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James A. Frost[1]

Male 1820 - 1901  (80 years)


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  • Name James A. Frost 
    Born 4 Mar 1820  Jessamine, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Buried 1901  Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 24 Feb 1901  Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I1383  Main Tree
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2009 

    Father Simeon Frost, Jr.,   b. 13 Jul 1792, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1872, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary Buckham,   b. 2 Aug 1792, Orange, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1866, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married Oct 1819  Jessamine, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • 2 _PREF Y
    Family ID F662  Group Sheet

    Family 1 Rhoda Webb,   b. Dec 1827,   d. Bef Mar 1851, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 23 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1842  Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
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    Children 
     1. Mary J. Frost,   b. 1845, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1846, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    Family ID F659  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Henrietta Johnson,   b. 27 Nov 1819,   d. 5 Oct 1864, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1851  Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
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    Children 
     1. Simeon L. Frost,   b. 23 Jun 1854, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1893, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     2. James Anderson Jr. FROST,   b. 1860, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. John M. Frost,   b. Abt 1862, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth L. Frost,   b. Bef 1864, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Henrietta C. Frost,   b. Oct 1864, Orleans, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F660  Group Sheet

    Family 3 Sarah C. Johnson,   b. 1817,   d. 1912, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 31 Mar 1865  Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F661  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • SOURCE: age 30, with Simeon Frost. will of father Simeon Frost JAMES A. FROST was born in Jessamine County, Ky., March 4, 1820, and is the son of SIMEON an d MARY (BECKHAM) FROST, the former being born in Jessamine County, July 13, 1792, and latte r born in Orange Co., Va., August 2, 1792. They were married in Jessamine County, Ky., and i n October, 1826, came to Orange County, Ind. They passed the first winter in a log schoolhou se, and afterward lived in a double log-cabin, until they were better situated. He died Octo ber 4, 1872, and his wife in 1867. Both were favorably known and well respected. James A. i s a farmer and blacksmith, which have been his occupations through life. He has been thrice m arried. February 18, 1842, he married RHODA WEBB. Again, March 13, 1851, he married HENRIET TA C., daughter of DAVID and ELIZABETH (SHIVELY) JOHNSON. She was born November 27, 1819 an d died October 5, 1864. There are five living children of this marriage: SIMEON L., ELIZABE TH L., JAMES A., JOHN M. and HENRIETTA C. His present wife, SARAH JOHNSON, he married in 186 5. Mr. Frost owns a fine farm of 414 acres (Orleans Township), with good buildings and impro vements, and well stocked. He has been a member of the Christian Church since 1857, and ha s always been a stanch Democrat and a prominent and useful citizen. No name stands higher o n the roll of honor in this part of the State than that of James A. Frost

      BURIAL: Syria Cemetery

      SOURCE: age 30, with Simeon Frost. will of father Simeon Frost JAMES A. FROST was born in Jessamine County, Ky., March 4, 1820, and is the son of SIMEON an d MARY (BECKHAM) FROST, the former being born in Jessamine County, July 13, 1792, and latte r born in Orange Co., Va., August 2, 1792. They were married in Jessamine County, Ky., and i n October, 1826, came to Orange County, Ind. They passed the first winter in a log schoolhou se, and afterward lived in a double log-cabin, until they were better situated. He died Octo ber 4, 1872, and his wife in 1867. Both were favorably known and well respected. James A. i s a farmer and blacksmith, which have been his occupations through life. He has been thrice m arried. February 18, 1842, he married RHODA WEBB. Again, March 13, 1851, he married HENRIET TA C., daughter of DAVID and ELIZABETH (SHIVELY) JOHNSON. She was born November 27, 1819 an d died October 5, 1864. There are five living children of this marriage: SIMEON L., ELIZABE TH L., JAMES A., JOHN M. and HENRIETTA C. His present wife, SARAH JOHNSON, he married in 186 5. Mr. Frost owns a fine farm of 414 acres (Orleans Township), with good buildings and impro vements, and well stocked. He has been a member of the Christian Church since 1857, and ha s always been a stanch Democrat and a prominent and useful citizen. No name stands higher o n the roll of honor in this part of the State than that of James A. Frost

  • Sources 
    1. [S29] Family Records: Young, Sara -- CD, Sara Young, (Receive on CD January 2001).

    2. [S105] History of Lawrence, Orange & Washington County IN.

    3. [S106] Cemetery records of Orange County, Indiana, Daughters of the American Revolution. Lost River Chapter (Indiana) (Main Author), (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970), 849936 Item 1., vol III p. 79.

    4. [S24] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church., Search performed using PAF Insight on 08 Mar 2006, Simeon FROST; Male; Birth: 03 JUL 1792 , Jessamine, Kentucky; Death: 04 OCT 1872; Spouse: Mar, y BECKHAM; Marriage: OCT 1819 , Jessamine, Kentucky; No source informati.