Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

John A. FRASER, farmer; P. O. Plainfield; was born in Sullivan Co., N. Y., July 30, 
1823; he remained with his parents until his majority, working on the farm summers, 
and attending school during the Winter months; in the Fall of 1849, he came West, and 
settled in Plainfield Twp., and engaged in farming; he erected his present desirable 
residence in 1854, and in the spring of 1855, occupied the same; here he has lived ever 
since. He was married March 27,1855, to Mary A. VAN_HORN, a native of New Jersey, 
Orange Co., N. Y.; has four children - Alice J., Edsel H., Clara B., Wilbur J. Owns 
120 acres of land, valued at $8,400. Has held the office of School Director. Mr. FRASER 
is Republican in politics and a member of the Congregational Church. His well-cultivated 
farm, adorned with his neat and comfortable residence and out buildings, breathes a 
spirit of thrift and enterprise. As an upright, square-dealing, honest and enterprising 
farmer, Mr. FRASER stands without a peer in his vicinity.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.