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JAMES FRY, farmer, P. O. Surryville, was born in Kentucky October 17, 1806, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Fry, who were both natives of Virginia. They were married in Virginia and emigrated to Kentucky, where James was born; when six years old, he, with his parents, emigrated to Ohio, and settled in Clermont County, where they remained until their death. James Fry acquired a very limited education. He is one of the old pioneers of Ohio. He engaged in farming for himself as a renter at the age of twenty; thus he continued for twenty-four years, when he bought 120 acres of land, where he resides. He has since added eighty acres, now owing a farm of 200 acres, which, through his management, is in a high state of cultivation. He was united in marriage with Judith Hays, June 20, 1826, with whom he lived until her death, which occurred January 21, 1871. He remained a widower eight months, when he married Sarah A. Simpkins, his present wife. His first wife bore him twelve children, of whom five are living; the last wife one. Mr. Fry’s record is such that his children can ever point to it with pride.