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Family HistoryFamily History - Elizabeth Priss Knott


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Elizabeth Priss Knott and 12 of her descendants down to the fifth generation.


First Generation
1. Elizabeth Priss Knott,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Elizabeth married Arthur Frazier (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Elizabeth Priss Knott and Arthur Frazier:

+2i. John Haywood Frazer, born 1798 in Wilkes County, Georgia; died 8 December 1863 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. Married Catherine ‘Kitty’ Glaze.

Second Generation
2. John Haywood Frazer2 (Elizabeth1), born 1798 in Wilkes County, Georgia;1 died 8 December 1863 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.1 John married, 4 April 1828 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, Catherine ‘Kitty’ Glaze2, 3 (born 5 August 1811 in Wilkes County, Georgia, the daughter of William Henry Glaze and Nancy Bond;2, 3 Kitty died 25 July 1875 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama2, 3). John and Kitty are buried in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.1, 3, 2, 3

Children of John Haywood Frazer and Catherine ‘Kitty’ Glaze:

+3i. John Anderson Frazer, born 3 July 1828 in Wilkes County, Georgia; died 2 October 1920 in Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama. Married Mary A. Tommy.
 4ii. Arthur Frazier, born 1830.3
 5iii. Nancy Calhoun Frazier, born 1831;3, 4 died 9 August 1881.3, 4 Nancy is buried in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.4
 6iv. Addison Frazier, born 1832.3
 7v. Eliza Frazier, born 1833.3
 8vi. Jenny Frazier, born 1834.3
 9vii. Martha Frazier, born 1835.3
+10viii. Rowena J. Frazer, born 9 November 1842 in Harris County, Georgia; died 23 January 1924 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. Married James Monroe McNamee.
+11ix. William Addison Frazer, born 23 December 1850; died 13 March 1887 in Smiths Station, Lee County, Alabama. Married Carrie B. Gray.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, John Haywood Frazer: John H. Frazer / Died / Dec. 8, 1863 / Age 64 yrs / At rest [from grave stone]; born: 1798 in Wilkes County, Georgia; died: 8 December 1863 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia [from record, which provides links to his wife and three children].
  2. Find a Grave (website). Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, Catherine “Kitty” Glaze Frazer: Catherine Glaze / Wife of / J. H. Frazer / Died / July 25, 1875 / Age 64 yrs. / Peace, Perfect Peace [from grave stone]; born: 5 August 1811; died: 25 July 1875 in Mongomery, Montgomery County, Alabama [from record, which provides date and place of marriage to John Haywood Frazier, and names of their children and their dates of birth and death in a few cases].
  3. Email between Pam Gullatt Register and Lee Gazlay, 30-31 December 2013
  4. Find a Grave (website). Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, Nancy Calhoun Frazer: Nancy C. Frazer / Died Aug. 9, 1881 / Age 50 yrs. / Gone but not forgotten [from grave stone]; [record provides the names and links for her parents].
Third Generation
3. John Anderson Frazer3 (John,2 Elizabeth1), born 3 July 1828 in Wilkes County, Georgia;1, 2 died 2 October 1920 in Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama.1, 2 John married Mary A. Tommy (born 1833 in Newton County, Georgia, parents not determined;3 Mary died 14 April 1915 in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama3). John and Mary are buried in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.1, 3

10. Rowena J. Frazer3 (John,2 Elizabeth1), born 9 November 1842 in Harris County, Georgia;4, 5 died 23 January 1924 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia.4 Rowena married, ca. 1870, James Monroe McNamee (born 9 April 1838 in Lee County, Alabama, the son of Thomas McNamee and Mary Curran;6, 7 James died 1 January 1902 in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama7).

James was the son of Thomas and Mary (Curran) McNamee, of Inniskillen, Fennimaugh County, Ireland, who immigrated to Quebec, 1830, removed to New York City, thence to Dahlonega, Georgia, about 1833, and to Lafayette, Alabama, about 1843. His education was obtained in the log-house schools of Opelika and Lafayette and his business training was acquired in commercial pursuits. He was a jeweler, as listed in the 1860 census, until about 1870, when he was made president of the Bank of Opelika. He was a private in Co. I, 37th Alabama infantry regiment, C. S. Army. He was a democrat; Mason; Knight of Honor; and a Methodist.7


Child of Rowena J. Frazer and James Monroe McNamee:

+12i. James Frazer McNamee, born ca. 1880. Married Nellie Bryan.

11. William Addison Frazer3 (John,2 Elizabeth1), born 23 December 1850;8 died 13 March 1887 in Smiths Station, Lee County, Alabama.8 William married Carrie B. Gray8, 9 (born 19 December 1854, the daughter of William Cason Gray and Ann Caroline Heard;9 Carrie died 22 November 19539). William and Carrie are buried in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.8, 9

  1. Find a Grave (website). Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, John Anderson Frazer: John A. Frazer / Born / July 3, 1829 / Wilkes County Georgia / Died / October 2, 1920 [from grave stone]; [the record provides the names and links to his parents and wife].
  2. Email between Pam Gullatt Register and Lee Gazlay, 30-31 December 2013
  3. Find a Grave (website). Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, Mary A. Tommy Frazer, born: 1833 in Newton County, Georgia; died: 14 April 1915 in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama [from record, which provides her obituary and the name and link for her husband].
  4. Georgia Deaths 1914-1927. Available at Family Search (website) Record Search.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Alabama, Lee County, Auburn Village, Enumeration District 39, Sheet No. 5.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Alabama, Chamber County, LaFayette, Page No. 11.
  7. “McNamee, James Monroe.” History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, by Thomas McAdory Owen, L.L.D. Chicago, The S. J. Clark Publishing Company, 1921. Volume 4, Page 1135. Available at Google Books.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, William Addison Frazer: Wm. Addison Frazer / Son of / John Haywood Frazer / And / Catherine Glaze / Dec 23, 1850 / March 13, 1887 [from grave stone]; [the record provides the names and links to his parents, wife, and two children].
  9. Find a Grave (website). Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, Carrie B. Gray Frazer: Carrie B. Gray / Wife of / William A. Frazer / Dec. 19, 1854 / Nov. 22 1953 [from grave stone]; [record provides the names and links for her parents, husband, and two children].
Fourth and Fifth Generations
12. James Frazer McNamee4 (Rowena,3 John,2 Elizabeth1), born ca. 1880. James married Nellie Bryan1 (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of James Frazer McNamee and Nellie Bryan:

 13i. Agnes Rowena McNamee.

  1. “McNamee, James Monroe.” History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, by Thomas McAdory Owen, L.L.D. Chicago, The S. J. Clark Publishing Company, 1921. Volume 4, Page 1135. Available at Google Books.