Mary (8), the household included Charles Hailman, also a widower, who was identified as the elder Fry's son-in-law. He also had two children: Charles (8) and Lloyd (3).4 
Cens-191026 Apr 1910  Five days later Emory was recorded boarding with a family in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. He was noted as 42 years old, widowed, and employed as a traveling auditor for a railroad.5 
Marriage He married Ella Norra Davis, daughter of John Griffith Rogan Davis and Margaret P. Sophia Hortenstine.1 
  Ella was the younger sister of Emory's first wife, Mary.  
Cens-192027 Jan 1920  Emory and Ella made their home in Roanoke, Virginia, where Emory continued to work for the railroad. He and Ella had 3 children of their own: Emory Jr., Minerva and Griffith. Their 1920 household also included Emory's son Lloyd (20), his mother Minerva and aunt, Senah Swingle.6 [Emory and Mary's daughter Mary died in 1917] 
Death4 Oct 1932 Emory died on 4 Oct 1932 in Roanoke, Virginia, at age 61.7 

Family 1

Mary Elizabeth Davis b. 14 Mar 1871, d. 18 Sep 1902
Children
  • Lloyd Davis Fry4 (19 Apr 1899 - 21 Mar 1978)
  • Mary Elizabeth Fry4 (21 Jul 1901 - 20 Apr 1917)

Family 2

Ella Norra Davis b. 9 Aug 1884, d. 13 Feb 1951
Children
  • Emory Absalom Fry7 (28 Jul 1912 - 19 Sep 1944)
  • Minerva Vance Fry7
  • Griffith Rogan Fry7
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. [S2886] Emory A. Fry household, 1900 U.S. cens., Anderson Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., Lawrenceburg, ED 3, sheet 6A (p. 32 stamped), dwelling 87, family 94, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2013. Household includes: Emory A. Fry, 29, b. Jan. 1871, marr 2 yrs, b. VA, telegraph operator; Mary, wife, 29, b. March 1871, b. VA, marr 2 yrs, mother of 1 child, is living; Laura, dau, 1, b. Apr 1899, b. KY; Ellen N. Davis, sister, 15, b. Aug. 1884, at school, b. VA.
  3. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 39. Emory A. Fry, 27, b. Pearisburg, VA, living Greenville, KY, s/o A.L. & M.A. Fry, RR agent AND Mary E. Davis, 26, d/o J.G.R. & M.P.S. Davis; 8 Jun 1898 by R.E. Henderlite.
  4. [S3156] Allen L. Fry household, 1910 U.S. cens., Giles Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Pearisburg, ED 20, sheet 5B, dwelling 92, family 94, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr. 2013. Household includes: Allen L. Fry, 67, marr #1, marr 40 years, b. VA; Minerva A., wife, 67, marr #1, marr 40 yrs, b. VA; Emory A., son, 37, wid, b. VA, auditor for railroad; Hailman, Charles, son-in-law, 37, wid, b. VA. Com. trader [?], groceries; Charles W. Hailman, grandson, 8, b. VA; Lloyd R., grandson, 3, b. VA; Lloyd D. Fry, grandson, 10, b. KY; Mary E., granddaughter, 8, b. KY; Senah Swingle, sister-in-law, 61, b. VA.
  5. [S235] George F. Holman household, 1910 U.S. cens., Scioto Co., OH, pop. sched., Portsmouth, ED 155, sheet 14B, dwelling 304, family 309, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr. 3013. Household includes: Emory A. Fry, roomer, 42, wid, b. VA, traveling auditor for railroad.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.