History of Ray County, Missouri 1881
Pages: 645-646

John H. Frazer.

John H. Frazer was born in Forsythe county, North Carolina, October 20, 1827. His 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 to 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.