Emma Jane Frye

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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Family Time Line

Rufus Frank Mitchell
1874–1964
Emma Jane Frye
1884–1963
Pearlie Mae 'Dona' Mitchell
1900–1984
George Emmett Mitchell
1902–1986
James Murray Ran Mitchell
1905–1976
Abe Mitchell
1907–1983
Mary Lou Mitchell
1910–1951
Bertha Jane Mitchell
1912–1973
Vergie Mitchell
1916–
Ethel Ida Mitchell
1918–1996
Leonard John Mitchell
1923–2000
Berdie Elizabeth Mitchell
1926–2002

Sources (29)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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