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William Fraley
Born	1795 (1795)
Died	1877 (aged 81–82) Sparta, Georgia, U.S.
Era	Antebellum South

William Fraley (1795 — 1877) was an American farmer and industrialist who specialized in coachbuilding.^[1]

Career

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Fraley moved from Pennsylvania to Sparta, Georgia, and established his carriage business there.^[1]

Personal life

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He was married and had children. He was a board member of the Sparta Female Model School, where his daughter Rebecca was enrolled in the 1830s.^[1]

During the Civil War, his wife served as president of the Ladies Soldiers Aid Society of Hancock—a Confederate organization dedicated to providing support and supplies to soldiers and their families. His son-in-law, Henry Culver, also served as a captain for the Southern Army and is said to have aided in diverting William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops from Sparta during his March to the Sea.^[1]^[2]

He died in 1877 in Sparta.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "William Fraley". www.friendsofcems.org. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
^ "Sparta - Georgia Historical Society". Retrieved 2024-09-19.