BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO

"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890.

Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided
by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater.


Pages 634-635.

JAMES W. FRAZIER

James W. Frasier, a leading liveryman of St. Clairsville, is a descendant
of two of the early families in eastern Ohio. His father, William P. Frasier,
was born in Loudon county, Va., December 31, 1815, the son of James and
Sarah (Evans) Frasier, who came to Ohio in 1813, with their family and
settled in the woods in Belmont county. The father remained upon the farm
until 1866, when he moved to St. Clairsville and embarked in the hotel
business, at which he was occupied for nineteen years. He then sold his
hotel and retired, and his death occurred in December, 1885. In 1844 he
was married to Nancy, a daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Colley) Woodmansee.
Her father was born in New Jersey, January 31, 1799, and the mother was
born October 10, 1800. They were married October, 1819, and by this union
had ten children, seven of whom are living: Nancy, Eliza, Sina S., Harrison,
Galena, Thomas J. and Kate, and three dead, Peter, Lewis, Menerva. After
their marriage they remained with Mr. Woodmansee's parents about five years,
and then in 1824 came to Ohio, and settled near Mt. Pleasant. Five years
later they removed to a farm on the old National pike, about four miles
east of St. Clairsville, where Mr. Woodmansee was for thirty-five years
engaged in keeping a hotel. He kept one of the finest houses in the county,
and built the large two-story brick building used for the hotel. In 1864
he sold out and bought a little farm near St. Clairsville, which was his
home until his death in 1879. He was a member of the Masonic order and
with his wife was associated with the Presbyterian church. She is still
living, in her eighty-ninth year, and makes her home with her daughter
Nancy. James W. Frasier, the subject of this mention, was engaged with
his parents in the hotel business, and then embarked in the livery
business, which has continued to be his principal occupation. In 1870
he was married to Emma Patton, who was born and reared in St. Clairsville,
and is a daughter of John and Arabella (Sharpless) Patton. To this union
two children have been born, of whom one survives: John P. Mr. Frasier
is one of the successful and popular business men of St. Clairsville.