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Seeking descendants of Thomas M. and Martha (Williams) Frazer of Covington
KY. Their known children were Ida, Everett, Etna, John and Ben Frazer.
Thomas M. Frazer, b Oct 1833 KY, m in Kenton Co KY ca 1857 Martha A. E.
Williams, b Sep 1837 KY. Each may have died before the 1910 Kenton County
census. 1900 census shows Martha as the mother of nine children, five of
whom were then living. During the Civil War Thomas was a 2nd Lieutenant in
Bart W. Jenkins' Company of Kentucky Cavalry, 3rd Battalion, Kentucky
Mounted Rifles, and also a private in his brother-in-law R. S. Williams'
"Kentucky Battery". Records of the latter unit show him and R. S. at
Washington Co VA (most likely the city of Abingdon) on 3-1-1863. Thomas was
a printer living in Covington's 2nd ward at the time of the 1870 and 1880
censuses. In 1900 he was a tax gauger with the Internal Revenue Service.
Censuses show him and Martha with the following children: Ida Frazer, b ca
1860 KY, Everett Frazer, b ca 1861 KY, Etna Frazer, b ca 1863 KY, John
Frazer, b Apr 1871 KY, and Benjamin A. Frazer, b Sep 1878 KY, d 24 Jun 1929
Campbell Co KY, m by 1920 Martha, b ca 1881 OH. Ben was an attorney and
railroad claims agent. John was a printer and compositor; m ca 1896 Carrie,
b Aug 1864 IN. In their household in 1910 was daughter Dixie Frazer, b ca
1894. She may have been Carrie's daughter by a previous marriage.
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MILITARY SERVICE RECORD:
THOMAS FRAZER, Private, Capt. Bart. W. Jenkins' Company, Kentucky Cavalry.
Appears in Company Muster-in Roll of the organization. Roll dated near
Frankfort, Ky., June 11, 1864. Muster-in to date June 11, 1864.
Enlisted When: Augt. 20th, 1863. Where: Kentucky.
By Whom: B. W. Jenkins. Period: The war.
REMARK (printed as part of form): "Those men on this roll whose enlistment
ante-dates the organization of this company several months, formerly
belonged to an incomplete company of Artillery known as the Williams Battery
or Kentucky Battery".
AMNESTY OATH and EXAMINATION of 2nd Lt. T. M. Frazer of Boone County, Ky.
Statement of Lt. T. M. Frazer, a paroled rebel prisoner, made at St. Louis,
Mo., before G. Clarke, examining officer of Provost Marshal General, this
24th day of May, 1865.
My age is 32 years. I was born in Boone County and State of Ky. I was in
arms against the United States, and was a 2nd Lieut in Independent Company,
Jenkins' Squadron, Cav'y. I was sworn into the rebel service about the 1st
day of March, 1863, by Capt. R. S. Williams, C.S.A., in Washington County,
Va., for 3 years. I served in the rebel army until the 30th day of April
1865, when I was surrendered and paroled at Mount Sterling in the State of
Ky. At the date of my parole I was a 2nd Lt in Independent Company, Jenkins
Squadron, Cav., C.S.A. At the date of my enlistment in the rebel army I was
an actual resident of the County of Washington and State of Va., but
consider St. Louis as my home. I intend to reside here in the future, and
follow the avocation of clerking.
I desire to take the Oath of Amnesty prescribed by the Proclamation of His
Excellency the President of the United States, of date December 8th, A.D.
1863, if permitted to do so, and will faithfully observe all its terms and
conditions.
/s/T. M. FRAZER
Subscribed and sworn to before me}
the day first above named.}
I. How many times have you been in arms during the rebellion? Once.
II. Have you at any time taken up arms as a guerrilla, or belonged to or
acted with any band or company of guerrillas or bushwhackers? No.
III. Have you ever taken the Oath of Allegiance of the United States or
given a bond to the military authorities? If so, state when, where and
before whom you took such oath or executed such bond. No.
IV. Are you included in either of the classes of persons who are excepted
from the benefits of the Amnesty Proclamation? (The officer will here state
what the excepted classes are.) No.
/s/T. M. FRAZER
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
I, Thomas M. Frazer, of the County of Boone, State of Kentucky, do solemnly
swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully
support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the
Union of the States thereunder, and that I will, in like manner, abide by
and faithfully support all acts of Congress passed during the existing
rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed,
modified, or held void by Congress, or by decision of the Supreme Court, and
that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all
proclamations of the President made during the existing rebellion having
reference to slaves, so long and so far as not modified or declared void by
decision of the Supreme Court: So help me God.
/s/THOMAS M. FRAZER
Subscribed and sworn to before me at St. Louis this 24th day of May, A. D.
1865.
/s/GEO. H. RICHARDSON
Lt. and Assistant Provost Marshal General
The above named has dark complexion, brown hair and blue eyes, and is 5
feet, 6 inches high.
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Augustus Frazer was also in the R. S. Williams Battery.
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