Nellie Irene Frasier
1890 - 1951 (61 years)
Person ID: I1087 | Tree: Imported from RootsMagic | Last Modified: 22 Oct 2025
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Name Nellie Irene Frasier Notes
At the age of 37, Nellie received an electrical shock while at work which influenced the remainder of her life. Although she was able to live alone and work in some capacity, the long term results of her injury appeared to influence her central nervous system and there seemed to be little enjoyment of life. She was "Aunt Nellie" to this writer (Maryanne Hrubesky) who knew her in the 1940s. Aunt Nellie visited her sister, Mabel Williamson, (Auntie Mabel) in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was very quiet, talked little, and did not smile. Physically she was slender, large boned and quite tall. She took no note of the young child who was present.
June 27, 1927 - Electical Injury Sustained: From The Evening State Journal and Lincoln Daily News, November 3, 1928: Nellie I. Frasier, employed as a stenographer at the state farm and improved live stock breeders' association, who received a severe electric shock June 27, 1927, when she picked up an electric fan and a telephone at the same time, causing a complete circuit, has been awarded compensation by the state compensation commission, at the rate of $65 a month from the datate of accident until disability ends, the defendants to pay their proportionate share as per their liability. The plaintiff was also awarded $139.70 which has been paid for her medical treatment. The defendants were ordered to pay $191 medical expense. Compensation was paid in this case by the University from the date of the accident until Oct. 1, 1928.
1935 - 1949 Interim Period During these years, Nellie lived in Glendale, California and likely worked at some position. None of her immediate relatives were in California so the circumstances in which she selected Glendale are unknown. Sheas unable to return home quickly in 1949 when her Mother died, but did visit in the summer. She would have returned to Lincoln to live sometime in the next two years.
Thursday, August 23, 1951 From the diary of Frank W. Hrubesky, husband of Nellie's sister, Myrtle Ruth Frasier: Yesterday morning at 5:30 Auntie Nell Frasier died at Lincoln. Some 25 years ago Nell, working at the State House in Lincolnln, in untangling the wires of a telephone and desk fan, was under electric shock for some time before they found her. Since that time, from circulatory, veinous and organic injury, she has been more or less an invalid. A pity for she was not able to enjoy a normal life thru this time.
Sunday, August 26, 1951 - Funeral Service: Friday we drove to Havelock [suburb of Lincoln] and then on to Ashland for Auntie Nell's funeral service - 2:30 at Marcy's - we five, Mabel and Pop, Clarence and Minnie, Roscoe and Lola, Chet and AliceEd and his wife, Marvin and wife, Herman and wife - Burial at Ashland beside Dad, Mom and her little sister. After the service we all gathered at Roscoe's at Ceresco for a get-together and lunch. Home again by 9:30.
All of Nellie's sisters and brothers attended her funeral. List of those mentioned above:
"we five" - sister Myrtle Frasier and husband Frank W. Hrubesky; three Hrubesky daughters
"Mabel and Pop" - sister Mabel Frasier and husband Raymond Williamson
"Clarence and Minnie" - brother Clarence Frasier and wife Minnie
"Roscoe and Lola" - brother Roscoe Frasier and wife Lola
"Chet and Alice" - brother Chester Frasier and wife Alice
"Ed and his wife" - "Marvin and his wife" - Herman and wife [Thelma]" - nephews and niece of Nellie's, children of brother Roscoe
Birth 20 Jul 1890 Gender Female Died 22 Aug 1951 -
Parents
Father Edward Alexander Frasier (ID:I1084), b. 21 Jan 1858, Buffalo, Marquette, Wisconsin, USA 
d. 10 Dec 1938, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, United States (Age 80 years) Mother Ida Louise Black (ID:I1085), b. 1 May 1864, Fairfield, Franklin, Indiana, United States d. 25 Jan 1949 (Age 84 years) Marriage 1 Apr 1886 Children 1. 
Chester Andrew Frasier (ID:I1086), b. 5 Jan 1887, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, United States d. 29 Jan 1955, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States (Age 68 years)2. Roscoe Edwin Frasier (ID:I19), b. 20 Aug 1888, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, United States d. 15 Apr 1966, Ceresco, Saunders, Nebraska, United States (Age 77 years)3. Nellie Irene Frasier (ID:I1087)
(current person)
, b. 20 Jul 1890 d. 22 Aug 1951 (Age 61 years)4. Maud Belle Frasier (ID:I1088), b. 27 Feb 1894 d. 16 Oct 1895 (Age 1 year)5. Mabel May Frasier (ID:I1089), b. 1 Mar 1897, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, United States d. 11 Nov 1977, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States (Age 80 years)6. Clarence Dwight Frasier (ID:I1090), b. 20 Apr 1899, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, United States d. 7 Feb 1977, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States (Age 77 years)7. Myrtle Ruth Frasier (ID:I1091), b. 28 Apr 1904, Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States d. 19 Apr 1973, Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States (Age 68 years) -
Other Personal Events
1900 Federal Census 21 Jun 1900 Green, Saunders, Nebraska, United States [1] E.A. Frazier household
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 26 Apr 1910 Green, Saunders, Nebraska, United States [2] Edward A. Frasier household
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)
Occupation 26 Apr 1910 Green, Saunders, Nebraska, United States [2] none 1920 Federal Census 9 Jan 1920 Green, Saunders, Nebraska, United States [3] Edward A. Frasier household
Frasier, Edward A., Head (M, age 61, Married)
Frasier, Ida, Wife (F, age 55, Married)
Frasier, Nellie I., daughter (F, age 29, Single)
Frasier, Clarence D., son (M, age 20, Single)
Frasier, Myrtle, daughter (F, age 15, Single)
Occupation 9 Jan 1920 Green, Saunders, Nebraska, United States [3] Servant 1930 Federal Census 21 Apr 1930 Green, Saunders, Nebraska, United States [4] Edward A. Frasier household
Frasier, Edward, Head (M, age 72, Married)
Frasier, Ida, Wife-H (F, age 68, Married)
Frasier, Nellie, daughter (F, age 37, Single)
Occupation 21 Apr 1930 Green, Saunders, Nebraska, United States [4] none Probate 1 Dec 1939 Saunders, Nebraska, United States [5]
$300 to Myrtle and $500 to Nellie.
Land 1 Sep 1949 Saunders, Nebraska, United States [5] Purchased his Dad's farm from siblings
S 1/2 NE 1/4 36-13-8 and SW 1/4 NW 1/4 31-13-9.
From Frasier siblings to Roscoe Frasier, part of estate of Edward Alexander Frasier
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Source Citations
- [S21] 1900 U.S. Census, Green Precinct, Saunders, Nebraska, Enum. Dist. 130, Page 7A, Line 10, dwelling 109, family 109, Nellie I. Frazier;.
- [S23] 1910 U.S. Census, Green Precinct, Saunders, Nebraska, Enum. Dist. 143, Page 6B, Line 66, dwelling 111, family 112, Nellie I. Frasier;.
- [S25] 1920 U.S. Census, Green Precinct, Saunders, Nebraska, Enum. Dist. 153, Page 1B, Line 56, dwelling 10, family 11, Nellie I. Frasier;.
1920 Census for Edward Frasier family - [S27] 1930 U.S. Census, Green Precinct, Saunders, Nebraska, Enum. Dist. 78-16, Page 5B, Line 80, dwelling 115, family 115, Nellie Frasier;.
- [S97] "Jane Otto records collection"; report, 17 Apr 1991, p. 2.