When David Shelly Frey was born on 4 March 1893, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David N Frey, was 39 and his mother, Susan Clare Shelly, was 37. He married Elda M Wertz on 24 December 1917, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Muhlenberg, Alsace Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Muhlenberg Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died in November 1980, in Temple, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Laureldale Cemetery, Tuckerton, Alsace Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.