Mary Margaret FRYE

  General Notes:

1856 BIRTH of Mary Margaret Frye (on December 7 or December 17)

1859 DEATH of grandmother, Jemima (Barnhart) Allum

1860 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township ("Mary M.," age 3, with parents) ("Fry" in census)

1868 DEATH of grandfather, Charles W. Allum

1870 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township ("Mary," age 12, with parents) ("Fry" in census)

1874 MARRIAGE of Mary Margaret Frye and Luther Fremont Miller

1880 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, West Finley Township ("Freemont" Miller, age 25, "Farmer") (wife "Mary M.," age 23)

1894 DEATH of father, Thomas Jefferson Fry

1900 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, West Finley Township ("Fremont" Miller, age 45, no occupation documented) (wife "Mary," age 43)

1907 DEATH, Mary Margaret (Frye) Miller (on March 6 or March 7), at approximately 50 years

Cause of death: "Organic heart disease" --death certificate

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1910 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, West Finley Township ("Freemont L.," age 52, widower, "Farmer, General farm" with son "John," age 18, in his household) ("Frennont L." Miller in some census indexes) (In actuality, Luther would have been about 55 years of age)

1914 DEATH of mother, Eliza (Allum) Fry

1920 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, West Finley Township ("L. F.," widower, age 65, "Farmer, General," alone in his own household)

1929 DEATH, Luther Fremont Miller, at 73 years 10 months 7 days

Cause of death: "Apoplexy" --obituary





DISCREPANCY:

Date of birth for Mary Margaret Frye: December 7 or December 17, 1856



DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT (Mary Margaret) from an undocumented newspaper:

Mary Frye, wife of J. Freemont Miller, was found dead in bed Wednesday morning from heart disease or some kindred ailment. The husband and 7 or 8 children survive.




OBITUARY (Luther) from THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, May 27, 1929:


L. F. Miller

L. F. Miller, for many years a resident and highly respected citizen of West Finley township, died Saturday about 1:20 a. m. in his late home in West Finley. Mr. Miller was born July 18, 1855. He was educated in the West Finley public schools and was a farmer by occupation. In 1874 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Frye, who died 23 years ago. He leaves the following children: James Miller, Mrs. Ida M. Dailey, and John L. Miller, all of Washington; Thomas Miller, of East Finley; William Miller, of Claysville; Mrs. Eliza Jane Krugle, of Prosperity, and Mrs. Pearl Carter, of Chester W. Va. The following brothers and sisters also survive: George Miller, of Hickory; Samuel, William, and Jesse Miller, of West Finley; Mrs. Ora Smalley, Mrs. Hattie Bedillion, Mrs. Bessie Scott and Mrs. Elizabeth Porter, all of Washington. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Enon Valley church, with interment in West Finley cemetery




OBITUARY (Luther) from an undocumented newspaper:


LUTHER FREMONT MILLER

Luther Fremont Miller, native and life long resident of West Finley township, died suddenly of apoplexy at his home, near Boyd's Bridge, Wheeling Creek, at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, May 25^th, 1929, aged 73 years ten months and seven days. The funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Enon Valley church. The service was conducted by J. E. Douglass, of Monongahela City, assisted by Gilbert Nuzum of Paden City, W. Va., ministers of the Church of God. The Staff family quartet, of Monongahela, and singers from Claysville sang for the service. The pallbearers were four sons--James and John Miller, of West Finley, and Wm. A. Miller, Claysville, and two sons-in-law, James Daily, of Washington, and Jack Krugle, of Prosperity. Burial was in West Finley cemetery.

Mr. Miller was born July 18, 1855, son of Alexander Miller. He attended his local district school and followed farming as an occupation. In 1874 he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Frye, whose death occurred in March, 1907. He confessed his faith in Christ at Enon Valley church years ago. He leaves the following children: James Miller, Mrs. Ida M. Dailey and John L. Miller, all of Washington; Thomas Miller, of East Finley; William A. Miller, of Claysville; Mrs. Eliza Jane Krugle, of Prosperity, and Mrs. Pearl Carter, of Crester, W. Va.; also the following brothers and sisters: George Miller of Hickory; Samuel, William and Jesse Miller, of West Finley; Mrs. Ora Smalley, Mrs. Hattie Bedillion, Mrs. Bessie Scott, and Mrs. Elizabeth Porter, all of Washington.




CONTRIBUTOR to this page:

Sue Miles Miller

Mary married Luther Fremont MILLER, son of Alexander Hamilton MILLER and Margaret DENTZER, in 1874. (Luther Fremont MILLER was born on July 18, 1855 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, died on May 25, 1929 in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania and was buried on May 26, 1929 in West Finley Cemetery, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.)