Family Group Sheet
NameGeorge Washington Pelfrey
Birth5 May 1870, Ringos Mills, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death15 Feb 1942, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialNorwood Caudill Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherRichard F. Pelfrey (~1829-<1892)
MotherEliza McDaniel (1847-1921)
Other spousesAmanda Jane Caudill
Marriage31 Oct 1919, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Anna Bradley
Birth18 Aug 1876, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death3 Dec 1939, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
FatherWilliam D. Bradley (1850-)
MotherMary E. Moore (~1851-)
Other spousesLuther Fryman
Notes for George Washington Pelfrey
His death certificate records George Pelfrey, age 72 years 9 months 10 days, born 5 May 1869 in Ky, died 15 Feb 1942 in rural Rowan Co., Ky, widowed, late wife Mary Ann Pelfrey, father Richard Pelfrey, mother’s maiden name Eliza McDaniel, both born in Ky, cause of death apoplexy, informant Nora Alice White, Morehed, Ky.
His gravestone also has his birthdate as 5 May 1869, but he was listed as age 1 month in the 1870 census.
His gravestone also has his birthdate as 5 May 1869, but he was listed as age 1 month in the 1870 census.
Notes for Mary Anna Bradley
Her death certificate records Mrs. Mary A. Pelfrey, age 65 years 3 months 15 days, born 18 Aug 1874 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 3 Dec 1939 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, married, wife of George Pelfrey, father Wm Bradley, mother’s maiden name Moore, both born in Kentucky, cause of death cardiac failure, informant Jas E. Hawthorne from hospital records, burial in Smile, Ky.
The reported year of birth is likely to be off by two years; her parents were married in Nov 1875, and she was recorded as age 3 in the 1880 census.
The reported year of birth is likely to be off by two years; her parents were married in Nov 1875, and she was recorded as age 3 in the 1880 census.
Notes for George Washington & Mary Anna (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 12, p. 40, records the marriage on 31 Oct 1919 of George W. Pelfrey, 49, widowed, born in Fleming Co., Ky, son of Richard & Eliza Pelfrey, to Mary A. Fryman, age 43, widowed, born in Elliott Co., Ky, daughter of William Bradley, at Christy by J. H. Bradley, minister of the Regular Baptist church, witnesses Jarvey Hamelton and Alfrod Bradley.
Census
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy precinct, enumerated 12 Jan, lists on p. 5A as family #62:
Pelfrey, Mary A., head, 43, married, farming; George W., husband, 49, married, farming; Alice, stepdau, 18; John H., stepson, 12; Georgie E., stepdau, 2 2/12; Fryman, Cecil, son, 18, labor on home farm; Wilford, son, 15; John F., son, 13; Julia Mae, dau, 11; Oleda M., dau, 8. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The fact that Mary is the head of household probably indicates that the land is her farm.
1930 census of Hamilton Co., Ohio, Colerain township, Dunlap village, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 11A as family #291/236, on Pippin Road:
Pelfrey, George, 59, age at first marriage 24, b. Ky Ky Ky, laborer at Hamilton Co Experiment Farm; Mary A., wife, 53, age at first marriage 23, b. Ky Ky NC; Elaine, dau, 12, b. Ky Ky Ky; Fryman, Oleta, dau, 19, b. Ky Ky Ky.
They are sharing a house with George’s son John and his wife, and two boarders.
Pelfrey, Mary A., head, 43, married, farming; George W., husband, 49, married, farming; Alice, stepdau, 18; John H., stepson, 12; Georgie E., stepdau, 2 2/12; Fryman, Cecil, son, 18, labor on home farm; Wilford, son, 15; John F., son, 13; Julia Mae, dau, 11; Oleda M., dau, 8. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The fact that Mary is the head of household probably indicates that the land is her farm.
1930 census of Hamilton Co., Ohio, Colerain township, Dunlap village, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 11A as family #291/236, on Pippin Road:
Pelfrey, George, 59, age at first marriage 24, b. Ky Ky Ky, laborer at Hamilton Co Experiment Farm; Mary A., wife, 53, age at first marriage 23, b. Ky Ky NC; Elaine, dau, 12, b. Ky Ky Ky; Fryman, Oleta, dau, 19, b. Ky Ky Ky.
They are sharing a house with George’s son John and his wife, and two boarders.
