Fry Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Fry Family

6,487 Fry records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

6,487Records in our database

1791Earliest birth

6Documented families

6Biographies

See the Fry family trees →373 Fry families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

6,487 Fry records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (1,596 of 6,487)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Earl Fry, born 1828, Minnesota
Earliest in the county histories: J. H. Fry, born 1791

Most common first names

William146 John142 James131 Robert127 Mary123 Charles105 George84 Ruth68 Harold66 Margaret65 Dorothy62 Donald58

Documented families

Fry families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Fry family of Crawford CountyOhioStarts: J. H. Fry (b. 1791)Most recent: Elmer J. Fry (b. 1867)

Family records from county histories (5)

Lambert Fry 1775 to 1859Starts: Lambert Fry (b. 1775), from GermanyMost recent: Lambert Fry Jr., Mary Fry, John Fry Lambert Fry b. 1775Sandusky County, OhioStarts: Lambert Fry (b. 1775), from GermanyMost recent: Henry Fry Mary Fry b. 1819Starts: Lambert Fry & Mary Shoetler, from GermanyMost recent: John Speller, Henry Speller, Augustus Speller George FryDarke County, OhioStarts: George FryMost recent: Granville Fry, William Fry, Charles Fry Keziah FryPickaway County, OhioStarts: John FryMost recent: Ida Lindsey, George G. Lindsey, Neville Lindsey

The earliest Frys in the county histories

J. H. FryBorn 1791Crawford County, Ohio Philip H. FryBorn 1805Child of Henry Fry and Anna (Haar) FrySeneca County, Ohio James FryBorn 1806Child of Jacob Fry and Elizabeth FryBrown County, Ohio Henry FryBorn 1809Hancock County, Ohio Titus R. FryBorn 1811, Licking CountyIowa County, Iowa Henry FryBorn 1814Muscatine County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

373 Fry families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

36 Fry death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

46 Fry people in 28 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (6)

J. H. FryBorn 1791 · Crawford County, Ohio Alfred FryBorn 1835 · Crawford County, Ohio John FryBorn 1839 · Crawford County, Ohio Francis FryBorn 1848 · Crawford County, Ohio Eugene E. FryBorn 1864 · Crawford County, Ohio Elmer J. FryBorn 1867 · Crawford County, Ohio

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Common questions

Fry genealogy: FAQ

Where were Fry ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 6,487 Fry records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,596), then Missouri (1,270) and Illinois (674).

How far back does the Fry family tree go?

The earliest Fry birth in our database is 1828: Earl Fry, Minnesota. The old county histories name J. H. Fry, born 1791. We have pieced together 373 Fry family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Fry family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Fry family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.