Martin Digital History

Russell Ruben Frazier, c. 1900

Item

Title

Russell Ruben Frazier, c. 1900

Description

Portrait of man. Handwritten on back: "Russell Ruben Frazier, Grandpa Frazier" Russell Ruben Frazier (1846-1905). Frazier enlisted in the U.S. Civil War Union Army at age 15; his health was never strong afterward and he moved to Florida for the climate.

The Frazier 160 acre homestead, established in 1867, included a large portion of central Stuart, including Memorial Park. He established the Belle Flora pinery, and the road through the fields, now [2023] Colorado Avenue, was also called Belle Flora.

Source

Scans gift of David Murray.

Contributor

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white mounted print; 2x4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Murray-2023-007-081
2023.007

Original Format

Photographic print

Collection

Citation

Woodward Studio (Titusville, Fla.), “Russell Ruben Frazier, c. 1900,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/921.