JOHN H. FRASER

JOHN H. FRASER, farmer, Section, 12, P. O. Hiawatha, and of the firm, Fraser & Burt, dealers in agricultural implements. Was born in Monroe County, N. Y., December 18, 1836. Removed to Kane County, Ill., with his parents, in 1841, where he followed the occupation of farmer to a considerable extent. In 1862, he enlisted with Company 1 of the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served in the same till the close of the great Rebellion.

Mr. Fraser was married in that State in 1866, to Miss Margaret Miller, and in 1870 came West to Kansas, locating on a farm five miles east of Hiawatha, where he has since made his home. In 1871, he commenced in the pump and windmill business, in connection with his farming, and in February, 1882, removed his business to Hiawatha, and formed a co- partnership with Mr. Burt in the farm machinery line. He is a member of Star of Hope Lodge, No. 1338, of the K. of H.

Civil War.

Name FRASER, JOHN H
Rank PVT
Company I
Unit 127 IL US INF
Residence PLATO, KANE CO, IL
Age 27
Height 5' 6
Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE
Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status SINGLE
Occupation MACHINIST
Nativity BEVERLY, HALTON, CANADA
Joined When AUG 12, 1862
Joined Where ELGIN, IL
Joined By Whom CPT RAYMOND
Period 3 YRS
Muster In SEP 5, 1862
Muster In Where CHICAGO, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out JUN 5, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom CPT NELSON