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PIONEER FAMILY -
WILILAM DAY FRASIER FAMILY: Children of William Day Frasier: Rufus Frasier (minor), Edith (Amos Wood), Arville W. Frasier, Laura (Keeler), Charlotte (Alexander McVicar), & Hannah A (Hawley). EDITH FRASIER: was born in Summerford, Ontario, October 3, 1829, and departed this life on September 3, 1900. She was a model wife (Amos Wood) and mother, a true helpmeet to her husband during the days of their trials and struggles, a faithful counsellor in all of his enterprises and undertakings and shared with him the prosperity which finally crowned their united efforts, at all times and under all circumstances displaying those noble virtues and gentle qualities which constitute the pride and glory of womanhood. CHARLOTTE FRAISER: Wife of Alexander McVicar.
ARVILLE W. FRASIER: Juliette (Kaiser) Morrison, lived on the homestead next to the homestead of William D. Frasier and indicated that both William Day Frasier & his wife, and two children all having died around the same time of influenza, were buried on the the original Frasier 66 acre homestead. The burial site is located next to a very large and very old maple tree located on the property which is now owned by Richard & Shen Smith (Bokhara Kennels), off Elk Lake Road, in Elk Rapids Township. As a girl she would visit the Frasier/Wood cemetery which was then surrounded by a wooden fence. William D. Frasier, his wife and the two children died sometime after 1856, as a recorded document dated December 11, 1865, authorized Enoch Wood, guardian for minor heir Rufus Frasier, to sell any real estate possessed by said Rufus Frasier, a minor in Antrim County Michigan. ESTATE OF RUFUS FRASIER TO ENOCH WOOD GUARDIAN OF RUFUS FRASIER, A MINOR: Recorded Confirmation of sale dated April 24, 1866, confirms sale of undivided 1/6 of 28 acres on the North side of Gov. Lot 3, Sec. 33, T29N R9W to Enoch Wood. (brother-in-law of Mrs. Amos Wood (Edith). ENOCH WOOD, GUARDIAN OF RUFUS FRASIER, A MINOR TO AMOS WOOD: Recorded Confirmation of sale dated April 23, 1866, conveys an undivided 1/6 of 28 acres off North side of Gov. Lot 3, Sec. 33, T29N R9W to Amos Wood. - Consideration $40.00 (Edith Wood daughter of William Day Frasier) LAURA KEELER TO EDITH WOOD: Quit Claim Deed dated and ack. May 22, 1862, recorded Sept 1864 in Liber A of deeds, Page 508, conveys Gov Lot 3, Section 33, T29N R9W, (except 40 acres off south side sold to Arville W. Frasier), consideration $35.00 CHARLOTTE MCVICAR TO EDITH WOOD: Quit Claim Deed dated & ack. May 22, 1862. Recorded Sept 1, 1864 in Liber A of deeds, Page 509, conveys the same description as (Laura Keeler to Edith Wood) consideration $35.00 HANNAH A. HAWLEY TO EDITH WOOD: Quit Claim Deed dated & ack June 2, 1866, recorded Dec 31, 1866 in Liber B of deeds, page 73, conveys 28 acres of north side of Gov Lot 3, Section 33, T29N, R9W amount $40.00 AMOS & EDITH WOOD TO SON, GEORGE ENOCH WOOD: Warranty deed dated June 6, 1892, Ack. June 13, 1892, recorded Sept 17, 1892 in Liber 23 of deeds page 315 conveys as follows Com. at NW corner of Gov Lot 3, Section 33, T29N, R9W running S 16 rods, 13-1/2 feet, E 67 rods, N 16 rods,, 13-1/2 feet to N line of said lot, thence W to beginning consideration $100.00 ELIDA P. WOOD, GEORGE ENOCH WOOD & CHESTER M. WOOD TO AMOS WOOD: Life Lease dated June 13, 1892, recorded Sept 21, 1892 in Liber 1, Misc page 86, Lease as follows: Com a NW corner of Gov Lot 3 of Sec 33, T29N, R9W S 34 rods, 6 links, E to Elk Lake, S on lakeshore 34 rods, 6 links, W to beginning. AMOS WOOD TO SONS, ELIDA P. WOOD & CHESTER M. WOOD: Surrender of life lease, dated Feb 16, 1904, recorded Feb 18, 1904 in Liber 2, Page 14, surrender of the above lease. ELIDA P. WOOD & WIFE MELISSA E. WOOD TO CHESTER M. WOOD: Wararnty deed dated Feb 18, 1904, recorded Feb 19, 1904 in Liber 44 of deeds page 600, described as follows: Com 67 rods E of NW corner of Gov Lot 3, Sec 33, T29N R9W thence S 16 rods, 13 feet & 6 in. E to shore of Elk Lake, N along shore of Elk Lake to N line of Gov Lot 3, thence along said N line to beginning. Contains 7 acres, consideration $220.00 AMOS WOOD, WIDOWER, SURVIVOR OF WIFE EDITH WOOD, TO JANE RICHARDSON, FORMERLY JANE WOOD, WIDOW OF GEORGE ENOCH WOOD: Quite Claim Deed dated Sept 21, 1906, Recorded Sept 22, 1906, in Liber 43 of deeds, Page 576 - contains 7 acres. Deed given to convey all interest of 1st party by virtue of life lease recorded in Liber 1, page 86, consideration $25.00
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