James Frye

Abt 1802 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James Frye  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1802	Virginia, United States
  	Birth date and place based on 1850 census
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I7196	Main Tree
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family	Mary Polly Cheek,   b. Abt 1822   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Melvin Alexander Frye,   b. 11 Nov 1851, Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States d. 14 Dec 1910, Tennessee, United States (Age 59 years)   2. Sylvester Frye,   b. Abt 1853   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F2989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

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• Notes

  Melvin Frye's father came to this country sometime in 1840 or 1841 andsettled between Coalfield and Harriman Tenn. He was from Germany. hemarried Jim and Bill Cheek's sister. He began to drink quiteexcessively and one day he left home, never to return. He left a wifeand two sons - Melvin and Sylvester. He left home in the year 1854. His wife finally gave up hope and remarried a gentleman named WilliamWalls. Note that the above narrative is not consistent with the 1850 census which indicates that James Frye was born in Virginia and that he was in Polk County, TN. (Terry Futrell)

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;) (Reliability: 0). Name James Fry Age 48 Birth Year abt 1802 Birthplace Virginia Home in 1850 District 10, Polk, Tennessee Gender Male Family Number 2 Household Members Name Age James Fry 48 Polly Fry 33 Elanor Cheak 14 Frances Cheak 12 James Cheak 10 John Cheak 6 Sarah Margret 14 Matilda Margret 12 Phillip Margret 10 Sarah Margret 3 Sarah Bailey 19 Note that the three younger Cheek children are still with Mary Polly in the 1860 census along with Melvin and Sylvester Frye