Zachery Taylor Friend 1851-1911

[Pat (Friend) Thompson]

Descendants of Zachary Taylor Friend


Generation No. 1

1. ZACHARY TAYLOR7 FRIEND (CORNELIUS WARD6, JOHN5, JOHN "OLD JOHN"4, NICHOLAS3, JOHANNES NILSSON JOHN2, NILS LARSSON1) was born 31 Mar 1851 in Friendsville, Maryland, and died 01 Dec 1911. He married ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" EMMER FEATHER 08 Nov 1877 in Preston County, West Virginia, daughter of JAMES FEATHER and CHRISTINE SUMMERS. She was born 21 Jul 1855, and died 12 Jul 1906.

More About ZACHARY TAYLOR FRIEND:
Date born 2: 31 Mar 1851
Burial: Sand Spring Cemetery, Fearer Road, ~3 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland

More About ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" EMMER FEATHER:
Name 2: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Emmer Feather
Date born 2: 21 Jul 1855, Preston County, West Virginia
Burial 1: Sand Spring Cemetery, west of Friendsville, Maryland
Burial 2: Sand Spring Cemetery, Fearer Road, ~3 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland

Children of ZACHARY FRIEND and ELIZABETH FEATHER are:
i. BRUCE8 FRIEND, b. Jun 1878; d. 1939; m. MINNIE MAE UMBEL, 19 Oct 1902, Oakland, Maryland; b. 15 May 1884; d. 1964.

More About BRUCE FRIEND:
Burial: Sand Spring Cemetery, Fearer Road, ~3 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland

More About MINNIE MAE UMBEL:
Burial: Sand Spring Cemetery, Fearer Road, ~3 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland

ii. EDITH FRIEND, b. Sep 1879; d. 1950; m. CHARLES THAYER FRANTZ, 05 Apr 1899, Garrett County, Maryland; b. 1871; d. 1932.

More About EDITH FRIEND:
Burial: Blooming Rose Cemetery, near Friendsville, Maryland

More About CHARLES THAYER FRANTZ:
Burial: Blooming Rose Cemetery, near Friendsville, Maryland

iii. PLAYFORD R. FRIEND, b. Nov 1881; d. 1945; m. ETTA P. FIKE, 1902; b. Oct 1888; d. 1915.

More About PLAYFORD R. FRIEND:
Burial: Sand Spring Cemetery, Fearer Road, ~3 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland

More About ETTA P. FIKE:
Burial: Sand Spring Cemetery, Fearer Road, ~3 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland

iv. RHUIE B. FRIEND, b. Jun 1883; d. 07 Apr 1898.
v. LILLIE R. FRIEND, b. 12 Mar 1887; d. 07 Apr 1898.

More About LILLIE R. FRIEND:
Burial: Sand Spring Cemetery, Fearer, Garrett Co., Maryland

vi. JESSIE FRIEND, b. Oct 1890.


Anyone have any additions and/or corrections?

[glen]

4. Rhuie B. Friend, b. Jun 1883 Sand Spring, Garrett Co, MD, d. 1966, m. Martin Slicer Rush.

[hughfriend]

Jessie married a Thomas; can't think of first name right now, but will answer when it comes.
Lillie was called Tillie by the family for some reason. Died after standing to retrieve a Bible to verify a statement according to Uncle Bud (Amos Taylor Friend, son of Bruce).

Bruce and Minnie's children:

Reuben Clayton m. Naomi Huff (no children)
Stanton Reed m. Edith Frantz (Mary Jane, Reed Eugene, Hugh Frantz, Anne Marie)
Frederick m. Elizabeth ? (John, Geraldine)
Curtis m. Mabel Sisler (Bernard, Thomas, Judy, Phyllis)
Arthur m. Beryldine ? (Larry)
Ellen m. Ivan Humberson (Robert, Harold, Omar)
Charles m. Martha Eisentrout (Vonda, Patricia, David, Linda)
Virginia m. Wade Schroyer (Janice, Dale, Kim)
Amos Taylor m. Bernadine ?(Sherrie, Terry, Penney)

I might have Arthur and Ellen's birth order reversed. Not sure.

[Pat (Friend) Thompson]

Grandson of Zachery, son of Bruce:
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Saturday, March 5, 2005 9:14 AM EST - Cumberland Times-News FRIENDSVILLE - Amos Taylor "Bud" Friend, passed away March 1, 2005, at his home in Friendsville. He was the son of Bruce and Minnie (Umbel) Friend . Bud was born on April 23, 1924, in Fearer. He was the youngest of nine children, Rueben, Stanton, Fred, Curtis, Ellen (Friend) Humberson, Arthur, Charles, and Virginia "Mid" Schroyer. He is survived by his brother, Charles, Bruceton Mills, W.Va. Bud is survived by his wife of 57 years, Bernadine (Devine) Friend; his daughter, Sherry and her daughters, Tonja Couch, Spotsylvania, Va., and E. Shayne (Couch) Sanderford and husband James, West Palm Beach, Fla. His son, Terry Friend, resides in Cumberland. His youngest daughter, Penny (Friend) Bathum and husband Rick and their sons, Willis and Jon Roy, reside in Enumclaw, Wash. Surviving are many cousins and nieces and nephews, as well as his faithful dogs and cat. Dawn and Audie Propst were also special friends who spent time with the friends. Bud joined the United States Army on April 26, 1943. He was a proud member of the 44th Tank Battalion of the Pacific Theatre. After two months of maneuvers at Fort Knox and Camp Barkley, Texas, he was in active duty in Moritai, Luzon, New Guinea, and Tokyo where he was wounded in the line of duty removing a defective shell from a tank. He recuperated in a field hospital for several weeks, was transferred to a hospital ship for several weeks, was transferred to a Tokyo hospital. From Tokyo, he was shipped to Guam, Honolulu, and San Francisco. Bud then boarded a hospital train for the four to five day trip to Martinsburg, W.Va. After a 30 day furlow, he returned to Martinsburg for discharge on March 12, 1946. Bud worked for the Army Corps of Engineers in the Pittsburgh area before becoming a welder for Hillman Barge and Construction Co. for 32 years. He has been retired for 18 years. He enjoyed hunting, gardening, and traveling. He and Bernadine traveled in all fifty states as well as Canada, Mexico, and abroad. His granddaughters frequently accompanied them. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, serving many times as councilmen. He was also a member of The Friendsville Rod, Boat, and Gun Club, The Oakland Veterans of Foreign Wars and The American Legion. Bud was a lifetime member of The Friend Family Association of America as well. A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 10, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, Maple Street, Friendsville. Memorials may be sent to the Grace Lutheran Building Fund, Friendsville, Maryland, 21531 and the Garrett County Humane Society, 1124 Mary Drive, Oakland, MD 21550