Family Group Sheet


Name John J. Fraley
Birth 1873, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Father Francis Marion Fraley (1853-1901)
Mother Nancy Jane Nickell (1852-)
Marriage 31 Aug 1893, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Minnie Riddle, 1C3R
Birth Mar 1875/1878, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Father John William Riddle Jr. (1855-1942)
Mother Sophia E. Thomas (1860-1918)
Children
1 F Cloe Ethel Fraley, 2C2R
Birth 3 Jul 1894 or 1895, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death 11 Oct 1929, Langlade Co., Wisconsin
Spouse Robert Boyd
2 F Bessie Fraley, 2C2R
Birth 1898, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Edgar ("Eddie") Baldridge
Notes for John J. Fraley
The 1880 census gives his middle initial as "C", but his marriage record has "J.", as does the marriage record of his daughter Bessie.
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, p. 247B, lists as family #297/304:
Fraley, John, 25, b. 1875, farmer; Minnie, wife, 22, b. Dec 1877; married 7 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Cloe E., dau, 5, b. July 1894; Bessie, dau, 11/12, b. June 1899. All born Ky Ky Ky. (The next household is that of John's brother Alfred.)
Notes for Minnie Riddle
I may have erred in listing the Minnie Riddle who was the d/o John & Sophia Riddle as the wife of John Fraley, since the 1900 census lists Minnie age 22 b. Dec 1877 as the wife of John Fraley, and also Minnie Riddle, age 25, born Mar 1875 with John & Sophia. But there is no other Minnie Riddle in the 1880 census of Rowan, Morgan, or Bath counties, and John & Minnie were married at John Riddle's. Moreover, at the wedding of Bessie Fraley, daughter of John Fraley & Minnie Riddle, one of the witnesses was Ollie Riddle, the son of John & Sophie Riddle. And the 1880 census, which is much more reliable on birthdates than the 19003, lists John & Sophie's daughter Minnie as age 2. So the listing with John & Sophie in 1900 is most likely just a duplicate.
Notes for John J. & Minnie (Family)
Rowan County Marriage Register, Book A, p. 78, records marriage of John J. Fraley & Minnie Riddle, 31 Aug 1893 at John Riddle's, by W. T. Hall.
Last Modified 14 Mar 2002 Created 30 Jun 2002 by Reunion for Macintosh