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Martha Helen Fry 1887–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1887

Birth Location: Bluff Creek, Monroe, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 17 May 1991

Death Location: Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Emily Woodford

Spouse(s): Charles Merrill

Children(s): Lucille Merrill, Ruth Merrill, Charles Merrill, Ruth Merrill, Beulah Merrill, Harold Merrill, Emily Merrill, Bernard Merrill, Chester Merrill, Raymond Merrill, Bessie Merrill, Willard Merrill

Martha Helen Fry was born in 1887 in Bluff Creek, Monroe, Iowa, United States, the child of Thomas Frye Sr And Emily Woodford. In 1935, Martha Helen Fry resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa. In 1940, Martha Helen Fry resided in Center Twsp, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA. Martha Helen Fry married Charles Atlas Merrill, and had children including Bernard Leo Merrill, Bessie Genevive Merrill, Beulah Marie Merrill, Charles Robert Blackie Merrill, Chester Eugene Gene Merrill, Emily Margaret Merrill, Harold Thomas Merrill, Lucille H Merrill, Raymond La Vern Merrill, Ruth Viola Merrill, Willard Clifford Merrill. Martha Helen Fry passed away in 1991 in Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Helen Fry was born in 1887 in Bluff Creek, Monroe, Iowa, United States, the child of Thomas Frye Sr And Emily Woodford.
  • In 1935, Martha Helen Fry resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Martha Helen Fry resided in Center Twsp, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA.
  • Martha Helen Fry married Charles Atlas Merrill, and had children including Bernard Leo Merrill, Bessie Genevive Merrill, Beulah Marie Merrill, Charles Robert Blackie Merrill, Chester Eugene Gene Merrill, Emily Margaret Merrill, Harold Thomas Merrill, Lucille H Merrill, Raymond La Vern Merrill, Ruth Viola Merrill, Willard Clifford Merrill.
  • Martha Helen Fry passed away in 1991 in Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Fry's Ancestors

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Martha Fry
1887–1991
Birth Place: Bluff Creek, Monroe, Iowa, United States
Parents
Thomas Frye Sr
1852–1927
Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales
Emily Woodford
1852–1927
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Fry's Descendants

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Martha (Helen) Fry (26 Sep 1887–17 May 1991) m. Charles (Atlas) Merrill (22 Mar 1885–15 May 1960)
  1. 1. Lucille (H) Merrill 1914–1997 m. Charles (Adrain) Denham 1916–1978
    1. 1. Larry (Leroy) Denham. 1942–2000 m. Shirley (Maxine) Denham 1945–2021
    2. 2. Charles (Willard) Denham 1941–2007
  2. 2. Ruth (Viola) Merrill 1922–2015
  3. 3. Charles (Robert "Blackie") Merrill 1931–2013
  4. 4. Ruth (Viola) Merrill 1920–
  5. 5. Beulah (Marie) Merrill 1907–1995
  6. 6. Harold (Thomas) Merrill 1910–2004
  7. 7. Emily (Margaret) Merrill 1912–1974
  8. 8. Bernard (Leo) Merrill 1918–2006
  9. 9. Chester (Eugene 'Gene') Merrill 1924–1985
  10. 10. Raymond (La Vern) Merrill 1925–1969
  11. 11. Bessie (Genevive) Merrill 1929–1985
  12. 12. Willard (Clifford) Merrill 1916–1976

Martha Fry's Timeline

4 Records

1887
26 Sep 1887
Birth of Martha Helen Fry in Bluff Creek, Monroe, Iowa, United States
Bluff Creek, Monroe, Iowa, United States
1935
1935
Age 48
Martha Helen Fry resided here in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 53
Martha Helen Fry resided here in Center Twsp, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Center Twsp, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
1991
17 May 1991
Age 104
Death of Martha Helen Fry in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1887
    Event Place: Bluff Creek, Monroe, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 90-9
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 90-9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Center Twsp, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 90-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1991
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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