John Stanley Frazer

Background

Frazer, John Stanley was born on January 24, 1849 in Clarke Company, Alabama, United States. Son of William Emsley and Satira (Cassity) Frazer.

Education

Educated Summerfield (Alabama) Institute. Doctor of Divinity, Southern University, Greensboro, Alabama, 1900.

Career

In charge various circuits, Alabama, 1873-1881. Presiding elder (districts), Marianna, 1882, Pensacola, 1883-1885, Union Springs, 1886, Montgomery, 1887-1889, Selma, 1890-1893, Mobile, 1894-1897, Eufala Station, 1898, Pensacola, 1899-1900, Montgomery, 1901-1904, Mobile, 1905-1908, Pensacola, 1909. Conference missionary secretary, 1910.

Commissioner education, 1911-1912.

Presiding elder Mobile District, 1913-1915. Commissioner Emory University, 1915-1920.

Secretary Christian Education Movement for Alabama Conference, since 1920.

Achievements

• John Stanley Frazer has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member General Conference 4 times, Ecumenical Conference, 1901. Member Federal Council Churches of Christ in America, 1906-1914. Member Book Committee, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, since 1909.

Connections

Married Mary Ella Chapman, February 10, 1874. Children: Daisy (Mistress West. F. Betts), Maggie (Mistress M. F. Washington), Jessie (deceased), Mary (Mistress Doctorate. H. McNeal), John West., Lucile (Mistress L. L. Shertzer), K. C., G. South., Leila Dumas (Mistress Hubert Baughn).

Father:

William Emsley Frazer

Mother:

Satira (Cassity) Frazer

Spouse:

Mary Ella Chapman

child:

Jessie Frazer (deceased)

child:

G. South. Frazer

child:

Lucile Frazer (Mistress L. L. Shertzer)

child:

Maggie Frazer (Mistress M. F. Washington)

child:

Leila Dumas Frazer (Mistress Hubert Baughn)

child:

K. C. Frazer

child:

Mary Frazer (Mistress D. H. McNeal)

child:

Daisy Frazer (Mistress West. F. Betts)

child:

John West. Frazer