William Henry Harrison Dry was born on 22 Oct 1847 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He was a son of Tobias A. Dry and Mary Herlocker. He served during the Civil War. with Company H, 8th North Carolina Infantry enlisting on April 16, 1864.
William Henry Harrison Dry and Martha Jane Lefler were married on 2 Sep 1869 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Martha Jane Lefler was born on 21 Dec 1851 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of John and Fannie Lefler.
William Henry Harrison Dry and Martha Jane Lefler had the following children:
i. Laura Rosetta Dry, born 24 Mar 1869, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married John Jacob Smith, 1889; died 2 Jan 1934, Monroe, Union, North Carolina.
ii. John A. Dry, born 5 Apr 1871; married Elizabeth Catherine Dry, 28 Dec 1893, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; died 15 Feb 1895.
iii. Martin Clifford Dry, born 7 May 1872, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; died 10 May 1941, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
iv. James Franklin Dry was born in Dec 1877.
v. Frances Ellen Dry, born Nov 1879; married Charles A. Fink, abt 1901; died 29 Aug 1953, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
vi. Charles Smith Dry was born in Oct 1881.
vii. George Cleveland Dry was born in Feb 1885. He died on 28 Jul 1960 at the age of 75.
viii. Carrie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dry was born on 10 Jan 1884. She died on 9 Jul 1959.
ix. Robert Hoke Dry was born on 25 Dec 1887.
x. Iva Ethel Dry was born on 11 Dec 1890. She died on 9 Sep 1960 at the age of 69.
xi. Walter Clyde Dry was born on 11 Sep 1893.
Census records (1900/1910) states that William and Martha had 13 children of which 10 were living. I have only identified 11 of the 13 children.
William Henry Harrison Dry died on 28 Jan 1915 at the age of 67 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He was buried at Cold Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina.
Martha Jane Lefler Dry died on 21 Sep 1916 at the age of 64 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. She was buried at Cold Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina.
William Henry Harrison Dry is my 3rd Cousin 3 times removed.
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1. 1850 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page: 487A (stamped); Line 5, Dwelling 1290, Family 1290, Household of Sobeas [Tobias] A. DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 August 2017); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 622.
2. Matthew Brown Editor, BOOK: NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS:1861-1865: A Roster (Raleigh, NC 27699-4622: Historical Publications Section, 1997), William H. H. DRY, Vol. 4, Page 595.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Brewers, Cabarrus, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 034, Page: 450A (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 180, Family 187, Household of William DRY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 June 2017); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0955.
4. 1900 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Reed Misenheimers, Cabarrus, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0018, Page: 13A/90 (stamped); Line 44, Dwelling 208, Family 211, Household of William DRY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 2 June 2017); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1100.
5. 1910 US Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Faggarts, Cabarrus, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0040, Page: 7A/110 (stamped); Line 34, Dwelling 122, Family 127, Household of William H. DRY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 June 2017); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1100.
6. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Images. Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com: 6 June 2017), North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, William Henry Dry; Certificate number 267, 28 January 1915.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 6 June 2017); Memorial page for William Henry Harrison Dry; (1847–28 January 1915); Find a Grave memorial # 41299574, Citing Cold Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery; Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
8. "North Carolina, Marriages Record, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 2 June 2017), Marriage of William H. Dry + Jane Lefler, Marriage Date: 2 Sep 1869.
9. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Martha Jane Lefler Dry (21 December 1851–21 September 1916), Memorial # 41299589.
10. State of North Carolina, death no. 273 (21 September 1916), Martha DRY; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Martha Jane Lefler Dry (21 December 1851–21 September 1916), Memorial # 41299589.
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