Martin Frazier (1794 - 1887)

Born 1794 in Virginia, United States

Husband of Lydia (Mantooth) Frazier — married 1827 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1887 at about age 93 in Edwina, Cocke, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Martin was born in about 1794 in Virginia. In about 1827 he married Lydia Mantooth, most likely in Tennessee where both Lydia and all of the couple's children appear to have been born. ^[1] By tradition, Martin died 17 Sep 1887. While this is fully consistent with census records, no source supporting this date has been located.

Timeline

1830 United States Census

Place: Cocke, Tennessee

Head of Household: Martin Frazier, male over 20 and under 30 yoa (mark on next age group looks marked out)

Other Members of Houseshold: 2 males under 5 yoa, 1 female under 5 yoa, and 1 female over 20 and under 30 yoa

Others on page: Thomas Mantooth (male 60 to 70 yoa) and William Mantooth (male 20 to 30 yoa) are on next two lines of census^[2]

1840 United States Census

Place: Cocke County, Tennessee

Head of Household: Martin Frasier, Male between 40 and 50 years of age

Other Members of Houseshold: 1 male under 5 yoa, 1 male between 5 and 10 yoa, 2 males between 10 and 15 yoa, 1 female under 5 yoa, 1 female between 10 and 15 yoa, and 1 female between 30 and 40 yoa^[3]

1850 United States Census

Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, 373-739

Members of Household:

Martin Frazier Male 56 Virginia

Lydia Frazier Female 43 Tennessee

Lucinda Frazier Female 19 Tennessee

Austin Frazier Male 17 Tennessee

Thomas Frazier Male 15 Tennessee

Elizabeth Frazier Female 13 Tennessee

Araminta Frazier Female 11 Tennessee

Nancy Frazier Female 3 Tennessee ^[4]

1860 United States Census

Location: Eighth District, Cocke County, Tennessee

Members of Household:

Martin Frasier Male 64 Virginia

Lilla Frasier Female 57 Tennessee

Lucinda Frasier Female 28 [Blank]

Elizabeth Frasier Female 21 [Blank]

Thomas Frasier Male 24 [Blank]

Arminta Frasier Female 19 [Blank]

Nancy Frasier Female 13 [Blank]

Eliza J Frasier Female 8 [Blank]

Martha E Mantooth Female 21 Georgia ^[5]

Research Notes

• Martin D. Frazier who was born in North Carolina in 1809 and died in Bradley County, Tennesse married to Lydia Maples is not the same as this Martin Frazier.

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia Marriage Record Behind Paywall Birth date: 1796 Birth place: VA Marriage date: 1827 Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::433909
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP9-8SJ : 7 September 2017), Martin Frazier, Cocke, Tennessee, United States; citing 272, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 180; FHL microfilm 24,538.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT1-W76 : 18 August 2017), Martin Frasier, Cocke, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 264, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 518; FHL microfilm 24,542.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDH-L7H : 12 April 2016), Martin Frazier, Cocke county, Cocke, Tennessee, United States; citing family 373, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TW-122 : 26 July 2017), Martin Frasier, 1860.