Florence Frazier

Brief Life History of Florence

When Florence Frazier was born on 14 September 1895, in Scott, Virginia, United States, her father, James Ralph Frazier, was 26 and her mother, Aggie Jane Bishop, was 30. She married Mack Butler on 18 December 1917, in Roda, Wise, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Richmond District, Wise, Virginia, United States in 1930 and Floyd District, Scott, Virginia, United States for about 1 years. She died on 7 April 1990, in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mack Butler
1896–1953
Florence Frazier
1895–1990
Marriage: 18 December 1917
Homer Butler
1918–1920
Hazel Butler
1920–1928
Helen Butler
1922–2017
Martha Evelyn Butler
1925–2009
John Conley Butler
1930–1996
Franklin Delano Butler
1933–2000
Rev James Paul Butler
1935–1989

Sources (27)

  • Florence Butler, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Florence Butler, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965"
  • Florence Frazier Butler, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

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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