In 1987, in celebration of its centennial, the Archer community enlisted Helen Boelts as the chief editor to compile a centennial book in honor of 100 years of history. In this manuscript the writers and editor labor to tell the story of Archer, from its founding by Mr. C. D. Chapman to its establishment and progress in 1987. Of particular importance to genealogists is the large section on the families of Archer Nebraska.
This survey of Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Mississippi, was completed in 1956 by Mr. Gordon M. Wells and published by Joyce Bridges the same year. It contains the cemetery readings Mr. Wells was able to obtain at that date. It is highly likely that not all of the gravestones had survived up to that point, and it is even more likely that a large portion of interred individuals never had a gravestone.
Edmund Ingalls, son of Robert, was born about 1598 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England. He immigrated in 1628 to Salem, Massachusetts and with his brother, Francis, founded Lynn, Massachusetts in 1629. He married Ann, fathered nine children, and died in 1648.
Matthew Watson (d. 1720), of English lineage, married Mary Orr in 1695, and in 1718 the family immigrated from Ireland to Boston, Massachusetts and settled in Leicester, Massachusetts. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nebraska, Rhode Island, California, Nevada, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes Watson, Armington, Bemis, Denny, Draper, Kent, Washburn, Bailey, Barnard, Belcher, Bent, Biscoe, Bolles, Breckenridge, Bright, Browning, Bryant, Bullock, Burrage, Dennis, Fisher, Foster, Green, Hayward, Hobbs, Hodgkins, Holman, Howard, Jenks, Jones, Kellogg, Kitchell, Knight, Lazelle, Livermore, Loring, Mason, Maynard, Munger, Patrick, Prouty, Remington, Reed, Rice, Richardson, Rogers, Sadler, Sibley, Snow, Sprague, Stone, Studley, Symonds, Taitt, Thomas, Thompson, Trask, Tucker, Waite, Webster, Westcott, Wheeler, Whittermore, Wilson, Woods and related families.
Robert L. Frazer, a resident of Portland and husband to Marie M. Frazer, passed away on April 2, 1947. He is survived by his brother Bert E. Frazer and sister-in-law Catherine Seney, as well as his nephew Clifford F. Frazer. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. at A. J. Rose & Son’s Conservatory Chapel, with interment at Lincoln Memorial Park. The announcement was published in The Oregonian on April 4, 1947.
Jacob Frazer, born in Ohio in 1820, was a pivotal figure in the wool industry of Eastern Oregon. After moving through Indiana and Iowa, he journeyed to California in 1850, where he faced numerous mining challenges before shifting to ranching. By 1866, he had established a significant sheep ranch, shearing over 104,000 pounds of wool in one year. Frazer later contributed to Pendleton’s development through constructing key buildings and serving in various business roles. He was married to fellow pioneer Mary Kizer and had a son, Nickolas.
John Frazer, born on August 1, 1818, is the son of David Frazer and resides on the family farm established in 1810. A prosperous farmer, he also owns significant land in the western states. He remains unmarried and lives with his sister, Jane. They are among eight siblings, with others residing in various locations or deceased, including Palina in Erie, Penn., and William G. in Iowa. The family reflects a rich heritage tied to their ancestral home.