FROST, Samuel Romulus

FROST, Samuel Romulus

Male 1846 - 1908  (61 years)

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  • Name FROST, Samuel Romulus 
    Nickname Sam 
    Birth 1 Mar 1846  Montgomery County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Jan 1908  Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • A native of Huntsville, Texas, Samuel R. Frost grew up in Navarro County and in 1863 he joined Co. I, 19th Texas Calvary in 1863, at the age of 17 and served in the Confederacy. After the Civil War he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1870. In the years that followed Frost served as Navarro County attorney, County judge, District judge and State Legislator. He and his wife (Mary Louise "Mollie" Winkler) were the parents of nine children. The town of Frost (20 mi. W) was named in his honor. He died Jan 1, 1908.
    Burial Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    Oakwood Cemetery 
    Person ID I11959  Pickel_Bartlett
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2018 

    Family WINKLER, Mary Louise,   b. 5 Jul 1853, Navarro County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1925, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jan 1872  Navarro County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1 Jun 1880  Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Attorney 
    Address:
    Jefferson Street 
    • Sam and Mary had three children at this time.
    Residence 23 Jun 1900  Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lawyer 
    Address:
    West 14th Avenue 
    • Sam and Mollie had been married for 28 years and all nine children were still living. These included:
      Roger, Nov. 1877, Law Student
      Wilmar, Feb. 1881,
      Barry L., Aug. 1883,
      Cleo, April 1886,
      Boyd (f), Sep. 1888
      Louise, March 1892
      Clinton, Oct 1894
    Family ID F3566  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

  • Sources 
    1. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, MEMORIAL ID 10631924.

    2. [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2MQ-T9Z : 11 February 2018), Sam R. Frost and Mary L. Winkler, 04 Jan 1872; citing , Navarro, Texas, , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,034,858.

    3. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, ED 138, Pg 1, Dwelling 1.

    4. [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, ED 98, Page 35A, Dwelling 735.