Joseph William Fryer

Brief Life History of Joseph William

When Joseph William Fryer was born in October 1856, in Canton, Lewis, Missouri, United States, his father, John Fryer, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Ann Calvert, was 16. He lived in Canton Township, Lewis, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1900. In 1900, at the age of 44, his occupation is listed as day labourer in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Fryer
1835–1897
Sarah Ann Calvert
1839–
Joseph William Fryer
1856–
Fryer
1856–1868
Fryer
1860–1867
Fryer
1862–1867
Fryer
1864–1867
Estelle Fryer
1867–1907
Elizabeth Ethel Fryer
1875–1900
Edith Isabella Fryer
1875–
John Edgar Fryer
1858–
William McClelland Fryer
1866–1956
Charles F Fryer
1870–1916
Luther Fryer
1871–1929
John Adolphus Fryer
1877–1959
Laura Fryer
1880–1935

Sources (6)

  • Joseph Wm Fryer in household of John Fryer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph William Fryer - Government record: birth-name: Joseph William Fryer
  • Jos Fryer, "United States Census, 1900"

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World Events (8)

1858 · A House Divided

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Freer 1.

Americanized form of German Freier or Freyer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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