Other Events and Attributes:

• 1900 Federal Census: 21 Jun 1900, Green, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; E.A. Frazier household
• Occupation: 21 Jun 1900, Green, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; Farm laborer
• 1910 Federal Census: 26 Apr 1910, Green, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; Chester Frasier household
• Occupation: 26 Apr 1910, Green, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; Farm laborer

Notes:

1900 Federal Census:
Frazier, E.A., Head (M, age 42, Married)
Frazier, Ida, Wife (F, age 36, Married)
Frazier, Chester A., son (M, age 13, Single)
Frazier, Roscoe E., son (M, age 11, Single)
Frazier, Nellie I., daughter (F, age 9, Single)
Frazier, Mabel, daughter (F, age 3, Single)
Frazier, Clarence, son (M, age 1, Single)
Gilchrist, Bertha, neice (F, age 16, Single)

1910 Federal Census:
Frasier, Chester A., son (M, age 23, Single)
Frasier, Myrtle R., daughter (F, age 5, Single)
Gilchrist, Daniel D., Servant (M, age 22, Single)
Frasier, Edward A., Head (M, age 52, Married)
Frasier, Ida, Wife (F, age 45, )
Frasier, Roscoe E., son (M, age 21, Single)
Frasier, Nellie I., daughter (F, age 19, )
Frasier, Maybel M., daughter (F, age 13, Single)
Frasier, Clarence D., son (M, age 11, Single)

Chester married Alice Myrtle Smith on 20 Sep 1911. Alice was born on 31 Jan 1890 in McHenry, McHenry, Illinois, USA; died on 30 Aug 1976 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: David Ross. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Per Jane Otto, cause of death Spinal Meningitis

Notes:

Jeanette Frasier Shotwell 1918 - 1997

From the time Jeanette was a school girl, she showed an interest in speech and in speaking. This started to be noticed by others when she was in high school, living in Osceola, Nebraska. In 1934 she participated in high school championships at Hastings, Nebraska, entering the debate and musical sections. That year, whe won first place in girl's voice.

She first attended college at Hastings, Nebraska, then attending and graduating from Grinnell College in Iowa. During her college years, she participated in many tournaments in debate and extemporaneous speaking, frequently winning honors. During this period, she became interested in the field of speech and hearing disorders and she obtained a Master's Degree in speech pathology from the University of Iowa. This became her lifetime career.

Starting first as an instructor at the University of Nebraska, she soon moved to the University of Illinois. By 1947 she had become the Supervisor of Speech and Hearing Services for Crippled Children at the University.

In the 1950s, her name appeared in connection with various speech and hearing conferences where she appeared on panels and chaired a section on hearing loss in children.

Family/Spouse: John Shotwell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(As written in the Beaver Dam [WI] Daily Citizen; issue of 6 Aug 2008)
SUN CITY, Ariz. - Ruth E. Silcock, 88, died peacefully on July 21, 2008, at her home in Sun City, Ariz.
Ruth was born on Oct. 23, 1919, to Chester and Alice (Smith) Frasier, in Silver Creek, Neb.
Ruth spent her childhood in Silver Creek, Neb., and Grinnell, Iowa, Ruth graduated from Grinnell College with a master's degree in music. She married Sidney J. Silcock, Sr. on June 10, 1941, in Grinnell, Iowa. They moved to Lake Geneva, Wis., where they worked in the family business. In 1951, they moved to Mayville, Wis., where they owned and operated the Sport Bowl Bowling Alley for over 25 years. In 1980, they moved to Sun City, Ariz. Ruth enjoyed golfing, playing cards, daily newspaper crossword puzzles and the many tours she took with her sisters and friends.
Survivors include four children, Alice (John) Rodell, Beaver Dam, Sid Jr. (Nancy) Silcock and George (Sandy) Silcock, both of Fond du Lac, and Charles Silcock, Milwaukee, seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Ruth is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Sidney J. Silcock, Sr.; three sisters, Louise (Dave) Ross, Ethel May Frasier and Jeanette (John) Shotwell.
West Valley Chapel, Peoria, Ariz., served the family

Family/Spouse: Sidney Silcock. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]