Family Group Sheet
NameJames M. B. Fraley
Birth8 Jul 1858, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Deathaft 1930
FatherWilson Fraley (~1825-~1870)
MotherPriscilla Fultz (1828-1919)
Other spousesMaria Hall
Marriage12 Oct 1905, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for James M. B. Fraley
Rowan Co. birth records list James B. Fraly, born 8 Jul 1858, son of Welsin Fraly and Priscilla Fultes, residence Sarvice.
All adult records that show any middle initial give it as M. instead. I’ve entered it as M. B., but they might really be in the other order.
If the names of his brothers are any indication, he was probably named after some political figure whose first name was James and whose remaining two initials were either M.B. or B.M. No obvious candidates come to mind.
I cannot find a death record for James.
He is probably the James M. Fraley listed in the Rowan Co. Cemetery Survey as buried in Fraley-Osborne Cemetery, next to Mariah Fraley, with the dates recorded in the survey as 1846-1936. If so, the birthdate is off by 12 years, but it may have been either mistranscribed, or incorrectly reported by whoever put up the stone.
All adult records that show any middle initial give it as M. instead. I’ve entered it as M. B., but they might really be in the other order.
If the names of his brothers are any indication, he was probably named after some political figure whose first name was James and whose remaining two initials were either M.B. or B.M. No obvious candidates come to mind.
I cannot find a death record for James.
He is probably the James M. Fraley listed in the Rowan Co. Cemetery Survey as buried in Fraley-Osborne Cemetery, next to Mariah Fraley, with the dates recorded in the survey as 1846-1936. If so, the birthdate is off by 12 years, but it may have been either mistranscribed, or incorrectly reported by whoever put up the stone.
Census
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, lists as family #429:
James Fraley, 20, farmer; Maria, 17, wife, married this year. Both born in Kentucky.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, enumerated 17 June, lists on p. 8B as family # 140:
Fraley, James, 42, b. 1858; Mariah, wife, 38, b. June 1861, married 21 years, mother of 11 children, all living; Manda, dau, 17, b. Mar 1883; Alorra, dau, 16, b. Mar 1884; Wilson, son, 14, b. Sep 1885; Rena, dau, 11, b. July 1888; Miligan, son, 9, b. Sep 1890; Ella, dau, 7, b. Mar 1893; Boone, son, 5, b. Aug 1894; Willie, son, 3, b. Oct 1896; Bryan, son, 2, b. Feb 1898; Josie, dau, 8/12, b. Sep 1899. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 6A as family #95:
Fraley, James M., 52; Eliza, wife, 46, second marriage for both, married 4 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Miligan, son, 17; Ella, dau, 15; Boone L., son, 13; Willie, son, 12; Bryan, son, 10; Josie, dau, 9; Amus, son, 7. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 23 April, lists on pp. 12B-13A as family #219/229:
Fraley, James M., 74, age at first marriage 23, b. Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Eliza, wife, 65, age at first marriage 45, b. Va Va Va; Stamper, Arlie, grandson, 12, b. Ky Ky Ky.
James Fraley, 20, farmer; Maria, 17, wife, married this year. Both born in Kentucky.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, enumerated 17 June, lists on p. 8B as family # 140:
Fraley, James, 42, b. 1858; Mariah, wife, 38, b. June 1861, married 21 years, mother of 11 children, all living; Manda, dau, 17, b. Mar 1883; Alorra, dau, 16, b. Mar 1884; Wilson, son, 14, b. Sep 1885; Rena, dau, 11, b. July 1888; Miligan, son, 9, b. Sep 1890; Ella, dau, 7, b. Mar 1893; Boone, son, 5, b. Aug 1894; Willie, son, 3, b. Oct 1896; Bryan, son, 2, b. Feb 1898; Josie, dau, 8/12, b. Sep 1899. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 6A as family #95:
Fraley, James M., 52; Eliza, wife, 46, second marriage for both, married 4 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Miligan, son, 17; Ella, dau, 15; Boone L., son, 13; Willie, son, 12; Bryan, son, 10; Josie, dau, 9; Amus, son, 7. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 23 April, lists on pp. 12B-13A as family #219/229:
Fraley, James M., 74, age at first marriage 23, b. Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Eliza, wife, 65, age at first marriage 45, b. Va Va Va; Stamper, Arlie, grandson, 12, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Notes for James M. B. & Eliza (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 5, p. 319, records the marriage on 12 Oct 1905 of James M. Fraley, 52, 2nd marriage, farmer, born Rowan Co., residence Elliottsville, to Lizie Kegley, 43, 3rd marriage, born and father born in West Virginia, residence Elliottsville, at clerk’s office by T. W. Rose, witnesses E. Hogge and C. P. Tirrell.
