Fry, John Wesley

1846 - 1941  (95 years)

• Name	Fry, John Wesley
  		John Wesley and "Bettie" Fry Contributed by Donna 'Elie' Keen
  Birth	21 Feb 1846	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 02, page 01b
  Occupation	Farmer, Wagon Maker in Blacksmith Shop  [2, 3]
  Reference Number	FRY.J003
  _FGRAVE	24144973
  Death	20 Aug 1941	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Fry, J. W. and Elizabeth
  Person ID	I18442	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Fry, Andrew,   b. 1808   d. 1860 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Yonce, Sarah Sallie,   b. 1810   d. 1879 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F8277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Colley, Elizabeth Catherine 'Bettie',   b. 22 Feb 1846, Arlington County, Virginia d. 6 Dec 1913 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1873  [4]
  	Other sources show they were married in 1866 in Washington, Virginia
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years - She : 27 years.
  Children	1. Fry, Edmund Burke,   b. 5 Jul 1875, Abington, Washington County, Virginia d. 1950 (Age 74 years)   2. Fry, Charles Louis,   b. 27 Jul 1877, Abington, Washington County, Virginia d. 1957 (Age 79 years)   3. Fry, William Thomas,   b. 19 Jun 1879, Abington, Washington County, Virginia d. 22 Apr 1880 (Age 0 years) > 4. Fry, Mary Lee,   b. 24 Sep 1881, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee d. 1918 (Age 36 years)   5. Fry, Maggie Annis,   b. 7 Nov 1883, Tennessee d. 1972 (Age 88 years)   6. Fry, Francis Eugene,   b. 22 Feb 1886, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Jan 1904 (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F8273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Feb 1846 - Virginia Death - 20 Aug 1941 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4767] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, J. W. and Elizabeth, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24144973/john-w-fry), none. (Reliability: 2). [S198] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 02, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd) (Reliability: 3). [S1159] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 3B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Illinois.Clay.Clay.0003.6) (Reliability: 2). [S14478] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Elizabeth Catherine Colly, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=841&GScid=105163&GRid=24144979&CScn=Clay+City&CScntry=4&CSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2).