Matilda Jane (Jones) Frost (abt. 1844 - 1892)

Born about 1844 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

Died 6 Dec 1892 at about age 48 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

Biography

Research Notes

At this time a find-a-grave memorial has not been located for Matilda. Her husband has a find-a-grave memorial (ID # 70529551) and it states that she was his first (of four) wives and the mother of his five children.

Census Reports

• 1860 Census^[1]
• 1870 Census^[2]
• 1880 Census^[3]

Marriage

• Matilda J. Jones: mentioned in the record of John F. Frost
• Name: Matilda J. Jones
• Age: 27
• Birthplace: Carroll Co., Va.
• Sex: Female
• Father: Hillory Jones
• Mother: Elizabeth
• Husband: John F. Frost
• Other information in the record of John F. Frost from Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: John F. Frost
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 24 Dec 1881
• Event Place: Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 25
• Marital Status: Single
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
• Birthplace: Carroll Co. Va.
• Mother's Name: Mary Frost
• Spouse's Name: Matilda J. Jones
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 27
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
• Spouse's Birthplace: Carroll Co., Va.
• Spouse's Father's Name: Hillory Jones
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth
  • Source^[4]

Record of Death

• Matilda J. Frost: Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
• Name: Matilda J. Frost
• Event Type: Death
• Event Date: 6 Dec 1892
• Event Place: Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Female
• Age: 38
• Marital Status: Married
• Ethnicity: American
• Race: W
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
• Birthplace: , Carroll, Virginia
• Father's Name: Hilory Jones
• Mother's Name: Elizabeth Jones
• Spouse's Name: John F. Frost
• Spouse's Sex: Male
  • Source^[5][6]

Children confirmed by sources

• 1. Alice (Frost) Ward (1884–Deceased)
  • Marriage Record^[7]

• 2. Robert Clyde Frost (1886–1959)
  • Birth Record^[8]

• 3. William Edgar Frost (1888–1962)
  • Birth Record^[9]
  • Marriage Record^[10]

• 4. Otie (Otey/Ottie) Glenn Frost (1890–1959)
  • Birth Record^[11]

• 5. Mary Frances "Fannie" (Frost) Jones (1891–1977)
  • Birth Record^[12]
  • Marriage Record^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41V-5KC : 18 February 2021), Malinda J Jones in entry for Hillory Jones, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG9-5VY : 29 May 2021), Matilda Jones in entry for Hillary Jones, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP5-DJQ : 20 February 2021), Matilda Jones in household of Elizabeth Jones, Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 20, sheet 106B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,360.
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZQ-N96 : 29 January 2020), Matilda J. Jones in entry for John F. Frost, 1881.
5. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5RJ-R21 : 29 January 2020), Matilda J. Frost, 1892.
6. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:81RN-B2W2 : 11 September 2020), Matilda J Frost, 1892.
7. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZS-ZML : 29 January 2020), Matilda in entry for Cloyd Ward, 1905.
8. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5XH-XBH : 28 January 2020), Matilda J Frost in entry for Robert C Frost, 1886.
9. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5XH-KDM : 28 January 2020), Matilda J. Frost in entry for William E. Frost, 1888.
10. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SZ-85S : 14 February 2020), Matilda Frost in entry for Edgar Frost, 1912.
11. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5NG-5F6 : 28 January 2020), Matilda J. Frost in entry for Glenn Frost, 1890.
12. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5NG-2FQ : 28 January 2020), Matilda Frost in entry for Mary F. Frost, 1891.
13. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZS-5PK : 29 January 2020), Matilda in entry for J. L. Jones, 1908.

• *Pope's Knob Cemetery Records, Carroll County VA