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Grace Odessa "Dessie" Fry

Female 1886 - 1983  (97 years)


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  • Name Grace Odessa "Dessie" Fry 
    Birth Aug 1886  Caplinger Mills, Cedar County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    1900 U.S. Census -- Household 1 Jun 1900  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    1910 U.S. Census -- Household 15 Apr 1910  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Aug 1957  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence Jun 1960  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 11 Aug 1983  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial 17 Aug 1983  Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I17981  CCBasic
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2023 

    Father James N. Fry,   b. Dec 1846, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth Marcle,   b. Cal 1849, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jun 1900 (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1869  Chariton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F6918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Louis Ellsworth Martin,   b. 19 Apr 1882, Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1960, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Dec 1904  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Marriage 25 Feb 1920  Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • This was the second time they married.
    Children 
     1. Opal Martin,   b. Cal 1906, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Aug 1983 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F6920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2023 

    Family 2 George Dennis Kennedy,   b. 16 Oct 1885, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1934, Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1912  Independence, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    News Article 5 Sep 1912  Table Rock, Pawnee County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Table Rock Argus 


    • Martin-Kennedy

      Mrs. Odessa Martin, of Kansas City, Kansas, and Mr. George Kennedy of this place were very quietly married at Independence, last Tuesday afternoon.

      The bride and groom, accompanied by their little daughter of six years of age, arrived home this morning.

      Mrs. Kennedv was a highly esteemed and popular lady of Kansas City where she has made her home for a number of years. 

      Mr. Kennedy is one of our most prominent business men and is identified with an our interests. In behalf of the community the Argus bids them welcome to our city and wish for then a long and happy life.
    Children 
     1. James Arthur Kennedy,   b. 19 May 1916, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 2009, Westminster, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F6921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2023 

  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Missouri, Buchanan County, 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Buchanan County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 20 Jul 2023, T624, roll 771, Saint Joseph, enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 11B, p. 121 (stamped), dwelling 273, family 275, Amos Fry, accessed 15 May 2018.

    2. [S188] Missouri, Buchanan County, 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Buchanan County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), 20 Jul 2023, T623, Saint Joseph, enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 22B, p. 195 (stamped), dwelling 321, family 335, James N. Fry, accessed 20 Jul 2023.

    3. [S419] Missouri., Missouri, Jackson County -- The Kansas Star Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 21 Jul 2023, "Odessa F. Martin," 14 August 1983, p. 48, col. 2; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/679025075/ : accessed 20 Jul 2023).

    4. [S84] Missouri, Buchanan County, 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Buchanan County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 20 Jul 2023, T624, roll 771, Saint Joseph, enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 11B, p. 121 (stamped), dwelling 273, family 275, Amos Fry, accessed 15 May 2018.
      This person is listed as male and the nephew of Amos, but I believe she is actually his sister and Opal is her daughter.

    5. [S425] California., California, San Bernardino County -- The San Bernardino County Sun Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 24 Jul 2023, "Emma M. Sanders," 17 August 1957, p. 31, col. 3; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/51368252/ : accessed 20 Jul 2023).

    6. [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1974, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), 22 Jul 2023, death certificate no. 60-019823 (1960), Louis Elsworth Martin, accessed 21 Jul 2023.

    7. [S233] Missouri State Archives, Missouri -- County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, ((https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668 : 2017)), 24 Jul 2023, accessed 24 Jul 2023), Fry-Marcle.

    8. [S233] Missouri State Archives, Missouri -- County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, ((https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668 : 2017)), 22 Jul 2023, accessed 21 Jul 2023), Martin-Fry.
      The license was issued, but the document doesn't reflect return for filing or an actual marriage date.

    9. [S233] Missouri State Archives, Missouri -- County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, ((https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668 : 2017)), 21 Jul 2023, accessed 21 Jul 2023), Martin-Kenny.

    10. [S233] Missouri State Archives, Missouri -- County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, ((https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668 : 2017)), 21 Jul 2023, accessed 21 Jul 2023), Kennedy-Martin.

    11. [S421] Nebraska. Table Rock., Nebraska, Pawnee County -- The Table Rock Argus Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 21 Jul 2023, "Martin-Kennedy," 05 September 1912, p. 1, col. 4; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/770976630/ : accessed 21 Jul 2023).