Biographical Sketch of George H. Frost, Jefferson County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** George H. Frost, another successful farmer and stock raiser of Big River Township, was born in Washington County, in 1825, and is the youngest but one of a family of six sons and two daughters born to the union of Hon. Simeon and Mary (Woods) Frost. When but a small boy our subject was taken by his parents to Crawford County, where he was rear- ed, and where he obtained but a limited education in the subscription schools of that early period. After spending some time as clerk in a store and in agricultural pursuits, in about 1847 he came to Jefferson County, where he subsequently entered eighty acres of land (after his return from California, in 1851), on which he is now living. In 1849, in company with his father (who died on the way), he crossed the plains to California, where he remained about two years in the mines, meeting with fair success. He was six months and ten days making the journey, but returned by water. After his return, in 1851, he married Miss Lucy Wilson, daughter of Ephraim and Fannie Wilson, natives of South Carol- ina, and among the first to settle in the western part of Jefferson County, where they lived for many years. To Mr. Frost and wife were born eight children, seven now living: Mahala, wife of Elder C. R. Lamar, a Baptist minister, near St. John, Kan.; Emily E., wife of Dan- iel Henry, of the same place; Ephraim S., Robert J., Anna E., George B. and Lucy V. Simyra E., the third child, died when three years old. Mr. Frost has a large farm of 330 acres, and is now one of the leading farmers of the vicinity. He is a Democrat in politics, a member of the Masonic fraternity, and the entire family are members in good standing in the Baptist Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================