Martha Jane (Boyd) Fry (1855 - 1901)

Born 16 Nov 1855 in Darke, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Franklin Fry — married 29 Sep 1870 in Madison, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1901 at age 45 in Stuart, Guthrie, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Martha Boyd was born on November 16, 1855, in Darke, Ohio, United States. Her parents were William Boyd and Mary Edinger. She married Benjamin Fry on September 29, 1870. Together they had 8 children:

1. Effie Fry
2. Mary Fry
3. Ida Fry
4. William Fry
5. Sarah Fry
6. Carrie Fry
7. Ella Fry
8. Myrtle Fry

She died on August 29, 1901, in Stuart, Guthrie, Iowa, United States.

Obituary

Martha Jane Fry, (nee Boyd) wife of Benjamin Fry, born November 16, 1855 in Dark county, Ohio, and died August 29, 1901, aged 45 years, 9 months and 13 days. She moved with her parents to Madison county, Iowa, in 1865, and was married to Benjamin F. Fry Sept. 29, 1870. At the early age of sixteen she was converted to God, and united with the Methodist Episcopal church in whose fellowship she lived a faithful and consistent Christian. She died as she had lived in the triumphs of faith.

Sister Fry’s life had been one of suffering, especially the last ten years, but she bore it all with such Christian fortitude. Her home was a bethel to any who might enter, her presence a joy, and her faith, as expressed in humble Christian conversation, a benediction.

Her soul was ripened under the supervision of the blessed holy spirit, and as Enoch of old she “was not for God took her”. The family were all present when she died except one daughter who came some after.

She leaves a husband and a grown-up family of seven daughters and one son to mourn the loss of a wife and mother. A large concourse of people attended the funeral which was held at the Mt. Vernon church, Friday, at 11 a.m. August 30th, conducted by her pastor, Rev. A. Pruitt.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ The Stuart Herald, Stuart, Iowa, September 6, 1901, Page 7, Column 5

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11001211/martha_jane-fry: accessed April 28, 2024), memorial page for Martha Jane Boyd Fry (16 Nov 1855–29 Aug 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11001211, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by 46620252 (contributor 46620252).