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     William J. Fravel was born on 16 July 1834 at Hardy Co. (probably), VA (now WV).¹ He was the son of Benjamin Fravel and Elizabeth Abnet.¹ William J. Fravel married Minerva Ann Chrisman, daughter of Adam Chrisman and Catherine Hottel, on 9 December 1866 at Jay Co., IN, William and his younger sister Sarah Fravel both were married on the same date, but in two different counties (apparently both marriages were at the homes of the brides). William J. Fravel lived in 1870 at Jefferson Twp., Adams Co., IN.² He died on 8 April 1905 at Wabash Twp., Adams Co., IN, at age 70. He was buried in April 1905 at Crawford Cemetery, Berne, Adams Co., IN.

     William J. Fravel was born on 17 August 1864 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Jeremiah Fravel and Rebecca Starr Downing.¹ William J. Fravel married Anna Miriam W. Davis on 25 December 1895. William J. Fravel died on 25 March 1928 at age 63

Biographical Sketch -- (Findagrave.com):

William J. [J. middle initial is for either Jeremiah or Joseph] Fravel was the son of Jeremiah H. Fravel and the highly noted Quaker speaker revivalist mother Rebecca Star Downing. William J. Fravel married to the widow Anna Miriam nee "Davis" Weatherby on 25 December 1895 in Camden County, New Jersey. By 1918 William and Anna had separated, with William moving back to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove, Salem Co., New Jersey and Anna staying in Philadelphia and working as a family nurse for Quaker families in Philadelphia.

He was buried in March 1928 at Lawnside Cemetery, Woodstown, Salem Co., NJ, Findagrave #184784009.

     Corinne Florence Fraver was born on 21 April 1908 at Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA. She was the daughter of Franklin Nathaniel Fraver and Ruanna H. Noll. Corinne Florence Fraver married William Byers Price, son of Charles Irvin Price and Mary Evangeline Byers. Corinne Florence Fraver died on 6 October 1939 at Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA, at age 31. She was buried in October 1939 at Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA, Findagrave #50040599.

     Franklin Nathaniel Fraver was born on 17 November 1882. He married Ruanna H. Noll on 11 September 1907 at Franklin Co., PA. Franklin Nathaniel Fraver died on 29 June 1941 at age 58. He was buried in July 1941 at Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA, Findagrave #48502256.

     Florence Virginia Fray was born on 19 January 1881 at Madison Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph E. Fray and Frances Keturah Rosenberger.¹ Florence Virginia Fray married Winslow Thomas Lewis on 1 August 1902 at Washington, District of Columbia. Florence Virginia Fray died on 10 June 1972 at San Diego Co., CA, at age 91.

     Joseph E. Fray was born circa 1848 at Virginia.¹ He was the son of Joseph M. Fray and Elizabeth Ann Keyser.² Joseph E. Fray married Frances Keturah Rosenberger, daughter of George Washington Rosenberger and Barbara A. Kagey. Joseph E. Fray married Mary S. (?) circa 1903. Joseph E. Fray died after 2 May 1910.

     Joseph M. Fray was born on 10 March 1817 at Virginia.¹ He married Elizabeth Ann Keyser circa 1845.¹ Joseph M. Fray died on 7 October 1902 at Madison Co., VA, at age 85.¹ He was buried in October 1902 at Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery, Madison, Madison Co., VA, Find A Grave Memorial# 130971404.

     Lester Joseph Fray was born on 21 September 1879 at Madison Co., VA.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph E. Fray and Frances Keturah Rosenberger.¹ Lester Joseph Fray married Annie Blanche Aylor, daughter of John Merry Aylor and Mary Frances Carpenter. Lester Joseph Fray lived on 13 May 1910 at Rupert Precinct, Lincoln Co., ID, census p.16A, General Farming. He lived in 1942 at Brightwood, Madison Co., VA, WW II draft registration. He died on 3 October 1960 at age 81. He was buried in October 1960 at Robinson River Primitive Baptist Church, Brightwood, Madison Co., VA, Find A Grave Memorial# 15657373.

     Russell Joseph Fray was born on 20 November 1917 at Providence Co., RI.¹ He was the son of Russell Rosenberger Fray and Mamie Ann Rosson.¹ Russell Joseph Fray died on 13 September 1940 at age 22. He was buried in September 1940 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA, Find A Grave Memorial# 85402836.

