When Henry R. Flory was born on 12 June 1845, in Cass, Indiana, United States, his father, David Arthur Flory, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Heffley, was 21. He married Martha Henry on 14 February 1869, in Eagle, Richland, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Miami Township, Cass, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 20 October 1937, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.