Biographical Sketch of William J. Frazier, Greene County, Missouri, Center Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** This gentleman is the son of Hon. Franklin T. and Maria J. (Crawford) Frazier, and was born in Henry County, Tennessee, September 22, 1838. His parents moved to Greene County, Missouri, in 1847, where William grew to manhood upon the farm. In 1861 he enlisted in Captain Camp- bell's company of Missouri State Guards, and was at the battle of Dug Spring and Wilson's Creek, and was slightly wounded at the former en- gagement. He served out his term of enlistment, and, as his health failed, he did not enter the regular Confederate service, but went with his father to Texas, and stayed until 1865, when they came back to this State, and in 1866 they returned to Greene County. Since the war Mr. Frazier has been engaged in farming, and is a prosperous, substantial citizen. He has been both justice of the peace and constable. He is a Mason, and has been a member of the Baptist Church six years. He was married July 27, 1863, to Miss Martha, daughter of Greenberry and Pru- dence (Tatum) Robinson, of this county. Their union has been blest with two children, George T. and William F. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================