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Lena Gaynelle Fry 1934–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1934

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 31 Dec 2017

Death Location: Wayne

Father: Forrester Fry

Mother: Bessie Adkins

Spouse(s): Jack Ross

Children(s):

The story of Lena Gaynelle Fry began in 1934 in West Virginia. In 1935, Lena Gaynelle Fry resided in Union, Wayne, West Virginia. Lena Gaynelle Fry married Cossie Simpkins, Jack Ross, and had children including Daniel Rodney Simpkins, Lawrence Joseph Simpkins, Mark Jamison Ross, Tresa Lynn Ross. Lena Gaynelle Fry passed away in 2017 in Wayne.

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Biography

  • The story of Lena Gaynelle Fry began in 1934 in West Virginia.
  • In 1935, Lena Gaynelle Fry resided in Union, Wayne, West Virginia.
  • Lena Gaynelle Fry married Cossie Simpkins, Jack Ross, and had children including Daniel Rodney Simpkins, Lawrence Joseph Simpkins, Mark Jamison Ross, Tresa Lynn Ross.
  • Lena Gaynelle Fry passed away in 2017 in Wayne.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lena Fry's Ancestors

Self
Lena Fry
1934–2017
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Forrester B. Fry
1903–1971
West Virginia, United States of America
Bessie Adkins
1911–
West Virginia
Grandparents
Frank Fry
1880–1959
West Virginia, USA
Cassie Mathis
1882–1971
West Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Fry
1850–1935
Sarah Fry
1859–1944
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrea Fry
1823–1914
Rachel Wiley
1831–1902
Absolum Jr.
1823–1885
Malinda Mills
1822–1899

Lena Fry's Timeline

8 Records

1933
22 Apr 1933
Birth of Lena Gaynelle Fry in Wayne, WV
Wayne, WV
1934
abt 1934
Birth of Lena Gaynelle Fry in West Virginia
West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 1
Lena Gaynelle Fry resided here in Union, Wayne, West Virginia
Union, Wayne, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 6
Lena Gaynelle Fry resided here in Union Dist, Union, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Union Dist, Union, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 16
Lena Gaynelle Fry resided here in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1951
1951
Age 17
Lena Gaynelle Fry resided here in Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Wayne, West Virginia, USA
2017
27 Dec 2017
Age 83
Death of Lena Gaynelle Fry in Huntington, WV
Huntington, WV
2017
31 Dec 2017
Age 83
Burial of Lena Gaynelle Fry in Wayne
Wayne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1933
    Event Place: Wayne, WV
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Morris Funeral Home; Publication Place: Wayne, WV, USA
    [2] Chester Merritt - Researcher

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1934
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Union, Wayne, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Union Dist, Union, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wayne, Wayne, West V

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Wayne High School; Year: 1951

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wayne, W. VA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Herald-Dispatch; Publication Place: Huntington, WV, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wayne, WV
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Morris Funeral Home; Publication Place: Wayne, WV, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 2017
    Event Place: Huntington, WV
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Morris Funeral Home; Publication Place: Wayne, WV, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Dec 2017
    Event Place: Wayne
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Morris Funeral Home; Publication Place: Wayne, WV, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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