His death certificate records Luther Fryman, age 34 years 11 months 14 days, born 31 Aug (year blank) in Nicholas Co., Ky, died 14 Aug 1912 in Rowan Co., Ky, father Harrison Fryman, mother’s maiden name Rebecca Rice, both born in Ky, cause of death septicemia due to abscess, informant Mary A. Fryman, Nisi, Ky, burial on his farm.

(His mother was really Rebecca J. Royse, daughter of Morgan Royse and Jane Dayton.)

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.

Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 2, p. 388, records the marriage on 14 Dec 1899 of Luther Fryman, age 22, residence Hilda, born in Nicholas Co., Ky, father born in Harrison Co., Ky, mother bornn in Robinson Co., Ky, to Mary Anna Bradley, age 23, residence Hilda, born in Elliott Co., father born in Floyd Co., mother born in N.C., to be at residence of bride’s father, at Wm Bradley’s by W. T. Hall, witnesses James McFarland and Effie Cooper, bond surety by W. B. Bradley.