William
West
Frazier
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Nalbro Frazier and Benjamin West Frazier
Husband of
Harriet Morgan (Harrison) Frazier
— married
19 Apr 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William West Frazier Jr, George Harrison Frazier, Isabella Frazier, Charles Harrison Frazier, Sarah Ann Frazier, Harriet Morgan Frazier, John Nalbro Frazier, Benjamin West Frazier and Helen West (Frazier) Brinley
Died
at age 81
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
William West Frazier.
Birth: Aug. 27, 1839.
Montevideo, Uruguay.
Occupation Director and Secretary of Franklin Sugar Refinery. By 1900, the Refinery produced over 90% of the sugar in the United States.[1]
Death: Aug. 24, 1921. [2]
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Son of Benjamin West Frazier (1809-1854) and Isabella Zimmerman (1817-1845).
Civil War. 6th Penna Cavalry. Muster/Enrolled Sept 3, 1861. age 22, 2nd Lt, Co. B, 6th Penna. Calvary. Muster: 6th Penna, Adjutant, pay raise March 27, 1862, 1st Lt.. Field and Staff Muster: Appointed Reg;. Adjutant Regiment order # 61, Sept 15/Dec, 1862; Promoted to Captain, Comp. B by Gov. of Penna.; Muster Roll: absent, detached to Phila, since Aug. 1863 to Col. Kellog, Resignation papers dated July 4, 1864 . [3]
Married Harriet Morgan Harrison (1842-1915) on April 19, 1864. Father of nine children: William West, Jr., George Harrison, Isabella, Charles Harrison, Sarah Ann, Harriet Morgan, John Nalbro, Benjamin West, Helen (all Frazier surname). He retired in1892 with the sale of Franklin Sugar. He had homes in Philadelphia, Pa., 287 Washington Lane, Rydal/Jenkintown, Pa,[4] and Northeast Harbor and North Haven, Maine.
Family links: Spouse: Harriet Morgan Harrison Frazier (1842 - 1915).
Children: Sarah Ann Frazier Zimmermann (1872 - 1949). John Nalbro Frazier (1877 - 1936).
Burial: Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard. Philadelphia County. Pennsylvania, USA.
Sources
- ↑ Leach, Josiah G. Some Account of Capt. John Frazier and His Descendants The Frazier and West Families. J.P. Lippincott Company. Philadelphia. 1910. pages 53-54.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #61151015, citing Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ General Services Administration, National Archives and Recording Services, Washington, DC Receipt # 68084. dated Dec. 11, 1963. Civil War Muster records (from Sept. 1861 - June 1864; plus. resignation copy dated April 27, 1891). Copies belong to Brinley Family Records.
- ↑ 1900 Federal Census, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7602&h=47323504&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=50015&_gl=1*2f72v6*_ga*MTA4Njc3OTAxMi4xNjc0MDE0NTMw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY3NDAxNDUyOS4xLjEuMTY3NDAxNTczMS41Mi4wLjA.
Leach, Josiah G. Some Account of Capt. John Frazier and His Descendants The Frazier and West Families. J.P. Lippincott Company. Philadelphia. 1910. pages 9-58.
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