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Oliver Perry Fry

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Oliver Perry Fry

Birth
Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Death
26 Nov 1884 (aged 60)
Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Son of Andrew & Susanna (Cramer)-Fry.
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Husband of:
m1. Leuzon "Luezer" Baugh
m2. Lucy Clark
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Luezon Baugh, b.05-Apr-1845 d.25-Jun-1869, married Oliver P. Fry.
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Lucy Clark b.25-May-1837 d.07-Apr-1920 Rushville Schuyler Co. IL. married Oliver P. Fry 01-Dec-1870, and then she married Jacob Trout 28-Dec-1890.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: 0. P. Fry, farmer, and stock raiser sec. 9; P.O. Astoria. The grandfather of Oliver P. Fry was a native German, and when Revolution began he enlisted under the banner of the new Republic. Long prior to the war, he came to Pennsylvania. He married at the close of the war, Miss Cox, by whom he raised a family of children. Andrew Fry, the father of O.P., the second child, in youth became employed in a machine shop and helped to build first boiler in Brownsville Pa. He came to Knox Co., O., where he married Susanna Cramer, who bore him 3 children, 2 of whom yet survive. In 1845 Andrew Fry came to Astoria tp., began farm, and proved successful; he died during the winter of '78. The death of Mrs. F. occurred 4 vears prior to that of her husband. Oliver was born in Coshocton Co., O., Feb 18, 1824. In 1869 was married in Rushville to Miss Lucy, daughter of Dr. E. Clark. Mr. Fry has held many of the official positions of his township and always with satisfaction.

SOURCE: History of Fulton county, Illinois, page 436 (of 1090 pages). 1879 - Chapman, Chas. C., & co., Peoria, Il.
Son of Andrew & Susanna (Cramer)-Fry.
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Husband of:
m1. Leuzon "Luezer" Baugh
m2. Lucy Clark
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Luezon Baugh, b.05-Apr-1845 d.25-Jun-1869, married Oliver P. Fry.
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Lucy Clark b.25-May-1837 d.07-Apr-1920 Rushville Schuyler Co. IL. married Oliver P. Fry 01-Dec-1870, and then she married Jacob Trout 28-Dec-1890.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: 0. P. Fry, farmer, and stock raiser sec. 9; P.O. Astoria. The grandfather of Oliver P. Fry was a native German, and when Revolution began he enlisted under the banner of the new Republic. Long prior to the war, he came to Pennsylvania. He married at the close of the war, Miss Cox, by whom he raised a family of children. Andrew Fry, the father of O.P., the second child, in youth became employed in a machine shop and helped to build first boiler in Brownsville Pa. He came to Knox Co., O., where he married Susanna Cramer, who bore him 3 children, 2 of whom yet survive. In 1845 Andrew Fry came to Astoria tp., began farm, and proved successful; he died during the winter of '78. The death of Mrs. F. occurred 4 vears prior to that of her husband. Oliver was born in Coshocton Co., O., Feb 18, 1824. In 1869 was married in Rushville to Miss Lucy, daughter of Dr. E. Clark. Mr. Fry has held many of the official positions of his township and always with satisfaction.

SOURCE: History of Fulton county, Illinois, page 436 (of 1090 pages). 1879 - Chapman, Chas. C., & co., Peoria, Il.


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