Melvina Frazier

Brief Life History of Melvina

When Melvina Frazier was born on 11 February 1896, in Scott, Virginia, United States, her father, James Ralph Frazier, was 27 and her mother, Aggie Jane Bishop, was 30. She had at least 2 sons and 5 daughters with Milum B. Butler. She lived in Taylor District, Scott, Virginia, United States for about 50 years. She died on 4 March 1974, in Scott, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Scott, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Milum B. Butler
1888–1964
Melvina Frazier
1896–1974
Laura Agnes Butler
1918–2013
Pauline Butler
1921–2002
Epylee Butler
1922–2005
Milum B. Butler
1924–1975
Hobert Mares "Gabby" Butler
1927–2008
Jamie Lee Butler
1930–2013
Verna Mae Butler
1931–2004

Sources (23)

  • Mellie Butler, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mellie Frazier Butler, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
  • Mattie Frazier in entry for M P Dillon and Laura Butler, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched

On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Fraser .

Americanized form of French Frégeau (see Fregeau ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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