Mertie Buck

1872 - 1962  (90 years)

• Name	Mertie Buck  [1]
  Birth	15 Feb 1872	Bushnell, McDonough Co., Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Sep 1962	Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA   [1]
  Burial	Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA   [1]
  		Headstone of Mertie (Buck) Frie
  Notes	Mrs. Myrtle Frie was of Kalamazoo, Mich, when her mother died in 1919. "When Edith was 6 months old, the family moved to a farm in Kalamazoo Cty. MI and into the city of Kalamazoo when Edith was 6 years old. Mertie and Frank eventually divorced in the 1920's. Frank was killed in an accident at a railroad crossing in Comstock, Kalamazoo, MI in 12 Nov 1925. "Mertie continued to live in Kalamazoo until 1937 when she and Edith moved to Portland OR to be near son George Odell Frie....Daughter Ethel Blanche Frie married Robert Raymond Tinkham....They were divorced before Ethel and the children moved to Portland at the same time Mertie and Edith moved to Portland. "...George and Blanche with 2 young sons moved to Portland and established the Rose City Label Co. in 1928.... "Edith Mary Frie never married. She was educated in Kalamazoo and when she arrived in Portland with her mother, she was offered a job in the Portlandschools teaching handicapped children, a job she retained until retirement. She supported her mother and later her sister and never had time for herself." (AMF) Alfred Meade Fischer (AMF), husband of Virginia Frie, has collected and shared nearly all the data on the descendants of Henry and Mary L. (Rumsey) Buck. He reported: "I knew Myrtie and all four of her children and Edith Mary Frie, the youngest of the four, is currently living in Portland OR and we see her often... [George Odell Frie] had a notebook listing his mother's birthdate in Bushnell, her marriage to Frank Eugene Frie in Tower City, ND, and her dad's name, Henry Buck." All the birth dates of Mertie's children were given in her sworn affidavit of Dec 1938. E.[sic] E. Fry Killed When Train Hits His Auto at Comstock Former Proprietor of Witwer Hotel, 60, Drives on Crossing, Failing to See Engine Because of Rain F. E. Fry, for seven years proprietor of the Witwer hotel, 231 East Main street, met instant death shortly after noon Thursday when his automobile was struck by the east-bound "Wolverine" passenger train on the Michigan Central crossing at Comstock. Fry drove his machine directly in front of the approaching train, it is said. It was raining at the time and it is believed Fry's vision was somewhat impaired. He was about 60 years old. When the train was brought to a stop about 400 yards east of the crossing, the automobile and the body of the driver were still on the pilot of the engine.... (unknown paper of Tues., Nov. 17, 1925) - - - - - - - - - - - Cards of Thanks FRIE, FRANK--[thanks to friends for help and expressions of sympathy, signed by:] Mrs. F.E.Frie, Miss Edith Frie, Mrs. Ethel Frie Tinkham. - - - - - - - - - - - George O. Frie George O. Frie, a Portland resident since 1928, died at his home Tuesday, seven days short of his 94th birthday. No services were scheduled, and interment was at Lincoln Memorial Park Mausoleum. Mr. Frie was born Dec. 8, 1893 [July per his dau, Virginia Fischer], in Page, N.D. After his arrival in Portland, he founded Rose City Label Co., retiring from it in 1958. He was a veteran of World War I and served in France. Survivors include two sons, George O. Frie Jr., Portland, and Wayne Frie, Woodland, Wash., a daughter, Virginia Fischer, Trout Lake, Wash.; sister Edith Frie, Portland; seven grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren. [2]
  Person ID	I10555	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Buck,   b. Abt 1826, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Nov 1887, Bushnell, McDonough Co., Illinois, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary L. Rumsey,   b. 27 Mar 1840, Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, USA d. 13 Oct 1919, Platte, Charles Mix Co., South Dakota, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1862	Fulton Co., Illinois, USA   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F3657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frank Eugene Frie,   b. 19 Oct 1858, Galesburg, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, USA d. 12 Nov 1925, Comstock, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1889	Tower City, Cass Co., North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Ethyl Blanche Frie,   b. 25 Dec 1890, Page, Cass Co., North Dakota, USA d. 8 Sep 1987, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA (Age 96 years) + 2. George Odell Frie,   b. 8 Jul 1893, Page, Cass Co., North Dakota, USA d. 1 Dec 1987, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA (Age 94 years)   3. Walter John Frie,   b. 29 Jan 1897, Page, Cass Co., North Dakota, USA d. 2 Feb 1977, Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, USA (Age 80 years)   4. Edith Mary Frie,   b. 5 Dec 1902, Page, Cass Co., North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F3809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 22 Mar 1889 - Tower City, Cass Co., North Dakota, USA Death - 7 Sep 1962 - Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA Burial - - Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR60(09-20): 60-15. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR60(09-20): 60-15-v. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR60(01-08): 60-2.