Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Tombstone Tuesday~Eve Dry, 1st Wife of Owen Dry


Eve Dry
b. Feb. 1, 1757
d. Nov. 17, 1828
bu. Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery

The Tombstone of Eve Dry can be viewed here:


The past 189 years have been very harsh on this tombstone and today it is unreadable and would be totally indistinguishable among other rocks of the same color and size.

Eve Dry was the first wife of Owen Ulrich Dry, son of Charles Dry and Christina Muss. Based on the birth of their known first born, Owen and Eve were married about 1776/77.

Eve and Owen had 4 known children before her death in 1828. On 9 December 1834, Owen remarried uniting with Catherine Polk, age 70.

The "Standard" published the marriage of Mr. Owen Dry, aged 80, to Miss Catherine Polk, aged 70, and adds with evident satisfaction ---"all for the Administration "----.
What else could be expected of individuals in their dotage?
[The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, North Carolina)  30 Dec 1834. Page 2, column 6.]


In Cabarrus county, 9th inst., by John Fuggart, Esq., Mr. Owen Dry, age 80, to Miss Catherine Polk, age 70 --"all for the Administration "---Communicated.
[The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, North Carolina)  26 Dec 1834. Page 3, column 5.]


Eve Dry is buried in the Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery where most of the early pioneer Dry families are buried.

Eve Dry is my 4th Great Grand Aunt by marriage to Owen Dry. 


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[1] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 June 2016); Memorial page for Eve Dry; (1 February 1757–17 November 1828); Find a Grave memorial # 21322395, Citing Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery; Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
[2] Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 November 2017), memorial page for Eve Dry (1 Feb 1757–17 Nov 1828), Find A Grave Memorial no. 21322395, citing Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Linda Flanagan (contributor 46926736) .

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