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Ernest William Frye 1883–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1883

Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia

Death Date: 5 Jan 1941

Death Location: Culloden, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Fry

Mother: Pheoba Elkins

Spouse(s): Willie Chapman, Ellen Purnell

Children(s):

Ernest William Frye was born in 1883 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the child of William M Fry And Pheoba F Elkins. In 1900, Ernest William Frye resided in Crown Hill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, Ernest William Frye resided in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA. Ernest William Frye married Ellen Purnell, Willie O Chapman. Ernest William Frye passed away in 1941 in Culloden, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ernest William Frye was born in 1883 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the child of William M Fry And Pheoba F Elkins.
  • In 1900, Ernest William Frye resided in Crown Hill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Ernest William Frye resided in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.
  • Ernest William Frye married Ellen Purnell, Willie O Chapman.
  • Ernest William Frye passed away in 1941 in Culloden, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Fry
1852–
Birth Location: West Virginia
WF
Pheoba Elkins
1857–1924
Birth Location: West Virginia
PE

Spouses(s)

Willie Chapman
1884–
Birth Location: West Virginia
WC
Ellen Purnell
1884–
Birth Location: –
EP

Children(s)

Ernest Frye's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Frye
1883–1941
Birth Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia
Parents
William M Fry
1852–
West Virginia
Pheoba (F) Elkins
1857–1924
West Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Frye's Timeline

8 Records

1883
5 Dec 1883
Birth of Ernest William Frye in Kanawha County, West Virginia
Kanawha County, West Virginia
1900
1900
Age 17
Ernest William Frye resided here in Crown Hill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Crown Hill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Ernest William Frye resided here in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 37
Ernest William Frye resided here in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
Ernest William Frye resided here in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia
Grant, Cabell, West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 52
Ernest William Frye resided here in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia
Grant, Cabell, West Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 57
Ernest William Frye resided here in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1941
5 Jan 1941
Age 58
Death of Ernest William Frye in Cabell, West Virginia, United States
Cabell, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988, Place: Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, England; Film Number: 1279304
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4399; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6-72
    [3] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 774
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: 2529; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0042; Image: 1062.0; FHL microfilm: 2342263
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crown Hill, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1761; Page: 29B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241761
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1678; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1375691
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Crown Hill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crown Hill, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1761; Page: 29B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241761

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1678; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1375691

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 774

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: 2529; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0042; Image: 1062.0; FHL microfilm: 2342263

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4399; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6-72

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4399; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6-72

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1941
    Event Place: Cabell, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Culloden, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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