Ray County, Missouri Biographies - John H. Frazer b. 1827

Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.645

John H Frazer was born in Forsythe County North Carolina, October 20, 1827. Her parents
were Jacob and Elizabeth Frazer, natives of Forsythe County, North Carolina. Our subject
remained at home occupied with duties on his father’s farm until his marriage. He was
married, July 26, 1847, to Miss Jelina Studdard, daughter of James W. and Nancy Studdard,
also natives of Forsythe County, North Carolina. Mrs. Frazer was born July 27, 1831.
Mr. Frazer and wife have ten living children: their names, with dates of birth are as
follows: Romulus G., born in North Carolina June 2, 1848, now married and living in
Ray County; Eliza A. C., born September 24, 1850, married J. C. Ross and living at Orrick,
in this county; Fatha M., born April 26, 1852, married to David Messenger, and living in
Louisville, Kentucky; Maria L., born September 12, 1859, (married Thomas Brown, who died
in 1880), now living in widowhood at Orrick; Martin L., born January 19, 1856, married
and living near his father's place; Joel B., born December 2, 1858, married and living
near his father; John P., born March 6, 1862, living in the southern part of Missouri;
Francis B., born May 9, 1864, died August 16, 1865; Hiram W., born July 30, 1866, died
August 4, 1867; Stonewall, born June 12 1868; Jelina E., born March 7, 1872; Jacob S.,
born March 7, 1877. Mr. Frazer came to Ray County, Missouri, in the year 1849, and settled
upon a farm in Township 51, Range 29. He lived here and continued the business of farming,
(except during the war) until 1873, when he removed to the town of Albany and engaged in
gardening for market. At the beginning of the civil war, he enlisted in the Confederate
army, Company B, under Captain Parker, and participated in the battles of Sugar Creek,
Pea Ridge, Iuka, Corinth, Grand Gulf and Farmington. He was discharged at Laurel Dale
Springs, June 12, 1863, and reached home on the 19th of July following.


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