William’s cremated remains were never taken after his death and are still available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
William Burl Fry was born in Arkansas in 1874. At times he went by William and sometimes by Burl. His name has been seen spelled Fry and Frye, but since he signed his name William Burl Fry on his draft registration, that is the name used here. As adults his children used the spelling Frye.
His father, George Washington Fry, was born in 1838 in Missouri and served for the Confederacy during the US Civil War. William’s mother, Priscilla Almeda Dixon was born in 1844. She was a teenager when she married George Fry about 1860. George was a farm laborer. He and Priscilla were living in Big Fork, Polk County, Arkansas in 1860.
During the census of 1870 (before William was born), his parents were living in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Their children (all born in Arkansas) included: Rosella (born about 1862), James H. (about 1864), Virginia T. (about 1867), Robert (about 1869), Julie A. (about 1871), William (in 1874), and George W. (about 1878).
Shortly after turning 39, William’s father died on 1/3/1878 when William was only 3 years old.
During the 1880 census William was 6 years old and living in Sebastian County with his widowed mother and his siblings including his sister Rosella, her husband William R. Shuler and their child Matilda P. Shuler. Rosella and William Shuler were married on 11/4/1877. The extended family supported themselves as farmers.
During the census of 1900 William was a farm laborer living with the Lewis family, farmers, in Grand Coulee Precinct, Lincoln County, Washington. He was 26 and single.
On 3/20/1904 he married Minnie Lee Hayes in Sebastian County, Arkansas, a county at the Arkansas/Oklahoma boarder. Minnie was born in Oklahoma in 1886. Their children included Hazel Lee (born in Oklahoma on 3/23/1905), William (in 1908) Jane (Oklahoma in 1910), George Frank (Lincoln County, Washington 7/3/1914) and Kitten Louise (Washington on 4/9/1917).
William’s mother died on 7/4/1908. Son william died when he was 8 months old on 10/17/1908. In the 1910 census William was living with Minnie, Hazel and Jane in McCloud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. He was a salesman in a general mercantile.
In September 1918 he completed the WWI draft registration. He indicated he was married to Minnie Lee they were living in Almira, Lincoln County, Washington and working as a farmer. At 44 he was short, of medium build with blue eyes and gray hair.
At the time of the 1920 census William and Minnie were in Grand Coulee where he was a wheat farmer working for himself on rented land. On 1/2/1927 daughter Hazel married Jack Havre Rayno in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington. On 9/2/1928 Jack was arrested in Yakima for smoking opium. He was charged with federal narcotics crimes.
The 1930 census shows William and Minnie in Yakima with son Frank and daughter Louisa. Also in the home was 10 year old Lulu McMorris. She was a “boarder” which meant she was a foster child. She was born in Washington and one of her parents was a Native American. William was a gas fitter for the gas company at that time. A gas fitter is professional who installs, maintains and repairs natural gas equipment, fixtures and appliances, as well as related things such as gas meters, regulators, valves, and burners, in residential, commercial or industrial areas.
In he 1930 census Hazel and Jane were living together in Yakima. Jane was a stenographer and Hazel was a sales clerk at a cigar store. Hazel was married, but Jack was not living with her. Her husband Jack Rayno died on 6/9/1931 in Yakima at the age of 26. On 11/12/1932 Hazel married Captain Hadley Barrett Rainey. They were both from Yakima County at that time.
William has not been found in the 1940 census. Son George had enlisted on 10/16/1933. He was serving in the Navy in SanDiego during the census of 1940. In the census of 1940 Minnie was living on NE 30th Avenue in Portland, Oregon with daughter Hazel and Hadley Rainey. Although Minnie was listed as married William was not in the home. Minnie was working as a practical nurse for a private family. Hadley was a salesman for the oil company. Daughter Kitten L. Frye married Jack DePetro in Clark County, Washington on 5/18/1939. They were both living in Multnomah County at that time. During that 1940 Kitten was living In Portland with her husband who was a clerk in a cigar store. On 3/23/1944 Kitten married Aaron D. Ashford in Seattle. They were both living in Multnomah County at the time. Sister Hazel and brother-in-law Hadley were witnesses for the wedding. Kitten married Kenneth J. Wilson on 1/3/1959 in Skamania County, Washington. They were both living in Multnomah County at the time.
On 12/17/1958 William was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. On 7/4/1959 (exactly 51 years after his mother’s death) William died of pneumonia at the institution. He was 85 years old.
Kitten Wilson died on 6/8/1975 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Son George Frank Frye died on 3/16/1979 and was buried at Fayetteville National Cemetery in Arkansas. William’s wife Minnie Fry and daughter Jane Frye died in Arkansas in 1980. Minnie died in August and Jane died in September. Daughter Hazel Rainey died in 1986.
