George Washington Friar

1866 - 1953  (~ 87 years)

• Name	George Washington Friar  [1]
  Born	Jan 1866	IL   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Jul 1953	buried at Ham's Grove Cem. Jeff. Co. IL   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I3308	Eskew Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rezin Wayman S. Fryer,   b. 15 Sep 1830, Caldwell County, Kentucky ,   d. 19 Jan 1872, IL  (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Drennan,   b. 1833, Caldwell County, Kentucky ,   d. Abt 1908, IL  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	20 Oct 1858	Caldwell County, Kentucky   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F3058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Atchison,   b. Feb 1865, IL ,   d. 1944, Buried Ham's Grove Cem. Spring Garden Twp.  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1889	Jefferson Co. IL   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Harvey Ignatius Fryar,   b. 8 Oct 1889, Ewing, IL ,   d. 29 Aug 1966, Mt. Vernon, IL  (Age 76 years)  [natural]   2. Charles Edward Friar,   b. 11 Aug 1895, Farrington Twsp., Jeff Co., IL ,   d. 18 Apr 1952, Jefferson Co, IL  (Age 56 years)  [natural]   3. George Washington Friar, Jr.,   b. Feb 1899, Jefferson Co., IL ,   d. 15 Jul 1959, Jefferson Co, IL  (Age ~ 60 years)  [natural]   4. Infant Boy Friar,   b. 2 Jul 1905, Jefferson Co., IL ,   d. Abt 1905  [natural]   5. Louis Harrison Friar,   b. 29 May 1906, Spring Garden, IL ,   d. 12 Nov 1964, Mt. Vernon, IL  (Age 58 years)  [natural]   6. Dick Friar,   b. Bef 1910,   d. Bef 1910  (Age < 0 years)  [natural]   7. Mary Ellen Friar,   b. 20 Sep 1910, Spring Garden, IL ,   d. 27 Oct 1981, Jefferson Co., IL  (Age 71 years)  [natural]   8. Infant Friar,   b. PRIVATE  [natural]   9. Infant Friar,   b. PRIVATE  [natural]   10. Infant Friar,   b. PRIVATE  [natural]
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #0129, Date of Import: 25 Jul, 1998] divorce action Harriet vs Geo Dec. 1886 & Geo vs Harriet Dec 1889 According to grandson, Ben Fryar, he hauled salt to the L & N railroad - Logan & Lee trail Chicago to Shawneetown. Supposedly couldn't read or write, but had great math aptitude. Knew logarithms, land areas, etc. Called Ben "Manus". Ben & Harold Kniffen would tease him by reading the paper with wrong info. Sometimes he could read - don't know how he learned. "Old Man Cat-o" He gave violin from Germany to Nick Kniffen - he gave it to Ben. Jack took it to Chicago (LaGrange) to get it fixed - ruined it? Conway Twitty may be relative. Friar's Point MS may be connected. Unverified stories passed down by G.W. Friar - his father? grandfather? owned a steamboat to haul freight between St. Louis & New Orleans. Had 30 slaves - hauled cotton - treatede children badly. George & Walt & sister ran away near Cairo or Mounds, IL & lived with Harry Braumeier. Name was Sherman Tecumseh Friar- changed to George Washington. Mother (stepmother?)was Drennan Married at W A Clark, Spring Garden, IL Aug 9, 1889. Witnesses: Walter Fryer, Harry Pickett, WA Clark, P.M. (Police Magistrate) Conversation between Wilma Hungate & Bertha Webber December 1992: Grandpap (Atchison) was something else. He never wanted to see a kid paddled. He had arthritis very bad. Grandparents Ignatius & Mirie Atchison raised 12 children. Grandpap was burned in fire. HE didn't die, but was burned so bad he died later. He had been sick for 2 or 3 days and hadn't eaten. Gaston was there & he went to the store to get Ignatius some food. As he came home he could see smell something burning & could hear Ignatius moaning & groaning. He said he got cold & was standing with his back to the fireplace, fell backward, and burned him so bad some of the meat fell off his bones. He lived a couple of days.

  
  

• Sources

  [S108] World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Broderbund Software, Inc., (Name: Release date: October 17, 1996;), Tree #0129. Date of Import: 25 Jul, 1998 Details: 1900 census. Details: Jeff. Co. death index. Details: Caldwell Co.,KY marriage index. Details: Marriage license Aug. 9, 1889/bk 5 p 45-46.