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Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County
Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1890

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The Biography of James W. FREDERICK 

Pages 398-399, transcribed in full by Danni Hopkins 

[Surnames: BOYER, DOUGLAS, FREDERICK, SHAW, TAYLOR, WARD] 

    
JAMES W. FREDERICK. This name will be recognized by many of our readers as that of a resident in Lee Township, who is extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising. His landed estate consists of four hundred and forty acres of well-improved land, whose present condition is due to his own good taste and enterprise. The farm is stocked with all that goes to make up the well-regulated estate and the family occupies a pleasant dwelling where home comforts and genial hospitality abound. 
    
The parents of our subject were Daniel and Almira (Ward) Frederick, both of whom were born in Washington County, Pa., and died in Canton, Ill., in 1865. They went from their native State to Ohio, locating in Licking County, where they resided until early in the '50s, then removed to this county and spent the remainder of their lives in Canton. 
    
The subject of this biographical sketch was born in Washington County, Pa., March 26, 1830, but spent his boyhood and youth in Licking County, Ohio, where he received his schooling. In 1849 he came to this county, remaining here until early in 1853 when he journeyed to the Pacific Coast. After spending two years in California he returned to this county, married and located in Lewistown Township. Five years later, in 1861, he became a resident of Lee Township, wherein he now owns so valuable an estate. He has been handling and shipping stock for the past ten years, doing well in this branch of employment, and having the reputation of a reliable and discriminating dealer. 
    
February 10, 1855, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between our subject and Sarah E. Boyer. The bride was born in this county January 27, 1839, and is the youngest daughter in a family consisting of five sons and four daughters. Her parents, John and Nancy (Shaw) Boyer, were natives of Maryland and Virginia respectively. Their first home was in Ohio, whence they came to this county in 1838, locating in Lewistown Township. There Mr. Boyer died in 1859, his wife having two years before crossed the river of death. 
    
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick have had six sons and five daughters, all of whom are living except Isaiah, who passed away at the age of eight months. Rosa A. married Linus P. Taylor and lives in the same township as her parents; Fremont married Hortense Douglas, their home being in Young Hickory Township; Kelly F., Duane, Emma, Orpah, J. Logan, Almira, Sheridan and Cora are still living under the parental roof. 
    
Mr. Frederick is honored by all who know him for his fine character and business ability, and is well liked by reason of his pleasing qualities. His good wife and the members of their family have also many friends. Mr. Frederick is somewhat active in the political affairs of the vicinity, working with the Republicans. He has served his fellow-citizens in various capacities, from the position of a juryman to that of a prominent worker in the church. He sat on the United States Petit Jury at Springfield sixty-five days and was a grand Juror for Fulton County four terms. He has been Supervisor of Lee Township two years, School Trustee six years and has also been a School Director. He and his wife and three daughters belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Frederick was Steward eighteen years, has been Class-Leader and has been six years a Trustee. He has also been Superintendent of the Sunday-school and was Vice President of the Sunday-school Association of the township about ten years.