William Burl Fry was born in Arkansas in 1874. At times he went by William and sometimes by Burl. His name has been seen spelled Fry and Frye, but since he signed his name William Burl Fry on his draft registration, that is the name used here. As adults his children used the spelling Frye.
His father, George Washington Fry, was born in 1838 in Missouri and served for the Confederacy during the US Civil War. William’s mother, Priscilla Almeda Dixon was born in 1844. She was a teenager when she married George Fry about 1860. George was a farm laborer. He and Priscilla were living in Big Fork, Polk County, Arkansas in 1860.
During the census of 1870 (before William was born), his parents were living in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Their children (all born in Arkansas) included: Rosella (born about 1862), James H. (about 1864), Virginia T. (about 1867), Robert (about 1869), Julie A. (about 1871), William (in 1874), and George W. (about 1878).
Shortly after turning 39, William’s father died on 1/3/1878 when William was only 3 years old.
During the 1880 census William was 6 years old and living in Sebastian County with his widowed mother and his siblings including his sister Rosella, her husband William R. Shuler and their child Matilda P. Shuler. Rosella and William Shuler were married on 11/4/1877. The extended family supported themselves as farmers.
During the census of 1900 William was a farm laborer living with the Lewis family, farmers, in Grand Coulee Precinct, Lincoln County, Washington. He was 26 and single.
On 3/20/1904 he married Minnie Lee Hayes in Sebastian County, Arkansas, a county at the Arkansas/Oklahoma boarder. Minnie was born in Oklahoma in 1886. Their children included Hazel Lee (born in Oklahoma on 3/23/1905), William (in 1908) Jane (Oklahoma in 1910), George Frank (Lincoln County, Washington 7/3/1914) and Kitten Louise (Washington on 4/9/1917).
William’s mother died on 7/4/1908. Son william died when he was 8 months old on 10/17/1908. In the 1910 census William was living with Minnie, Hazel and Jane in McCloud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. He was a salesman in a general mercantile.
In September 1918 he completed the WWI draft registration. He indicated he was married to Minnie Lee they were living in Almira, Lincoln County, Washington and working as a farmer. At 44 he was short, of medium build with blue eyes and gray hair.
At the time of the 1920 census William and Minnie were in Grand Coulee where he was a wheat farmer working for himself on rented land. On 1/2/1927 daughter Hazel married Jack Havre Rayno in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington. On 9/2/1928 Jack was arrested in Yakima for smoking opium. He was charged with federal narcotics crimes.
The 1930 census shows William and Minnie in Yakima with son Frank and daughter Louisa. Also in the home was 10 year old Lulu McMorris. She was a “boarder” which meant she was a foster child. She was born in Washington and one of her parents was a Native American. William was a gas fitter for the gas company at that time. A gas fitter is professional who installs, maintains and repairs natural gas equipment, fixtures and appliances, as well as related things such as gas meters, regulators, valves, and burners, in residential, commercial or industrial areas.
In he 1930 census Hazel and Jane were living together in Yakima. Jane was a stenographer and Hazel was a sales clerk at a cigar store. Hazel was married, but Jack was not living with her. Her husband Jack Rayno died on 6/9/1931 in Yakima at the age of 26. On 11/12/1932 Hazel married Captain Hadley Barrett Rainey. They were both from Yakima County at that time.
William has not been found in the 1940 census. Son George had enlisted on 10/16/1933. He was serving in the Navy in SanDiego during the census of 1940. In the census of 1940 Minnie was living on NE 30th Avenue in Portland, Oregon with daughter Hazel and Hadley Rainey. Although Minnie was listed as married William was not in the home. Minnie was working as a practical nurse for a private family. Hadley was a salesman for the oil company. Daughter Kitten L. Frye married Jack DePetro in Clark County, Washington on 5/18/1939. They were both living in Multnomah County at that time. During that 1940 Kitten was living In Portland with her husband who was a clerk in a cigar store. On 3/23/1944 Kitten married Aaron D. Ashford in Seattle. They were both living in Multnomah County at the time. Sister Hazel and brother-in-law Hadley were witnesses for the wedding. Kitten married Kenneth J. Wilson on 1/3/1959 in Skamania County, Washington. They were both living in Multnomah County at the time.
On 12/17/1958 William was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. On 7/4/1959 (exactly 51 years after his mother’s death) William died of pneumonia at the institution. He was 85 years old.
Kitten Wilson died on 6/8/1975 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Son George Frank Frye died on 3/16/1979 and was buried at Fayetteville National Cemetery in Arkansas. William’s wife Minnie Fry and daughter Jane Frye died in Arkansas in 1980. Minnie died in August and Jane died in September. Daughter Hazel Rainey died in 1986.
