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John FROST

Male 1821 - 1891  (69 years)


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  • Name John FROST 
    Birth 28 Jul 1821  Hamilton County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Jan 1891  Appanoose County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records <http://www.glorecords.blm.gov>:

      Patent Description
      Names
      Patentee: JOHN FROST
      Survey
      State: IOWA
      Acres: 40
      Metes/Bounds: No
      Title Transfer
      Issue Date: 1/1/1846
      Land Office: Fairfield
      Cancelled: No
      U.S. Reservations: No
      Mineral Reservations: No
      Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
      Document Numbers
      Document Nr.: 9744
      Accession/Serial Nr.: IA1910__.095
      Legal Land Description
      Aliquot Parts
      NWSW
      Sec./Block
      8/
      Township
      68-N
      Range
      3-W
      Fract. Section
      No
      Meridian
      5th PM
      State
      IA
      Counties
      Lee
      Survey Nr.

      (2) A household headed by John FROST is listed in the 1850 census of Fort Madison Township, Lee County, IA.

      John is listed in the 1850 census as then being 27 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1823. No occupation is shown for John in the 1850 census. According to the 1850 census, he was born in OH.

      Listed with John is his wife, Lucinda, who was then 24 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1826. According to the 1850 census, she was born in OH.

      Also listed with John is his son, Milton, who was then 4 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1846. The place of his birth is not listed in the 1850 census.

      Also listed with John is his son, James, who was then 1 year of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1849. The place of his birth is not listed in the 1850 census.

      Also listed with John is Rachel FROST. According to the 1850 census, she was then 22 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1828. According to the 1850 census, she was born in OH. The relationship between John FROST and Rachel FROST is not listed in the 1850 census.

      (3) A household headed by John FROST is listed in the 1856 IA state census of Green Bay Township, Lee County, IA. [His surname, and the surname of the other members of his household, is listed as FRAST in the index to the 1856 census.]

      John is listed in the 1856 census as a farmer who was then 30 years of age; therefore, according to the 1856 census, he was born in about 1826. According to the 1856 census, he was born in OH.

      Listed with John is his wife, Lucinda, who was then 25 years of age; therefore, according to the 1856 census, she was born in about 1831. According to the 1856 census, she was born in OH.

      Also listed with John is his son, Milton, who was then 9 years of age; therefore, according to the 1856 census, he was born in about 1847. According to the 1856 census, he was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his son, James, who was then 7 years of age; therefore, according to the 1856 census, he was born in about 1849. According to the 1856 census, he was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Loisa, who was then 2 years of age; therefore, according to the 1856 census, she was born in about 1854. According to the 1856 census, she was born in IA.

      (4) Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records <http://www.glorecords.blm.gov>:

      Patent Description
      Names
      Patentee: JOHN FROST
      Survey
      State: IOWA
      Acres: 80
      Metes/Bounds: No
      Title Transfer
      Issue Date: 6/3/1856
      Land Office: Chariton
      Cancelled: No
      U.S. Reservations: No
      Mineral Reservations: No
      Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
      Document Numbers
      Document Nr.: 5898
      Accession/Serial Nr.: IA0120__.141
      Legal Land Description [Parcel 1]
      Aliquot Parts
      SESE
      Sec./Block
      19/
      Township
      68-N
      Range
      18-W
      Fract. Section
      No
      Meridian
      5th PM
      State
      IA
      Counties
      Appanoose
      Survey Nr.
      Legal Land Description [Parcel 2]
      Aliquot Parts
      SENE
      Sec./Block
      28/
      Township
      68-N
      Range
      18-W
      Fract. Section
      No
      Meridian
      5th PM
      State
      IA
      Counties
      Appanoose
      Survey Nr.

      (5) A household headed by John FROST is listed in the 1860 census of Pleasant Township, Appanoose County, IA.

      John is listed in the 1860 census as a farmer who was then 38 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1822. According to the 1860 census, he was born in OH.

      Listed with John is his wife, Lucinda, who was then 34 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1826. According to the 1860 census, she was born in KY.

      Also listed with John is his son, Milton, who was then 13 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1847. According to the 1860 census, he was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his son, James, who was then 12 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1848. According to the 1860 census, he was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Louisa, who was then 6 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1854. According to the 1860 census, she was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his son, Park, who was then 4 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1856. According to the 1860 census, he was born in IA.

      (6) A household headed by John FROST is listed in the 1870 census of Pleasant Township, Appanoose County, IA.

      John is listed in the 1870 census as a farmer who was then 49 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, he was born in about 1821. According to the 1870 census, he was born in OH.

      Listed with John is his wife, Lucinda, who was then 43 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1827. According to the 1870 census, she was born in KY.

