RICHARD FRY 51 done Richard, son of William and Mary Fry, was born in East Down Devonshire, England, April 15th 1831. In 1852 he toured the Unites States with the son of his employer, who loved him as a brother, and did everything possible to make his trip an enjoyable one. Upon his return from the new world he met Ann Blackmore Rawle, who was born in Devonshire, England, September 3rd,1830. Together they investigated the new religion, which was causing considerable excitement in that locality. They were baptized early in 1860 and left soon after for Utah. When their friends found out they had joined the Mormon Church many of them were very bitter. They were married at Liverpool England, and from there they set sail on the Ship, Underwriter, in company with five or six hundred emigrants. They arrived in Salt Lake valley on September 3rd, 1860. After spending about two weeks there, President Young advised them to go to Morgan. The trip up through the canyon was hard because the roads were bad and it took them three days to reach Morgan. Daniel Bull and Richard S. Norwood and their families went to Morgan at that time also. These three families were the first to settle in what is now South Morgan. They took up Farms just north of the present town. In February 1861, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fry and was the first white child born in South Morgan. In the spring of 1862 Mr. Fry moved his family to Monday Town Hollow on account of high water, for the valley was practically covered with water that spring. 52 When the people moved from Monday Town to the present site of South Morgan, Mr. Fry moved his family there also. He acted as counsler to Thomas J.Thurston when he presided over the entire valley, and in February 1865 when the people of South Morgan were organized into an ecclesias¬tical district Richard Fry was chosen President, and the first meetings were held at his home. In July 1877, the Morgan Stake was organized and Mr. Fry became first counsellor to Willard G. Smith. On April 15th 1893 he became President of Morgan Stake. He held this position untill his death which occured April 15th 1900. On April 12th 1876 Mr. Fry married Susan Lerwill. In 1868 Morgan City was incorporated and Richard Fry was elected a member of the first City Council. He was appointed a City Treasurer the next year, he also held many positions of trust. In the spring of 1868, when the Union Pacific Railroad was being constructed through Morgan County, Richard Fry and T.R.G. Welch had the contract for the first mile, from the Caryle cut to the Williams point. Besides this they had a contract to construct a wagon dugway from the cut east, above the track, for several hundred yards. Mr. Fry lived to be 69 years of age. Susan Lerwill Fry died at the age of 68 years. Ann Rawle Fry died May, 3, 1926, being 93 years and 8 months old.