Henry Edward and Edsel B. Frazier were born in Dowelltown on March 13, 1926 to Robert Lee and Hassie Frazier. The boys grew up in and around the Dry Creek are, where they loved to fish, explore caves, and help their Dad on the farm. When World War II broke out, the boys found themselves enlisting in the United States Army and arrived on the banks of Normandy serving in the European Theatre.