      Also listed with John is his son, James R., who was then 21 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, he was born in about 1849. According to the 1870 census, he was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Louisa, who was then 16 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1854. According to the 1870 census, she was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his son, Park, who was then 14 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, he was born in about 1856. According to the 1870 census, he was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Ann, who was then 9 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1861. According to the 1870 census, she was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Ida W., who was then 5 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1865. According to the 1870 census, she was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Pethisilia, who was then 3 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1867. According to the 1870 census, she was born in IA.

      (7) A household headed by John FROST is listed in the 1880 census of Pleasant Township, Appanoose County, IA.

      John is listed in the 1880 census as a retired farmer who was then 59 years of age; therefore, according to the 1880 census, he was born in about 1821. According to the 1880 census, he was born in OH, and both of his parents were born in KY. According to the 1880 census, he suffered from rheumatism.

      Listed with John is his wife, Lucinda, who was then 53 years of age; therefore, according to the 1880 census, she was born in about 1827. According to the 1880 census, she was born in IN, and both of her parents were born in KY. According to the 1880 census, she suffered from a liver complaint.

      Also listed with John is his son, Park, who was a farm laborer who was then 24 years old; therefore, according to the 1880 census, he was born in about 1856. According to the 1880 census, he was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Ann, who was then 18 years old; therefore, according to the 1880 census, she was born in about 1862. According to the 1880 census, she was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Ida, who was then 14 years old; therefore, according to the 1880 census, she was born in about 1866. According to the 1880 census, she was born in IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Pencilla, who was then 12 years old; therefore, according to the 1880 census, she was born in about 1868. According to the 1880 census, she was born in IA.

      (8) A household headed by John FROST is listed in the 1885 IA state census of Pleasant Township, Appanoose County, IA, next to households headed by James LOWE and Robert PARKS. [Note by compiler: The census image is difficult to read, and the compiler is not certain that he has read it correctly.]

      John is listed in the 1885 census as a farmer who was then 62 years of age; therefore, according to the 1885 census, he was born in about 1823. According to the 1885 census, he was born in OH.

      Listed with John is his wife, Lucinda, who was then 58 years of age; therefore, according to the 1885 census, she was born in about 1827. According to the 1885 census, she was born in IN.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Anna E., who was then 24 years of age; therefore, according to the 1885 census, she was born in about 1861. According to the 1885 census, she was born in Appanoose County, IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Ida May, who was then 20 years of age; therefore, according to the 1885 census, she was born in about 1865. According to the 1885 census, she was born in Appanoose County, IA.

      Also listed with John is his daughter, Pencelia, who was then 17 years of age; therefore, according to the 1885 census, she was born in about 1868. According to the 1885 census, she was born in Appanoose County, IA. [Her given name is listed as Peucelia in the index to the 1885 census.]

      (9) Obituary of John FROST written by his brother-in-law, Henry ADAMSON:

      Brother John Frost was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, July 28, 1821, A.D. Came to Lee County near Ft. Madison. He confessed his faith and was baptized by James R. Ross and united with the Lost Creek Church in 1840, A.D. He was married to Lucinda Parks. He removed with his family to Appanoose County where he lived until death. He died at his son's J. R. Frost, Jan. 10, 1891. He leaves a wife and four children, two sons and two daughters.
    Person ID I76  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

    Father Isaac FROST,   b. 9 Feb 1797, Hamilton County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1825, Crosby Township, Hamilton County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth THRAILKILL,   b. 13 Feb 1796, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1861, Butler, Bates County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1816  Hamilton County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F737  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucinda PARKS,   b. Sep 1826, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 8 Jun 1900 (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage 3 Nov 1844  Lee County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • (1) Lee County, IA Marriage Book #1, 1838-1851, p. 17:

      John Frost to Miss Lucinda Parks, 3 Nov. 1844 by James R. Ross, M.G. [Minister of the Gospel]

      (2) Early American Marriages: Iowa to 1850, Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx:

      Frost, John married Parks, Lucinda on 03 Nov 1844 in Lee County, Iowa
    Children 
     1. John Milton FROST,   b. 8 Jan 1847, Lee County, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1916, Princeton, Mercer County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. James Ross FROST,   b. 25 Mar 1849, Lee County, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1926, Carthage, Jasper County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Louisa FROST,   b. Abt 1854, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Park FROST,   b. Abt 1856, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 30 Jun 1880 and 10 Jan 1891 (Age ~ 24 years)
     5. Anna E. FROST,   b. Aug 1860, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Ida M. FROST,   b. Abt 1865, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Pentheselia FROST,   b. 17 Oct 1867, Appanoose County, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1943, Livingston, Appanoose County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F736  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Iowa Marriages to 1850[database online], Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997: Frost, John married Parks, Lucinda on 03 Nov 1844 in Lee County, Iowa.