"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA"  
GOODSPEED BROS.
1884

LEVI FRY, born in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, March 3,
1825, is the fifth of eleven children of HENRY and SARAH (IKERD) FRY.  The
parents married in North Carolina, and in 1816 came to Clark County,
Indiana, but five years later removed to Shawswick Township, both being
native of North Carolina.  The father ws born April 10, 1794, and died
August 8, 1861;  the mother was born July 9, 1796, and died May 22, 1879,
both were sober, industrious and honored citizens.  Levi received a meager
education at the primitive schools, and at the age of twenty-three years
marrried (November 9, 1848) ELIZABETH IKERD, who presented him with the
following children:  MARY A,, who married JOHN L. LONG;  GEORGE A., who
married LOUISA DOLT;  JOHN G., who married CATHARINE WILLIAMS, and WILLIS
L., who married CLARA LIKENS.  December 13, 1862, Mrs. Fry died, and April
24, 1864, he married MARY SMITH, who has borne him eight children, as
follows:  VIRGINIA E., who married WILLIAM SABLE;  HENRY, LAWRENCE, JESSE,
CATHERINE, LYDIA J., NANCY A. and IVY.  Mr. Fry is a farmer, but works at
carpenter and joiner work.  He owns 297 acres of land.  He is a Democrat and
a Baptist, his wife being a Methodist.


Data Entry Volunteer: Diana Flynn  "ivie@tima.com"