He was born, reared and educated in Nelson County Kentucky.
Soon after attaining his manhood, he moved to Indiana. (I assume he married in Indiana but don't know that for sure) In 1857 he (was married and) moved his family to Missouri and located in Laclede. In 1861 he bought a farm in Jefferson Township and on that farm he passed the rest of his life and died on Feb. 7, 1874. They had six children, five of whom grew to maturity. All were deceased in 1912 but William and a daughter, Mrs. Elvira Moore, who resided in Kansas City, Kansas.
In June 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army in Company A eighteenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, but at the end of eighteen months he was discharged on account of disability.
His father, John Frakes, of Scotch ancestry, was also born in Kentucky, and died in Indiana.
Soon after attaining his manhood, he moved to Indiana. (I assume he married in Indiana but don't know that for sure) In 1857 he (was married and) moved his family to Missouri and located in Laclede. In 1861 he bought a farm in Jefferson Township and on that farm he passed the rest of his life and died on Feb. 7, 1874. They had six children, five of whom grew to maturity. All were deceased in 1912 but William and a daughter, Mrs. Elvira Moore, who resided in Kansas City, Kansas.
In June 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army in Company A eighteenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, but at the end of eighteen months he was discharged on account of disability.
His father, John Frakes, of Scotch ancestry, was also born in Kentucky, and died in Indiana.
He was born, reared and educated in Nelson County Kentucky.
Soon after attaining his manhood, he moved to Indiana. (I assume he married in Indiana but don't know that for sure) In 1857 he (was married and) moved his family to Missouri and located in Laclede. In 1861 he bought a farm in Jefferson Township and on that farm he passed the rest of his life and died on Feb. 7, 1874. They had six children, five of whom grew to maturity. All were deceased in 1912 but William and a daughter, Mrs. Elvira Moore, who resided in Kansas City, Kansas.
In June 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army in Company A eighteenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, but at the end of eighteen months he was discharged on account of disability.
His father, John Frakes, of Scotch ancestry, was also born in Kentucky, and died in Indiana.
Soon after attaining his manhood, he moved to Indiana. (I assume he married in Indiana but don't know that for sure) In 1857 he (was married and) moved his family to Missouri and located in Laclede. In 1861 he bought a farm in Jefferson Township and on that farm he passed the rest of his life and died on Feb. 7, 1874. They had six children, five of whom grew to maturity. All were deceased in 1912 but William and a daughter, Mrs. Elvira Moore, who resided in Kansas City, Kansas.
In June 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army in Company A eighteenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, but at the end of eighteen months he was discharged on account of disability.
His father, John Frakes, of Scotch ancestry, was also born in Kentucky, and died in Indiana.
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