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Edward Randolph FRYER

Male 1921 - 2015  (94 years)


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  • Name Edward Randolph FRYER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Oct. 2016: contacted son Randy by email.
    Birth 16 Apr 1921  Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 189 
    Death 27 Jun 2015  Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I189  scruggshovis
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Father Edward Frankford FRYER,   b. 18 Feb 1893, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1927, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Edith E. SCRUGGS,   b. 16 Aug 1897, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1966, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • This marriage is not verified but Edith uses the name Fryer from (at least) 1930 on.
    Notes 
    • This marriage has not been documented, but Edith uses the name "Fryer" on censuses and marriage registrations.
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret Anne RILEY,   b. 9 May 1923, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1979, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jun 1943  [2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Family 2 Eleanor Jean WARE 
    Marriage 7 Sep 1979  California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Apr 1921 - Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Sep 1979 - California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Jun 2015 - Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Information from obituary of Edward Randolph Fryer, obits.dignitymemorial.com, accessed Oct.31, 2016: Grandchildren are the following: David (Whitney) Fryer and Deboral Fryer Queen; Wade (Ann) Carson and Sarah Margaret Carson. There were also the following great grandchildren: Lily Grace and Eric Scott Queen; Carl Carson; Henry Willcox; and Catherin Ayres.

      CENSUS 1930: Ed R. Jr., 8, b. in West Virginia, living with aunt, Ethel Fryer, 38. location: Clarksburg City, Harrison, West Virginia

      CENSUS 1940: Edward, 19, b. in West Virginia, living iwth aunt, Ethel Fryer. location: Clarksburg City,Harrison, West Virginia

      MILIATARY 1942: on familysearch.org. Edward R Fryer drafted for WWII.

      MARRIAGE 1943: on familysearch.org. Edward Radolph Fryer married Margaret Anne Riley on June 27, 1943 in Harrison, West Virginia. (West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970)

      EDUCATION 1947: on ancestry.com. Attending Virginia Polytechnic Insitute in Blacksburn Virginia.

      MARRIAGE 1979. on ancestry.com. Edward R Fryer married Eleanor J James on september 7, 1979 in Contra Costa, California.

      DEATH 2015: Edward Randolph Fryer Sr died on June 27, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Online obituary)

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] Personal Information, Letters from Edward Fryer in the USA to Gordon Scruggs in Canada. April 21, 1969.

    2. [S56] West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, Location: Harrison, West Virginia, v 59 p 330, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,303.

    3. [S63] Internet Obituaries.
      http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Edwa rd-Fryer&lc=2155&pid=175195832&mid=6501692; accessed October 31, 2016.

    4. [S40] 1930 USA Federal Census, Location: Clarsburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in the household of Ethel Fryer, citing enumeration district (ED) 0005, sheet 25A, family 633, line 1; FHL microfilm 2,342,268. Found on familysearch.org.

    5. [S41] 1940 USA Federal Census, Location: Ward 7, Clarksburg, Clark Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, in the household of Ethel Mary Fryer, citing enumeration district (ED) 17-24, sheet 17A, family 366, NARA digital publication T627, roll 4408. Found on familysearch.org.

    6. [S23] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
      Found on FamilySearch.

    7. [S71] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, citing Contra Costa, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.


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