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Source: "Madison Star-Mail" Friday, March 5, 1920 on page 8.
Anthony R. Frazer was born Jan. 5, 1844 at Lincoln, Pennsylvania. He married Amelia Shirk at Lincoln, Pennsylvania on Jan. 9, 1870 They had 9 children and 6 of them still survive. He died Feb. 27, 1920 at Madison, Nebraska.
Provided by contributor Richard
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Lincoln in Lancaster County Pennsylvania used to be called Ephrata per contributor Kay Feaster
Other children of Anthony:
Infant-died between Charles born in 1874 and William S Fraser born 20 Apr 1877-died 2 Jul 1955
Mamie Fraser born 8 Mar 1882 -died 2 Nov 1883
Fredrick Grant Fraser born 20 Nov 1886 died 16 Sep 1956
Other siblings of Anthony:
Rebecca Fraser born 9 Nov 1831-died 7 Dec 1834
Charles S Fraser born 9 Aug 1839 died 11 Nov 1914
Provided by contributor Kay Feaster
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The son of William Jackson & Catharine (McCollum) Fraser, in 1860 he was living with his family in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The 1860 census spells the family surname "Frazer."
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Lancaster August 9, 1862, mustered into federal service there August 11 as a private with Co. F, 122nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 15, 1863.
2. Enlisted in Philadelphia March 4, 1864, mustered into federal service there April 1 as a private Co. H, 186th Pennsylvania Infantry, promoted to corporal January 1, 1865, and honorably discharged with his company August 15, 1865.
His surname is spelled "Frazer" in both company registers.
After the war, he married Amelia Wilson "Millie" Shirk in Ephrata Township and fathered George Stuart (b. 11/01/70), Daniel Sickles (b. 08/23/72), Charles E. (b. 11/13/74), infant (b./d/ 1876), William S. (b. 04/20/77), Amelia Hulda "Mildred" (b. 11/24/78 - married Charles E. Davis), Frederick Grant (b. @1887), and Blanche Allen (b. 01/29/91 - married Melvin L. Dopson). By 1878, he was living with his family in Grundy County, Iowa, in 1884 resided in Sedgwick County, Kansas, where he joined Rankin Post No. 325, G.A.R., and by 1890 was a resident of Madison County, Nebraska.
[NOTE not for publication: The information you received on the names Lincoln and Ephrata is incorrect. In 1860, Lincoln was an unincorporated section of Ephrata Township and today is still unincorporated but part of Ephrata Borough.]
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334)
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Source: "Madison Star-Mail" Friday, March 5, 1920 on page 8.
Anthony R. Frazer was born Jan. 5, 1844 at Lincoln, Pennsylvania. He married Amelia Shirk at Lincoln, Pennsylvania on Jan. 9, 1870 They had 9 children and 6 of them still survive. He died Feb. 27, 1920 at Madison, Nebraska.
Provided by contributor Richard
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Lincoln in Lancaster County Pennsylvania used to be called Ephrata per contributor Kay Feaster
Other children of Anthony:
Infant-died between Charles born in 1874 and William S Fraser born 20 Apr 1877-died 2 Jul 1955
Mamie Fraser born 8 Mar 1882 -died 2 Nov 1883
Fredrick Grant Fraser born 20 Nov 1886 died 16 Sep 1956
Other siblings of Anthony:
Rebecca Fraser born 9 Nov 1831-died 7 Dec 1834
Charles S Fraser born 9 Aug 1839 died 11 Nov 1914
Provided by contributor Kay Feaster
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The son of William Jackson & Catharine (McCollum) Fraser, in 1860 he was living with his family in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The 1860 census spells the family surname "Frazer."
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Lancaster August 9, 1862, mustered into federal service there August 11 as a private with Co. F, 122nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 15, 1863.
2. Enlisted in Philadelphia March 4, 1864, mustered into federal service there April 1 as a private Co. H, 186th Pennsylvania Infantry, promoted to corporal January 1, 1865, and honorably discharged with his company August 15, 1865.
His surname is spelled "Frazer" in both company registers.
After the war, he married Amelia Wilson "Millie" Shirk in Ephrata Township and fathered George Stuart (b. 11/01/70), Daniel Sickles (b. 08/23/72), Charles E. (b. 11/13/74), infant (b./d/ 1876), William S. (b. 04/20/77), Amelia Hulda "Mildred" (b. 11/24/78 - married Charles E. Davis), Frederick Grant (b. @1887), and Blanche Allen (b. 01/29/91 - married Melvin L. Dopson). By 1878, he was living with his family in Grundy County, Iowa, in 1884 resided in Sedgwick County, Kansas, where he joined Rankin Post No. 325, G.A.R., and by 1890 was a resident of Madison County, Nebraska.
[NOTE not for publication: The information you received on the names Lincoln and Ephrata is incorrect. In 1860, Lincoln was an unincorporated section of Ephrata Township and today is still unincorporated but part of Ephrata Borough.]
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334)
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