Moses A. Fry
Born May 1839 in ShadeTwp, Somerset Co. Pa
Married to Henrietta Penrod on March 27, 1861 in Ligioner Twp, Westmoreland Co, Pa
Died April 08, 1914 in Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, Pa.
Buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, Pa.
Birth taken from 1900 census and headstone.
Marriage: Taken from his civil war pension file which states they were married March 27 1861 at Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, Pa by the Rev. Ross Stevenson.
Death: Taken from headstone.
Buriel: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland County Pa.
Census: 1840: Shade Twp, Somerset Co, Pa.
Enumerator D. Weyand, taken October 1840, page.
Listed under father as under 5.
1850: Shade Twp, Somerset Co, Pa.
Enumerator John J. Schell, taken Sept. 16 1850, page 112, DN.147, FN 154.
Listed under father as Moses, 9, b. Pa, in school within year.
1860: Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co. Pa.
Enumerator James Clark, taken June 5 1860, page 552, DN 26, FN 26.
Listed under father as Moses, 21, b. Pa, farm laborer.
1870: Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co. Pa.
Enumerator Jos. H. Moorhead, Taken June 8 1870, page 354,DN 19, FN 19.
Moses , 30 , b. Pa, farmer, value of real estate $1500.00 .
Personal property $400.00 .
Henrietta, 29 , b. Pa. keeping house.
Adaline, 8 , b. Pa, inschool within the year.
Casper , 6 , b. Pa. in school within the year.
Norman, 3 , b. Pa.
Jane E. , 2 , b. Pa.
1880: Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co. Pa.
Enumerator Robert W. Graham, taken June 5 1880, SD 8, ED 96,page 155d Dn 112, Fn 114.
Moses , 41 farmer , he and Parents b, Pa.
Henrietta, 41, wife, she and parents b. Pa.
Ada, 18 , daughter , b. Pa.
Casper, 15, son, b. Pa.
Norman, 14, son, b. Pa.
Elizabeth, 10, daughter, b. Pa.
Joseph, 9, son, b. Pa.
Mary, 7, daughter, b. Pa.
Sarah, 2, daughter, b. Pa.
1890: Special Census of Civil War Vetreans and widows.
Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, Pa.
Enumerator Samuel D. Murphy, taken June 1890, SD 8, ED 183, page 2, DN 51 FN 53.
Moses Fry, Pvt, Co E, 211 --, enlisted August 1864, discharged June 2 1865, served 9 months, P.O. Laughlintown, bayonett right leg.
1900; Ligonier & Laughlintown precinct, Westmoreland Co, Pa.
Enumerator John B. Singer, taken June 23 1900, SD 16, ED 110, page 11A, DN 190, Fn 190.
Moses A., 61, b. May 1839 Pa, m. 39 years, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free and clear.
Henriette, wife, 61, b. October 1838 Pa, m. 39 years, bore 10 children 8 living, can read and write.
Charles L., 19, son, b, June 1880 Pa, farm laborer, can read and write.
Mary A., 9, daughter, b. Pa. in school 6 months, can read and write.
1910: Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co. Pa.
Enumerator Ephriam H. Mcdowell, Taken May 4 1910, Sd 10, ED 155, page 142A, DN 178, FN 182.
Moses A., 71. m. 49 years, b. Pa, ret, owns farm free and clear, can read and write.
Henriette, wife, 71, m. 49 years, b. Pa, bore 10 children, 7 living, can read and write.
Mazie V. 18, grandaughter, b. Pa, teacher, can read and write, in school within year.
Military: Civil War: Enlisted August 17 1864 at greensburg, Pa in Co. F, 211 Pa Inf. Described as 23, farmer, 5' 1 3/4 tall, fair complexion, green eyes,brown Hair Westmoreland Co, Pa. Received $100.00 bounty. Nov 1864 listed as absent at 18`th army corps Hospital, probably for the bayonet wound to his right leg. He was wounded on Oct 1 1864 in a charge at petersburg, Va. Sent to hospital at point-of- rocks, Va, then to a military hospital near Richmond, Va. Mustered out at Alexandria, Va. June 2 1865.
Bibliography;
1. " Ligonier Valley Cemeteries", By W.L. Iscrupe, pub by Southwest Pennsylvania Gen Ser, Laughlinton, Pa, Vol. II, 1976, pg 62.
2. " History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, by S.P. Bates, pub by State Printer, Harrisonburg, Pa, Vol. V, 1871, pg 761.
3. " The Roster of Union Soldiers 1861-1865, Pennsylvania" , ed by J.B. Hewett, Broadfoot Pub Co, Wilmington, Nc, Vol. I, 1998, pg 25.
Parents of Moses A. Fry
John C. Fry 1811-?
Sarah
Children of Moses and Henrietta
Adaline Fry 1862-
Casper McClellan Fry 1864-1949
Norman C. Fry 1868-1930
Jane Elizabeth Fry abt. 1868-
Mary Fry abt. 1873-
Joseph E. Fry 1877-
Sarah Fry abt. 1878-
Charles L. Fry 1880-1948
Mary A. Fry 1891-
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