It’s Family Time~George M. Dry and Mary ‘Polly’ Sides

On 11 November 1822, George M. Dry, age 23 and Mary ‘Polly’ Sides, age 14 were married in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. 

George M. Dry was  the son of Johan Martin Dry and his wife Catherine Keppel. Mary ‘Polly’ Sides was the daughter of  Christopher Sides and Mary Esther Lipe.

Over the next 22 years George M. and Mary ‘Polly” would grow their family adding first, 6 sons one after another and then 3 daughters one after another until there was 9 siblings.

George M. Dry and Mary Sides had the following children:
        i.    Moses M. Dry, born on 10 Mar 1824.
         ii.    Adam Dry, born 20 Sep 1826, Stanly County, North Carolina; married Elizabeth Layton, abt 1850; married Mrs. Sarah Eudy, 11 Sep 1906, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina; died 19 Jan 1914.
         iii.    Daniel Dry, born on 23 Nov 1828; died 12 Nov. 1862..
             DRY, DANIEL, Private
Born in Cabarrus County and resided in Stanly County where he was by occupation a day laborer  prior to enlisting at age 34, April 28, 1862, for the war. Killed in camp on the Blackwater Rivers, near Franklin, Virginia, November 12, 1862, “by the accidental discharge of a gun.”  [Volume 8. Page 440]
         iv.    Christopher Dry, born 27 Mar 1831; married Martha , abt 1852; died 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
         v.    Martin Dry, born on 6 Nov 1833 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina; died  Jan. 5, 1851 in Cabarrus County.
         vi.    George Alexander Dry was born on 9 Jul 1836 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.  He died on 22 Dec 1863 at the age of 27 in Fort Delaware, Delaware City, Delaware.
DRY, GEORGE A., Private
Born in Stanly County* where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Stanly County at age 25, March 25, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,July 3, 1863. Confined at Fort Delaware, on or about July 10, 1863. Died at Fort Delaware on December 22, 1863 of “bronchitis chronic.”   [Volume 8. Page 440]
         vii.    Easter Catherine Dry, born on 2 May 1839 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
         viii.    Sara Ann Elizabeth Dry, born on 16 Jun 1841 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. 
         ix.    Eve Caroline Dry, born on 22 May 1844 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

George M. Dry died on 6 January 1857 in Stanly County, North Carolina. He is buried in Palestine Cemetery but his tombstone is weathered to the point of almost illegibility.

His wife Marry ‘Polly Sides Dry is enumerated in the 1870 Census With daughter Elizabeth Ingram but, I have been unable to find any additional information after 1870 for her. No tombstone has been found for her. If you have information on Mary ‘Polly’ Sides Dry please contact me by posting comments to this blog post.

George and Mary Dry are my 3rd Great Grand Uncle and Aunt.

Treasure Chest Thursday~Daniel Sides and Esther Dry Marriage Record, 1823.

Esther Dry, daughter of Johann Martin Dry and Catherine Keppel married Daniel Sides, son of Christopher Sides and Mary Esther Lipe on 20 December 1823 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.¹ 
 
Daniel and Esther would raise a  large family of 12 children; 7 sons and 5 daughters. They and their children can be found in Censuses for Cabarrus County North Carolina for 1830 through 1880. 
 
The 1880 census is that last Census in which Daniel and Esther were enumerated.²
 


1880 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 140, Page: 35D (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 61, Family 61, Household of Daniel SIDES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 8 November 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 968.

No tombstones or obituary has been found. I did find a Probate File in Iredell County which indicates that Daniel Sides died sometime before 19 April 1881 and at that time Esther was still living.³  
 
If you have additional information please contact me.
 

 
Esther Dry Sides is my paternal 3rd Great Grand Aunt.






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[1] State of North Carolina, marriage bond no. 000010058 (20 December 1823), Daniel Sides and Esther Sided; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
[2] 1880 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 140, Page: 35D (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 61, Family 61, Household of Daniel SIDES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 8 November 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 968.
[3] Iredell County, North Carolina, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Daniel Sides 1881; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 8 November 2016); Daniel Sides, Image 460 of 1998.

Treasure Chest Thursday~Marriage Bond-George M. Dry and Mary ‘Polly’ Sides, 1822

George M. Dry, son of Johann Martin Dry and Catherine Keppel married Mary ‘Polly’ Sides, daughter of Christopher Sides and Mary Esther Lipe. 

They were married on 11 November 1822 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. George and Polly would raise a family of 9 children; 6 sons and 3 daughters. George passed away on 6 January 1857 at the rather young age of 57.  Polly is listed in the 1860 census for Stanly County as a 57 year old widow. She still has 3 of her 9 children living at home.
George is buried in the Palestine Methodist Church Cemetery, Stanly County, North Carolina.

I have not found a death date for Mary ‘Polly’ Sides and the 1860 Census is the last record I have for her. If you have additional information please contact me.

George M. Dry is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.





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[1] "Index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 3 February 2015), George M. Dry & Mary 'Polly' Sides Marriage Bond; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977; Bond #: 000007747, dated 11 Nov 1822.
[2] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 February 2015); Memorial page for George Dry; (23 April 1799–6 January 1857); Find a Grave memorial # 62256119, Citing Palestine Methodist Church Cemetery; Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA.