House Painter

Nickname:

R. J.

Born:

December 12, 1846, South Carolina

Died:

February 14, 1915, Madison County, Alabama

Buried:

Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama

Notes:

•  April 1, 1892: "The contract for painting and decorating the Church of Nativity was awarded to Mr. R. J. Fraser, a house painter of the old school who used nothing but the best materials." - Eden

•  Home: 239 Greene - 1896-97 City Directory

•  Married to Julia L. Frasier - Find A Grave

•  He is listed as a "Decorator" here and the home address is 313 N. Green - 1908 City Directory

•  The census says he was married to Juilia E. Frasier in 1888. It also says his father was born in New York and his mother was born in England - 1900 Census


Related Links:

•  1896-97 City Directory - Huntsville City Directory 1896-97, by Huntsville Directory Company, 1896-1897, page 35.

•  1900 Census - This version of the 1900 Census can only be viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Robert+&gsln=Fraser&msbdy=1846&msddy=1915&msrpn__ftp=Huntsville%2c+AL&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=61g&cp=0&mssng0=Julia&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=34605839&db=1900usfedcen&indiv=1.)

•  1908 City Directory - This version can only be seen through Ancestry.com and a paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=0&indiv=try&db=usdirectories&h=676019265.)

•  Eden - Eden of the South: A Chronology of Huntsville, Alabama, 1805-2005, by Raneé G. Pruitt, Editor, 2005, page 84.

•  Find A Grave - Page created by Graveaddiction, photo of tombstone added by Susan Bennett

The Following Pages Link to this Page:
•  1896-97 City Directory
•  Eden