     Russell Rosenberger Fray was born on 15 July 1877 at Madison Co. (probably), VA. He was the son of Joseph E. Fray and Frances Keturah Rosenberger. Russell Rosenberger Fray married Mamie Ann Rosson, daughter of Marcellus Barton Rosson and Alberta S. Utz, circa 1908. Russell Rosenberger Fray lived on 7 January 1920 at 50 Elmhurst Avenue, Providence, Providence Co., RI.¹ He died on 21 August 1953 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 76. He was buried in August 1953 at Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston, Providence Co., RI, Find A Grave Memorial# 87223436.

     Fray was born in 1927 at Providence, Providence Co., RI. She was the daughter of Russell Rosenberger Fray and Mamie Ann Rosson. Fray died on 24 February 1927 at Providence, Providence Co., RI. She was buried in February 1927 at Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston, Providence Co., RI, Find A Grave Memorial# 99697913.

     Jane Eliza Frayer was born on 8 May 1806. She married Reuben Pulver.

     Celeste Jane Fraze was born in September 1857 at Kidron, Wayne Co., OH.¹ She married Philip Frederick Graber circa 1880.¹ Celeste Jane Fraze died on 21 October 1944 at Massillon, Stark Co., OH, at age 87. She was buried in October 1944 at Westlawn Cemetery, Mount Eaton, Wayne Co., OH, Findagrave #79867557.

     Mary Thetis Fraze was born on 5 March 1916 at Winchester, Randolph Co., IN. She was the daughter of William Ellsworth Fraze and Minnie Frances Byrum. Mary Thetis Fraze married Everett Elwood Laisure, son of Wesley L. Laisure and Martha L. Moore. Mary Thetis Fraze died on 22 June 1993 at Hartford, Blackford Co., IN, at age 77

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Mary T. Laisure 77, Formerly of Muncie, died Tuesday, June 22, 1993, at Community Care Center in Hartford City, after a brief illness.
She was born March 5, 1916, in Winchester, the daughter of William "Will" Ellsworth Fraze and Minnie Byrum Fraze.She worked at Lutheran Hospital In Fort Wayne, She later was a clerk and nurse's aide at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie and a member of the North Side Church of God in Muncie.
Survivors include three sons, Steven Edwin (Wife, Barbara) Laisure of Hartford City, and David Everett (Wife, Dora) Laisure and William Bruce "Boe" Laisure, both of Freeport, Fla; two daughters, Frances Elaine Laisure,(Husband David E. Mason) of Fort Worth, Texas and Jayne Laisure of Muncie: Seven grandchildren; two step-grandsons, and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Elwood Laisure, in 1980; two brothers,James Thurl,her twin, William "Bill" Fraze, and one sister, Reva Fraze Foltz.

She was buried in June 1993 at Saratoga Cemetery, Saratoga, Randolph Co., IN, Findagrave #115034328.

     William Ellsworth Fraze was born on 19 September 1884 at Randolph Co., IN. He married Minnie Frances Byrum. William Ellsworth Fraze died on 24 June 1973 at Winchester, Randolph Co., IN, at age 88. He was buried in June 1973 at Saratoga Cemetery, Saratoga, Randolph Co., IN, Findagrave #116464956.

     Glencora Elizabeth Frazee married James Henry Tollie on 31 August 1891 at Floyd Co., IA.

     Note: Probably the Elizabeth Lilly in SS Death Index, SSAN #247-80-2112, born 8 OCT 1897, died OCT 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Elizabeth Frazer married Dr. Edward Owings Guerrant Lilly, son of Rev. David Clay Lilly D.D. and Mary Hamilton DeVault Guerrant, in 1924.

     Abraham Lincoln Frazier was born on 8 September 1862 at Henry Co., IN. He married Leetta Summers, daughter of Jacob W. Summers and Jenetta Shroyer, on 15 May 1886 at Delaware Co., IN. Abraham Lincoln Frazier and Leetta Summers were divorced before April 1890; Leeta remarried to Sherman B. Harshman on 27 APR 1890. This Abraham Frazier was listed on the 1900 census, widowed, living in his parents' household, along with a sister, Mary. There were three Frazier surnamed grandchildren living in the household, Robert, Opal, and Ethel, ages 6 to 9, who appear to have been Abraham's children. If so, he would appear to have been divorced and remarried by 1889. DLB 2020. Abraham Lincoln Frazier died on 22 April 1928 at Muncie, Delaware Co., IN, at age 65

Obituary -- Muncie Evening Press, Muncie, Indiana; Monday, 23 APR 19928, p.2 (Newspapers.com):

FRAZIER FUNERAL TO BE HELD TUESDAY

Lincoln Frazier, 65, retired, died Sunday evening in the home of his sister, Mrs. John Tuttle, 710 Ohio Ave., after a six weeks' illness. He had been a resident of Muncie all of his lifetime. Surviving are the sister, and a brother, Thornton Frazier, of Delaware County.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon, the cortege leaving the home at 1 o'clock for the church at Jones Cemetery, where the Reverend Eddie Thomas will conduct the services. Burial will be in Jones Cemetery.

