Henry FRY

                   He died in a train wreck in the Civil War.
                  

                   Ref. Obit. History of Muscatine County Iowa page 719 and 720. MuscatineCounty Iowa. m/cer. d/cer.  Notes from History of Muscatine County bookas follows;  His father came to Iowa in 1855 and later purchased land inMuscatine county, becoming one of the prosperous farmers of this regionand at one time owning 420 acres of valuable farming property.  JosiahFry came with his parents to Iowa when he was a boy of 13.  He was justpreparing to enter upon the active duties of life when the Cival Warthrew its shadow over the land and responding to the call for defendersof the Union, he enlisted in August 1862 in Company F., 35 Iowa VolunteerInfantry.  The regiment was soon sent to the front and Private Fryparticipated in many of the great movements of the war.  He was presentat the celebrated siege of Vicksburg and took part in the battles ofJackson, Mississippi, Henderson Hill, Pleasant Hill, Kenesaw Mountain,Yellow Bayou, Old River Lake, and Tupelo Mississippi, and Spanish FortAlA.  He valiantly preformed his duties at all times, as his heart was inthe cause, but no man was happier than he when peace was declared and thegreat armies were disbanded.  He received his honorable discharge August.9, 1865, and returned to Muscatine County where he began farming uponpart of his father's place.  Here he continued for two years and thenpurchased 40 acres, the nucleus of the beautiful farm of 190 acres whichhe now owns and which is located on section 24, Cedar township, andsection 9, 76 township.  He has succeeded admirably in raising grains buthas devoted a great deal of time to live stock, being a successfulbreeder of black polled cattle, Percheron Norman horses and Chester Whitehogs.  In 1866 Mr. Fry was united in marriage to Miss Nancy Jane Epperly,who was born in Indiana and came to Iowa with her parents when she wasabout 7 years old.   Mr. Epperly entered land in Muscatine county whichhe cultivated until 1868, being then called to his final rest.  Mrs.Epperly the mother of Nancy departed this life in 1873.  Their remainswere interred in Wagoner cemetery, Muscatine county.  The family of Mr.and Mrs. Epperly included 10 children six of whom are now living namely,George of St. Paul, Minnesota, John of Portland OR, Mary the widow ofLevi Ellison of Letts Iowa, Albert of OR, Nancy Jane now Mrs. Josiah Fry,and William of Muscatine.  Five children came to brighten the home of Mr.and Mrs. Fry; Gertrude May born June 3, 1867, now the wife of FrankRunyon of Muscatine county, Phenia B. born April 9, 1869 the wife of JudEpperly of OR, Estella Furnace of Louisa county Iowa, Grace who was bornDecember 8, 1874 and died July 14, 1883, and Rolly C. now in charge ofthe homestead, who was born December 1, 1880 and was married December 12,1900 to Opal Wells of Muscatine county.
                  

                   Ref; d/cer.  Notes from obit; Cyrus Fry a resident of Muscatine for 12years.  The deceased was born June 27, 1843 in Buckston Somerset County,Pennsylvania.  He came west with his parents at the age of 7 years andsettled on a farm near Letts.  There he grew to manhood.  He married MissArminda Brookhart December 23, 1869,  Four years later he moved to PageCounty, Iowa, where he resided 20 years.  The family then moved to a farmnear Cranston and lived there until 12 years ago, then coming toMuscatine.  Eight children were born to this union, seven of whomsurvive.  His wife preceded him in death June 11, 1921.  The survivorsare four daughters, Mrs. Nellie Meeker and Mrs. Mae Riemcke of Muscatine,Mrs. Rachael Meeker of Cranston and Mrs. Pearl Chapman of Atalissa, threesons Albert Fry of Nichols, Thomas Fry of Wapello, and Lewis A. Fry ofAinsworth Iowa, five sisters Mrs. John Coder of Cranston Iowa, Mrs. PeterBrookhart of Letts, Mrs. Hattie Epperly of St. Paul Minnesota, Mrs. SarahMorrison and Mrs. Nicholas Herrick of Muscatine, and a brother John Fryof Letts.  Burial will be in the Cranston Cemetery.
                  

                   Notes from her obit:  She came to Iowa with her parents at the age of 10and has lived in this community
every since.  Her husband died 15 years ago.  She is survived by thefollowing children Mrs. Nettie
Meeker of Letts Iowa, Mrs. Roy Welsch (my June Welsch husbands Bobg/mother) of Moline Illinois, Mrs. Lillie Hackett of Letts Iowa, WillCoder of Ottumwa Iowa, C. M. Coder of Cranston Iowa.  A daughter Mrs.Ella Snyder died several years ago.  She is survived by 2 sisters and onebrother, Mrs. Eva Herrick of Muscatine Iowa, Mrs. Hattie Epperly ofMinnesota and John Fry of Letts Iowa.
                  

                   Ref; Muscatine County Iowa. m/cer., also Muscatine County Iowa historybook page 333-334.
                  

                   Ref; Muscatine County Iowa, m/cer.
                  

                   Ref; Muscatine County Iowa. m/cer.  Notes from obit;  Matilda Frye(sometimes spelt this way) was born in Letts, and spent her entire lifein this community.  She was married to Peter Brookhart and six childrenwere born to them, one preceded her in death.  Besides her husband she issurvived by five children, Harry Brookhart of Jct. City, OR, Joseph ofWest Liberty Iowa, Archie of Letts, Mrs. A. M. Day of Mexico, Missouri,Mrs. Arthur Wells of Buffalo Iowa, one brother John Frye of Letts, threesisters Mrs. John Coder of Cranston, Mrs. Eva Herrick of Muscatine, andMrs. Hattie Epperly of St. Paul Minnesota, 22 g/children and 3 greatg/children also survive.
                  

                   Ref; Muscatine County Iowa. m/cer.
                  

                   Ref; Muscatine County Iowa. m/cer.
                  

                   Ref; Muscatine County Iowa. m/cer.
                  

                   Ref; Muscatine County Iowa. m/cer.