Goodspeed's Henry County Biographies - F surnames
Constantine
Frazier, hardware merchant and prominent citizen of Paris,
established his business in April, 1885, which he has continued
up to the present time with commendable success. He was born in
Henry County in 1854, and is one of a family of nine children,
four of whom are living, viz.: D. W., of Calloway County, Ky.;
Sarah J., who married E. B. Swan (deceased); H. E., of Dresden,
and our subject. The father, Hon. Constantine Frazier, was born
in East Tennessee in 1804, and received but a limited education.
He came to Henry County with his parents when but a boy, and
engaged in agricultural pursuits. At the age of twenty-five he
married Mary E. Looney, who was also a native of East Tennessee,
born about 1809, and who is still living in Paris. After his
marriage Constantine settled two miles southeast of Paris, where
he remained till his death in 1870. He was deputy sheriff for
some years and served two terms as county court clerk. He was a
member of the State Legislature at the opening of the late civil
war, holding the office for several years. Our subject was
reared under the parental roof and received a good business
education at Paris. He began business for himself as a tiller of
the soil and continued at this till 1880, when he engaged in the
liquor business. In 1885 he came to Paris and established his
present business. November 21, 1876, he married Nannie A.
Covington, a native of Henry County, born in 1855, and the
daughter of W. L. and Nannie Covington, natives of North
Carolina. To our subject and wife were born three children:
Lottie, Irma and Connie. Mr. Frazier is one of the most
enterprising business men of Paris, and carries a stock of
general hardware, stoves, tinware and agricultural implements,
etc., to the value of about $5,000. He is a Democrat in politics
and cast his first vote for S. J. Tilden. He is a member of the
K. of H., and of the O. O. of H. He and wife are prominent
members of the Christian Church. Mr. Frazier is the owner of
eight-five acres of valuable land apart from the old home farm.
He has also a good residence in a very desirable locality of
Paris.
M. H. Freeman
was born in Lunenburg County, VA., September 20, 1833, and is
one of eight children born to John C. and Eliza (Hurt) Freeman,
both native Virginians. They were married in that State, and
came to Henry County, Tenn., in 1839, locating near the present
site of Cottage Grove, where John C. followed agricultural
pursuits till his death in 1864. The mother followed him in
1873. Our subject remained with his parents till he reached his
majority, and then was united in marriage to Margaret F. Julian.
He was engaged in tilling the soil until the breaking out of the
war, when he formed Company K, of Forrest’s Twentieth Tennessee
Confederate Cavalry, and with this served as captain until the
close of the war. He then continued farming till 1876, and was
then appointed deputy sheriff of this county. After serving four
years he was then elected sheriff, which office he still
occupies, serving his third term at the present. To his marriage
above referred to eleven children were born, only five of whom
are now living: Mary Alice (Mrs. Barton), Lena (Mrs. Foster),
Beulah J., James M. and Maggie. Mr. Freeman is a member of the
Masonic fraternity.
Thomas C. Fryer, a leading
attorney of Paris, was born January 29, 1829, in Guilford
County, N. C., and is a son of John Fryer, who immigrated to
Henry County, Tenn., in the spring of 1838 and who was a farmer
by occupation. He died in October, 1842. The mother, Martha (Landreth)
Fryer, was also a native of Guilford county, N. C. Our subject
was reared on a farm and received a practical education. He
followed agricultural pursuits for some time before the war and
also read law. About 1866 he was licensed to practice law, and
has resided in Paris engaged in that profession ever since. He
is also farming by proxy, owning a farm of 370 acres besides
other lands. January 27, 1853, he married Ann McCullough, a
daughter of Alexander McCullough, a farmer of this county. Mrs.
Fryer died in November, 1879, leaving these children: Robert N.,
William L., Thomas L., John H. and George L. January 1, 1882,
Mr. Fryer married Mrs. Alice Beadles of this county, but a
native of Kentucky. One daughter, Lilian, has blessed this
union. Mr. Fryer is a member of the Democratic party and he and
all the family are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. He is an enterprising and influential public spirited
citizen of the county, and patronizes all institutions of
benevolence, charity, morality and religion.
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