William’s cremated remains were never taken after his death and are still available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
William Burl Fry was born in Arkansas in 1874. At times he went by William and sometimes by Burl. His name has been seen spelled Fry and Frye, but since he signed his name William Burl Fry on his draft registration, that is the name used here. As adults his children used the spelling Frye.
His father, George Washington Fry, was born in 1838 in Missouri and served for the Confederacy during the US Civil War. William’s mother, Priscilla Almeda Dixon was born in 1844. She was a teenager when she married George Fry about 1860. George was a farm laborer. He and Priscilla were living in Big Fork, Polk County, Arkansas in 1860.
During the census of 1870 (before William was born), his parents were living in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Their children (all born in Arkansas) included: Rosella (born about 1862), James H. (about 1864), Virginia T. (about 1867), Robert (about 1869), Julie A. (about 1871), William (in 1874), and George W. (about 1878).
Shortly after turning 39, William’s father died on 1/3/1878 when William was only 3 years old.
During the 1880 census William was 6 years old and living in Sebastian County with his widowed mother and his siblings including his sister Rosella, her husband William R. Shuler and their child Matilda P. Shuler. Rosella and William Shuler were married on 11/4/1877. The extended family supported themselves as farmers.
During the census of 1900 William was a farm laborer living with the Lewis family, farmers, in Grand Coulee Precinct, Lincoln County, Washington. He was 26 and single.
On 3/20/1904 he married Minnie Lee Hayes in Sebastian County, Arkansas, a county at the Arkansas/Oklahoma boarder. Minnie was born in Oklahoma in 1886. Their children included Hazel Lee (born in Oklahoma on 3/23/1905), William (in 1908) Jane (Oklahoma in 1910), George Frank (Lincoln County, Washington 7/3/1914) and Kitten Louise (Washington on 4/9/1917).
William’s mother died on 7/4/1908. Son william died when he was 8 months old on 10/17/1908. In the 1910 census William was living with Minnie, Hazel and Jane in McCloud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. He was a salesman in a general mercantile.
In September 1918 he completed the WWI draft registration. He indicated he was married to Minnie Lee they were living in Almira, Lincoln County, Washington and working as a farmer. At 44 he was short, of medium build with blue eyes and gray hair.
At the time of the 1920 census William and Minnie were in Grand Coulee where he was a wheat farmer working for himself on rented land. On 1/2/1927 daughter Hazel married Jack Havre Rayno in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington. On 9/2/1928 Jack was arrested in Yakima for smoking opium. He was charged with federal narcotics crimes.
The 1930 census shows William and Minnie in Yakima with son Frank and daughter Louisa. Also in the home was 10 year old Lulu McMorris. She was a “boarder” which meant she was a foster child. She was born in Washington and one of her parents was a Native American. William was a gas fitter for the gas company at that time. A gas fitter is professional who installs, maintains and repairs natural gas equipment, fixtures and appliances, as well as related things such as gas meters, regulators, valves, and burners, in residential, commercial or industrial areas.
In he 1930 census Hazel and Jane were living together in Yakima. Jane was a stenographer and Hazel was a sales clerk at a cigar store. Hazel was married, but Jack was not living with her. Her husband Jack Rayno died on 6/9/1931 in Yakima at the age of 26. On 11/12/1932 Hazel married Captain Hadley Barrett Rainey. They were both from Yakima County at that time.
William has not been found in the 1940 census. Son George had enlisted on 10/16/1933. He was serving in the Navy in SanDiego during the census of 1940. In the census of 1940 Minnie was living on NE 30th Avenue in Portland, Oregon with daughter Hazel and Hadley Rainey. Although Minnie was listed as married William was not in the home. Minnie was working as a practical nurse for a private family. Hadley was a salesman for the oil company. Daughter Kitten L. Frye married Jack DePetro in Clark County, Washington on 5/18/1939. They were both living in Multnomah County at that time. During that 1940 Kitten was living In Portland with her husband who was a clerk in a cigar store. On 3/23/1944 Kitten married Aaron D. Ashford in Seattle. They were both living in Multnomah County at the time. Sister Hazel and brother-in-law Hadley were witnesses for the wedding. Kitten married Kenneth J. Wilson on 1/3/1959 in Skamania County, Washington. They were both living in Multnomah County at the time.
On 12/17/1958 William was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. On 7/4/1959 (exactly 51 years after his mother’s death) William died of pneumonia at the institution. He was 85 years old.
Kitten Wilson died on 6/8/1975 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Son George Frank Frye died on 3/16/1979 and was buried at Fayetteville National Cemetery in Arkansas. William’s wife Minnie Fry and daughter Jane Frye died in Arkansas in 1980. Minnie died in August and Jane died in September. Daughter Hazel Rainey died in 1986.
