Sixth Generation

324. Emily FRY was born on 29 May 1816 in Kentucky.¹⁴⁴ She died on 31 October 1851 at the age of 35 in Pike County, Missouri.

Emily may have been the daughter of James Fry Jr. & Elizabeth Baxter.

Emily FRY and Jacob FRY were married on 28 November 1837 in Pike County, Missouri.¹⁴⁵ Jacob FRY¹⁴⁴, son of BENJAMIN FRY and AGNES "NANCY" KELLAR, was born on 10 October 1810 in Kentucky.^5,60 He died on 28 February 1889 at the age of 78 in Pike County, Missouri.⁵

Gave age as 36 in 1850.
Pike Co, MO, Buffalo Twp, Hh 641
Jacob Fry, age 36, farmer, b. KY. Emily, 30, b. KY
children born in MO: Amanda 11, Elizabeth 9, Mary 5, and William 3.

Emily was likely a cousin as she is believe to have been a Fry as well.

Also in Pike Co, Buffalo Twp, just a few households away was another his brother-in-law Jacob Young Fry. He was enumerated as:
Jacob Y. Fry, age 29, farmer, b. MO; Elizabeth 22, b. KY
Sons Robert 4, and Carter age 1.
This Jacob was still in Pike Co in 1860, with wife Elizabeth, the two sons and three more children.

Emily died the next year after the 1850 census and Jacob married again, to Mary Ann Kelso.
1860 Census, Buffalo Twp, Pike Co, MO, Hh 627
Jacob Fry, 40, Farmer, b. KY
Mary A., 43, b, KY
These children were all children of Emily - all the children born in Missouri
Amanda M., 21
Sarah E., 20
Mary C. 15
Wm. H., 13
The accurary of Emily's age, or a marriage date to Mary Ann would make clearer who was this child's mother:
Emily J. 8
Jacob W. 5

A marriage date for Jacob Fry to Mary Ann is seen as 22 Dec 1853 Pike Co. - Emily seems to have been born the year before, but a year after the first wife's death. It is most likely Mary Ann is Emily's mother.

1870 Census. Buffalo Twp, Pike Co, MO, Hh 364
Jacob Fry, 59, Farmer, b KY
Mary A., 53, b. KY
William, 23, b. MO as were his siblings
Emma, 18
Jacob W., 15
George L., 12 (George seems to have been omitted in 1860 - his brother Jacob was the end of a page, perhaps the enumerator simply forgot to add the youngest child)

Mary Ann Kelso Fry died in 1874, buried Buffalo Cemetery, Pike Co MO

1880 Census. Buffalo Twp, Pike Co, MO, Hh 75
Jacob Fray, 69, b. KY
William, son, age 33
Lewis Caneda, 21, Black
Mary Grady, 18
George, 22, Son hart (sic) disease (Strange that Goerge was listed after the laborers, but he was with his father in 1870. George seemed to be omitted in 1860 - but his older brother Jacob was the last on a page, perhaps the enumerator just left him of when recopying his notes.)

Pike Co, MO, Wills, Vol. 11, p.253
Last Will of Jacob Fry
Realizing the uncertainty of life and to the end that my property may be disposed of as I wish and being of sound mind and disposing memory I now make publish and declare this to be my last and only will.
I want all my just debts paid first.
Second I will and give to Amanda M. Baugh, Elizabeth Greely and Emily Matus, each the sum of Ten Dollars
Third, I give to my son George L. Fry the sum of three hundred Dollars.
Fourth the remainder of my property both real and personal I give devise and bequeath to William H. Fry & Jacob W. Fry to be divided equally between them. It is also my desire that William H. Fry & Jacob W. Fry pay the above amounts to my daughters and George L. Fry within one year from date of my death & save cost of Administration. There is now pending in the Ralls County circuit court a suit of Fielden Estes against me, this suit I want I want defended as I do no owe him a cent.
I hereby appoint William H. & Jacob W. Fry my executors of this my last will and testament.
This the 28th day of April 1888. Jacob (his X mark) Gry
Attest: D. A. Bull
State of Missouri
County of Pike: The above instrument was signed by said Jacob Fry in our presence and asserted the same to be his last will and testament and now we the witnesses thereof in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribe our names as witnesses thereof this the 28th day of April 1888.
D. A. Ball; Edgar Estes, Jno A. Pearson
Proof of Will In Vacation foCourt
State of Missouri; County of Pike Be it remembered that on this 6th day of April 1889 before me N. P. Minor, Judge of the Probate Court held in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared John A. Pearson and Edgar Estes who are the subscribing witnesses to the annexed will of Jacob Fry Deceased and being by me first duly sworn depose and say that the said Jacob Fry, the testator subscribed the same in their presence...
sufficient proof to establish the annexed instrument ...Probate court at office in Bowling Green.
Filed April 6th 1889

Jacob is buried Buffalo Cemetery, Pike Co, MO

Emily FRY and Jacob FRY had the following children: