Henry Porter Frazey 1842-1915

FRAZEY, CRETCHER, SHORT

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/2/2001 at 02:29:52

OBITUARY OF H. P. FRAZEY

Henry Porter Frazey, son of Samuel and Frances Frazey, was born near Cherrey Grove, Bedford,[sic] Co., Pennsylvania, Feb. 20th, 1842, where he grew to manhood on his father's farm, and died March 23, 1915, at his home in Cantril, Iowa. At the age of 20 years, on the 8th day of Sept., 1861, he enlisited [sic] in the Union Army in Co. A, Eleventh Penn., volunteers, for a period of three years. On Jan. 1, 1864, he reinlisted [sic] at Cedar Mountain, Va., under Capt. James Noble. Feb. 6th, 1865, he was wounded and carried to the hospital where he lay for several weeks, returning to the field as soon as he was able. He fought in some of the hottest engagements of the war, such as the second battle of Bull Run and the battle of Gettysburg, being honorably discharged at Harrisburg, Penn., on July 8th, 1865. After the war he came to Scotland, [sic] Co. Mo., and settled on a farm near Upton where he resided until July 3, 1913, when he moved to Cantril, Iowa, where he has since lived. When a young man he united with the Lutheran church and remained in that faith until the year 1883 when he joined the Methodist church at Upton, Ia. May 28, 1874 he was united in marriage to Nancy Elizabeth Cretcher. To this union 7 children were born (six sons and one daughter). Four of the sons preceded him to the spirit land. He leaves to mourn his death an aged wife, two sons and one daughter: Fred W. of Arbela, Mo., Gertrude Short and Charles L. of near Cantril, six grandchildren besides a host of neighbors and friends. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church, March [can't read], at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. W. I. N. Densmore. Interment in the Maple Grove cemetery. Members of G. A. R. [can't read] acting as pall bearers were M. [I. or T.] Burkett, Keosauqua; T. B. Smith, Mt. Sterling; J. R. Armstrong, B. R. Grinstead, A. Carns, Geo. Boyd, S. H. Bennett and J. H. DeFord of Cantril.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 15 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in October 1999. Name and date of newspaper not given.) ORIGINAL POST 02 Nov 1999.

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