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Mary Elizabeth Hunt Frye

Birth: 13 Dec 1841
Tennessee, USA
Death: 2 Nov 1872 (aged 30)
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Frye Cemetery

Brush Creek, Smith County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 47223401 View Source

Mary Elizabeth's mother was Martha Ann Woodson Hunt who died shortly after Mary Elizabeth was born. Martha Ann's sister, Edith Woodson Frye, took Mary Elizabeth to raise as her own daughter. Edith was married to David Frye.

When she grew up, Mary Elizabeth married David's much younger brother, Benjamin Smith Frye.

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1850 Smith County TN Census
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
David Fry M 39 North Carolina
Edith Fry F 37 Tennessee
Tucker Fry M 16 Tennessee
Thomas Fry M 12 Tennessee
Jane Fry F 11 Tennessee
Mary Fry F 9 Tennessee
Mary Fry F 52 North Carolina
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1860 Smith County TN Census
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
David Fry M 49 North Carolina
Edith Woodson Fry F 45 Tennessee
Benj Fry M 25 Tennessee
Mary E Hunt Fry F 18 Tennessee
Martha A Fry F 0 Tennessee

Mary Elizabeth's mother was Martha Ann Woodson Hunt who died shortly after Mary Elizabeth was born. Martha Ann's sister, Edith Woodson Frye, took Mary Elizabeth to raise as her own daughter. Edith was married to David Frye.

When she grew up, Mary Elizabeth married David's much younger brother, Benjamin Smith Frye.

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1850 Smith County TN Census
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
David Fry M 39 North Carolina
Edith Fry F 37 Tennessee
Tucker Fry M 16 Tennessee
Thomas Fry M 12 Tennessee
Jane Fry F 11 Tennessee
Mary Fry F 9 Tennessee
Mary Fry F 52 North Carolina
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1860 Smith County TN Census
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
David Fry M 49 North Carolina
Edith Woodson Fry F 45 Tennessee
Benj Fry M 25 Tennessee
Mary E Hunt Fry F 18 Tennessee
Martha A Fry F 0 Tennessee

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Benjamin Smith Frye

1833–1912 (m. 1859)

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Maintained by: BF
Originally Created by: redheadkelly
Added: Jan 27, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47223401/mary_elizabeth-frye: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Hunt Frye (13 Dec 1841–2 Nov 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47223401, citing Frye Cemetery, Brush Creek, Smith County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by BF (contributor 47855907).

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