An American Family History

Louis Fridley was born in 1777 in Viginia.

He married Susannah Bradshaw in Rockingham County, Virginia

George Fridley (1801),
Polly Fridley (1805, married John Wilson),
Dinnnah Fridley (1806, married Dimick Cole),
Jacob Fridley (1809),
Joshua Fridley (1811, married Sally Clore, and Julia Ann Holt),
Phebe Fridley (1814, married Silas Allen),
Isaac Fridley (1816),
Catherine Fridley (1820, married Perry Hedges),
John W. Fridley (1822).

In 1808, Louis Fridley and his wife, Susannah, emigrated from Virginia, and settled in Madison, and began the work of hewing a home out of the virgin forest. They raised a family of nine children, who were a great help to them in their pioneer work.

They were:
George, who lives in Shelby county;
Jacob lives in Missouri;
John in Shelby county;
Polly married John Wilson, and is now deceased;
Diana married Dimick Cole;
Catharine married Perry Hedges;
Phebe married Silas Allen;

Joshua [Fridley] married Sally Clore, and lives on the southwest corner of section thirty-five. She died, and he married Julia Ann Hott. He had, by his first wife, Peter, Louis, and Iva; by his second wife, George, Joanna, Clinton, Stephen, and Charles.

Joshua Fridley has always been a great hunter, when a boy bringing in a great deal of small game. At one time he run a deer down, with two dogs, the larger of which brought the animal to bay, and seized it by the throat, killing it. In his late years he has been a great marksman, and has won many deer, and quarters of beef, at shooting matches. He now has in his possession a target-gun, the barrel of which is about four feet in length, and weighs thirty-one pounds. At his present age, sixty-eight, he is not afraid to shoot against the improved globe sighted guns with his old weapon.

George Fridley was born in 1801 in Rockingham County, Virginia. He was the son of son of Lewis and Sarah Fridley.

He married Eliza Allen on March 18, 1828. Eliza was born in 1805 in Butler County, Ohio. Her father was Joseph Allen born 1788 in Virginia. Her mother was Mary King.

Lewis B. Fridley,
Harvey W. Fridley,
John Monroe Fridley (1835, married Elizabeth Taylor),
Laura J. Fridley,
Susanna C. Fridley,
Phebe A. Fridley,
Hannah O. Fridley,
Melvina Fridley,
Susanna C. Fridley,
Phebe A. Fridley,
Hannah C. Fridley.

George bought two lots of potatoes, one trowel, nails & almanack, spotted sow, 4 pigs, one sow and a wheelbarrow wheel at David Taylor's estate sale.

John W. Fridley was born in 1822 in Shelby County, Ohio. He was son of Lewis and Susannah Fridley.

He married Martha Jane Young.

Their children included:
Adam Fridley (1851, married Mary Rosana Hansel),
Sarah L. Fridley (1852),
Jason B. F. Fridley (1858),
John W. A., Fridley (1862), and
Eliza Lovina Fridley (married Harrison Dill son of Ann Taylor).

John Monroe Fridley was born in 1835 in Shelby County Ohio. He was son of George and Eliza Fridley.

He married Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth and John's children included:

George Fridley (1860)
William Fridley (1861)
Eliza Fridley (1863)
Jacob Franklin Fridley (1865)
Amanda Jane Fridley (1868)
May Fridley (1870)
Emma Fridley (1873)
Minnie Olive Fridley (1875)