Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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SAMUEL L. FRAZIER

Samuel L. FRAZIER, of Calhoun Township, and living on section 22, came to Harrison County with his parents, March 12, 1855. They came to Pottawattamie County, in October, 1854. His father, John FRAZIER, settled in St. John's Township, on section 1, remaining there until his death, May 26, 1881. He was of Scotch descent, and was born in Tennessee, November 3, 1821. His father was a farmer, and John always followed this. He came to Indiana with his parents when a boy of nine years, and lived in Putnam County, until he came West, bringing with him $1,000. Upon coming to this county, he moved into a log cabin, built by some of early Mormon families. At the time of his death, he had five hundred and ten acres of well-improved land in Harrison County. He was married in Putnam County, Ind., in 1844, to Minerva C. HIBBS, a native of Kentucky, who was born, February 4, 1826. They reared a family of eight children -- George N., Samuel L, our subject; Mary J., John T., Andrew F., Ada E., Jacob E., and Mary E. Four of these children are living, three in Harrison County, and Mary E., now Mrs. George SUTTER, living in Sarpy County, Neb.

When the FRAZIER family came to this county, Council Bluffs was their nearest post-office and nearest trading point.

Samuel L. was born in Putnam County, Ind., June 1, 1849, and with his parents came to Harrison County, helping his father and attending the district school. When he was twenty-one years of age, his father gave himself and brother, George N., eighty acres - forty each - on sections 6 and 7, of St. John's Township, with a part of the tract in Calhoun, to which our subject moved in August, 1873, and erected a frame house, sixteen feet square. He now owns two hundred and thirty-four acres, one half of which is under the plow, and forty-five acres in timber land.

He was married, February 24, 1870. to Angeline MURPHY, a native of Indiana, the daughter of John and Zilphia A. MURPHY, and born, October 14, 1853. By this marriage union, six children were born -- Dora M., December 5, 1871; Estella, January 12, 1874; Albert, March 31, 1876; Inez, November 2, 1878; Florence Effie, July 13, 1881 and Herald R., September 22, 1884.

Mr. and Mrs. FRAZIER are members of the Christian Church, and in his politics Mr. FRAZIER is a supporter of the Republican party.

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