Listers, I couldn't help but be amused by the debate on the spellings of Frasier. Ginny, did it occur to you that back in the 1500's or so when this name popped up from nowhere, that the person who recorded it could not read or write himself and it was recorded wrong in the beginning?????? So just because a name was recorded a certain way 4 or 500 years ago does not guarantee that it is the correct one. Like most of you, I don't let spelling get in my way. My great great grandfather, Andrew Frasier (family spelling for three generations) was listed on four census reports that I have found and they are Frazier, Frasier, and Frazer. Have received some civil war documents and Andrew himself spelled his own name two different ways and "it ain't the way we spell it"..... Ginny, Andrew's obit stated that he was born "near Quebec, Canada in 1811 and moved to NY as a small boy, settling in Ithaca. Does this mean anything to you? What confuses me is the comment "Near Quebec". SO is that NY or Canada. Could be either and as a result his birth remains hidden. His obit says born near Quebec. 1850 census says Ireland, then one says NY and then back to Ireland etc. Thanks, Harold