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Below is a family biography included in The History of Weakley County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Mrs. Dr. T. J. Frazier, a resident of Ralston, Tenn., was born in Weakley County, Tenn., in 1833, being one of two children born to Capt. Job and Agnes Rogers. Her father was a native of Granville County, N. C., and came to Weakley County, Tenn., in 1825, where he remained until his death in 1837. Her mother was Agnes Rust, and was born in North Carolina in 1790, and died December 6, 1850. Her father (our subject’s grandfather) was born in 1794, and is still living, enjoying good health, being one of the oldest citizens in the county. Mrs. Frazier was educated at Shady Grove Institute, and September 10, 1850, she was married to Dr. T. J. Frazier, who was born in Knox County, Tenn., on January 22, 1822. He was educated at Paris, Henry Co., Tenn., and studied medicine under Dr. Mathewson, of that place, and afterward completed his medical course at the medical school of Louisville, Ky. After marriage he began practicing his profession in Weakley County, living on his farm, seven miles north of Dresden, where they continued to reside until 1867, when they removed to the village of Ralston, where he died January 8, 1880. He was a skillful and successful physician, and was well known throughout this and Henry County. He was public-spirited, enterprising and gave a liberal support to all laudable public movements. His death was universally regretted, as he was regarded as a good citizen and neighbor. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The subject’s people were among the early settlers of Weakley County, and at present a large number of them are citizens of the county, all occupying prominent places in the estimation of the public.

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This family biography is one of 108 biographies included in The History of Weakley County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed.  The History of Weakley County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee

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