Muskingum County OHIO Biographies.....Edward Fracker May 5 1838 - ******************************************************* File contributed for Ohio Biographies Project by: Mary Hitchcock Mary_hitchcock@hotmail.com December 27, 2005, 12:09 pm Author: History of Johnson Co, IA 1836-1882, Page 823-824. Edward G. Fracker, secretary and manager of the New Method Heater Company of Iowa City; was born May 5, 1838, in Zanesville, OH. He was married, September 4, 1866, to Miss Mollie Cutler, of Iowa City; she died in April, 1871. Of this marriage there is one child living, George A. He married again, August 19. 1874, to Miss Cora V. Robbins of Iowa City. They have one child, Howard R. He was a faithful soldier in the late civil war; he enlisted July 18, 1861, as a musician; promoted to first sergeant July 18, 1862, and promoted to second lieutenant September 4, 1862, and was adjutant of the regiment. He resigned in 1864 on account of disability. He is a republican in politics; was a member of the city council in 1880, and city assessor in 1882. He is a member of the A.O.U.W., L. of H. and V. A. S. societies of Iowa City. Source: History of Johnson Co, IA 1836-1882, Page 823-824. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/bios/ohbios/ File size: 1.3 Kb