Petrie



John, Lydia and Frazier Petrie
Oakwood Cemetery, Somers Township, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
(Source:  Photo Courtesy of Larry and Linda Kopet USGenWebArchivesWisconsin)

 Petrie
"Messers. Frazier Petrie of Boulder, Colorado and Frank Petrie of Seattle, Washington had a fine monument erected in Oakwood Cemetery for thier father and mother last week."
(Source: Racine Journal Times, publication date December 6, 1899)

F.J. Petrie
"The remains of F.J. (Frazier) Petrie, formerly a well known resident of the Town of Somers, were interred in Oakwood Cemetery at Somers last Saturday.  Mr. Petrie, who died in Denver, was born and raised in Somers and resided there until twelve years ago."
(Source:  Racine Weekley November 17, 1903)

More Information
The 1850 Census shows Lydia Frazier was born in New York in 1834 and she resided with her family in Antioch, Illinois. 

The 1850 Federal Census shows John Petrie lived in the Township of Somers and owned a farm in Section 16.  This parcel is shown on the 1861 and 1887 making John Petrie one of the very first early pioneers of Somers Township.  The parcel owned by Petrie became an attractive parcel, located west of the "village" that was built around the railroad.

The 1880 Census also indicates John Petrie was born on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. 
Click here for the Orkney Island Genealogy web site.


John and Lydia had two children: 

Frazier  was born Augusst 1854.  He married in 1881, his wife's name was Ellen and she was born in Ohio December 1863.  In 1900 they lived in Boulder, Colorado and Frazier owned a bakery.  Frazier and Ellen had two children:  Gertude born July 1883 in Illinois and Georgie born June 1886 inIllinois.

Franklin was born in 1857.  He married in 1895, his wife's name was Myrtle L.  The 1920 Census showed Franklin and Myrtle living in Asotin, Washington.  They had four children: Roy born 1901 in Washington, Robert born 1903 in Washington, Emily born 1905 in Oregon, and Ruth born 1909 in Idaho.