William Burl Fry was born in Arkansas in 1874. At times he went by William and sometimes by Burl. His name has been seen spelled Fry and Frye, but since he signed his name William Burl Fry on his draft registration, that is the name used here. As adults his children used the spelling Frye.
His father, George Washington Fry, was born in 1838 in Missouri and served for the Confederacy during the US Civil War. William’s mother, Priscilla Almeda Dixon was born in 1844. She was a teenager when she married George Fry about 1860. George was a farm laborer. He and Priscilla were living in Big Fork, Polk County, Arkansas in 1860.
During the census of 1870 (before William was born), his parents were living in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Their children (all born in Arkansas) included: Rosella (born about 1862), James H. (about 1864), Virginia T. (about 1867), Robert (about 1869), Julie A. (about 1871), William (in 1874), and George W. (about 1878).
Shortly after turning 39, William’s father died on 1/3/1878 when William was only 3 years old.
During the 1880 census William was 6 years old and living in Sebastian County with his widowed mother and his siblings including his sister Rosella, her husband William R. Shuler and their child Matilda P. Shuler. Rosella and William Shuler were married on 11/4/1877. The extended family supported themselves as farmers.
During the census of 1900 William was a farm laborer living with the Lewis family, farmers, in Grand Coulee Precinct, Lincoln County, Washington. He was 26 and single.
On 3/20/1904 he married Minnie Lee Hayes in Sebastian County, Arkansas, a county at the Arkansas/Oklahoma boarder. Minnie was born in Oklahoma in 1886. Their children included Hazel Lee (born in Oklahoma on 3/23/1905), William (in 1908) Jane (Oklahoma in 1910), George Frank (Lincoln County, Washington 7/3/1914) and Kitten Louise (Washington on 4/9/1917).
William’s mother died on 7/4/1908. Son william died when he was 8 months old on 10/17/1908. In the 1910 census William was living with Minnie, Hazel and Jane in McCloud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. He was a salesman in a general mercantile.
In September 1918 he completed the WWI draft registration. He indicated he was married to Minnie Lee they were living in Almira, Lincoln County, Washington and working as a farmer. At 44 he was short, of medium build with blue eyes and gray hair.
At the time of the 1920 census William and Minnie were in Grand Coulee where he was a wheat farmer working for himself on rented land. On 1/2/1927 daughter Hazel married Jack Havre Rayno in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington. On 9/2/1928 Jack was arrested in Yakima for smoking opium. He was charged with federal narcotics crimes.
The 1930 census shows William and Minnie in Yakima with son Frank and daughter Louisa. Also in the home was 10 year old Lulu McMorris. She was a “boarder” which meant she was a foster child. She was born in Washington and one of her parents was a Native American. William was a gas fitter for the gas company at that time. A gas fitter is professional who installs, maintains and repairs natural gas equipment, fixtures and appliances, as well as related things such as gas meters, regulators, valves, and burners, in residential, commercial or industrial areas.
In he 1930 census Hazel and Jane were living together in Yakima. Jane was a stenographer and Hazel was a sales clerk at a cigar store. Hazel was married, but Jack was not living with her. Her husband Jack Rayno died on 6/9/1931 in Yakima at the age of 26. On 11/12/1932 Hazel married Captain Hadley Barrett Rainey. They were both from Yakima County at that time.
William has not been found in the 1940 census. Son George had enlisted on 10/16/1933. He was serving in the Navy in SanDiego during the census of 1940. In the census of 1940 Minnie was living on NE 30th Avenue in Portland, Oregon with daughter Hazel and Hadley Rainey. Although Minnie was listed as married William was not in the home. Minnie was working as a practical nurse for a private family. Hadley was a salesman for the oil company. Daughter Kitten L. Frye married Jack DePetro in Clark County, Washington on 5/18/1939. They were both living in Multnomah County at that time. During that 1940 Kitten was living In Portland with her husband who was a clerk in a cigar store. On 3/23/1944 Kitten married Aaron D. Ashford in Seattle. They were both living in Multnomah County at the time. Sister Hazel and brother-in-law Hadley were witnesses for the wedding. Kitten married Kenneth J. Wilson on 1/3/1959 in Skamania County, Washington. They were both living in Multnomah County at the time.
On 12/17/1958 William was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. On 7/4/1959 (exactly 51 years after his mother’s death) William died of pneumonia at the institution. He was 85 years old.
Kitten Wilson died on 6/8/1975 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Son George Frank Frye died on 3/16/1979 and was buried at Fayetteville National Cemetery in Arkansas. William’s wife Minnie Fry and daughter Jane Frye died in Arkansas in 1980. Minnie died in August and Jane died in September. Daughter Hazel Rainey died in 1986.
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