Brief Life History of Emma Jane
When Emma Jane Frye was born on 9 January 1884, her father, John Henry Frye, was 40 and her mother, Mary Ann Martin, was 38. She had at least 4 sons and 6 daughters with Rufus Frank Mitchell. She lived in Dan River, Patrick, Virginia, United States for about 30 years and Peters Creek, Patrick, Virginia, United States in 1950. She died on 28 December 1963, in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Collinstown, Stokes, North Carolina, United States.
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- Emma Mitchell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Emma Fry, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Emma Frye Mitchell, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Fry .
North German: variant of Frey .
History: Joseph Frye (1711/12–94) was a military officer from Andover, MA, where the family had long been of local prominence. In 1762, he was granted a township in ME, later named Fryeburg after him, and moved his family there. His great-great-grandson William Pierce Frye was born in Lewiston, ME, and served in Congress, first as a member of the House of Representatives and then the Senate from 1871 until his death in 1911.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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