He was buried in April 1928 at Jones Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware Co., IN, Findagrave #100756238.

     Bess Frazier was born on 2 May 1896 at Corder, LaFayette Co., MO. She was the daughter of James Marshall Frazier and Nancy Caroline Lewis. Bess Frazier died on 6 May 1978 at Tecumseh, Pottawatomie Co., OK, at age 82.

     Betty Lee Frazier was born on 22 December 1923 at Barnesville, Belmont Co., OH. She was the daughter of Harold R. Frazier and Grace Nicholes. Betty Lee Frazier married Guy Homer Ensinger Jr., son of Guy Homer Ensinger and Lucille Reeves, in 1947. Betty Lee Frazier died on 6 January 2004 at East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH, at age 80. She was buried in January 2004 at Columbiana County Memorial Park, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH, Findagrave #36666569.

     Clarence Levi Frazier married Isa E. Phetteplace, daughter of James Orice Phetteplace and Ann Elizabeth Moore, on 4 September 1898.

     Doris Ellen Frazier was born on 5 March 1903 at Geary, Blaine Co., OK. She was the daughter of James Marshall Frazier and Nancy Caroline Lewis. Doris Ellen Frazier married Roy H. Dickinson on 10 June 1922 at Geary, Blaine Co., OK. Doris Ellen Frazier died on 20 February 1993 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 89.

     Edna Cannon Frazier was born on 10 March 1907 at Geary, Blaine Co., OK. She was the daughter of James Marshall Frazier and Nancy Caroline Lewis. Edna Cannon Frazier died on 14 August 1998 at Geary, Blaine Co., OK, at age 91.

     Eugene Barkley Frazier was born on 18 November 1906 at Geary, Blaine Co., OK. He was the son of James Marshall Frazier and Nancy Caroline Lewis. Eugene Barkley Frazier died on 28 October 1967 at Geary, Blaine Co., OK, at age 60.

     Harold R. Frazier was born on 23 December 1894 at Oakdale, Athens Co., OH. He was the son of Richard Frazier and Mary Elizabeth McDonald. Harold R. Frazier began military service WW I service, Private, U.S. Army. He married Grace Nicholes, daughter of John Nicholes and Maggie Finley. Harold R. Frazier died on 21 February 1972 at Columbiana Co., OH, at age 77. He was buried in February 1972 at Spring Grove Cemetery, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH, Findagrave #26770439.

     Helen Frazier was born on 13 December 1918 at Licking, Texas Co., MO. She married Jasper Noland McCoy, son of Jesse Elmer McCoy and Ethel Owesa Hume, on 11 September 1937.

     James Marshall Frazier was born on 23 August 1862. He married Nancy Caroline Lewis, daughter of John Wiatt Lewis and Emily Elizabeth Brumback, on 25 April 1888. James Marshall Frazier died on 21 December 1918 at Geary, Blaine Co., OK, at age 56.

     James Oscar Frazier was born on 15 February 1909 at Geary, Blaine Co., OK. He was the son of James Marshall Frazier and Nancy Caroline Lewis. James Oscar Frazier died on 11 September 1975 at Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 66.

     Jean D. Frazier was also known as Leiljane per 1930 census listing.¹ She was born on 25 March 1925 at Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND; daughter of John Underwood and Edith M. (Ohl) Frazier of Bismark (1930), North Dakota.¹ She lived on 23 April 1940 at Portland, Multnomah Co., OR, iwith her divorced mother and her brother Paul, in her uncle Sylvan J. Jacobson's household.² She married Roy Manfred Devault, son of Fred J. Devault and Maude M. White, on 9 June 1946 at Portland, Multnomah Co., OR. Jean D. Frazier lived on 10 April 1950 at 11224 NE Fremont Court, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.³ She died on 9 February 2015 at Portland, Multnomah Co. (probably), OR, at age 89. She was buried in February 2015 at Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR, Findagrave #219216200.

     John L. Frazier was born on 16 May 1901 at Geary, Blaine Co., OK. He was the son of James Marshall Frazier and Nancy Caroline Lewis. John L. Frazier died on 9 July 1979 at Lake Park, Palm Beach Co., FL, at age 78.