Joel Frost (1803 - aft. 1880)

Born 21 Aug 1803 in Westchester County, New York, USA

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FROST JOEL, Farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Creston; born in Westchester Co., N. Y., August 21, 1803; came to Ogle Co., April 11, 1857; engaged in farming; owns 160 acres of land, under cultivation; married Jane Yeamans August 20, 1823; she was born in Putnam Co., N. Y., Aug 20, 1804; have six children --- Theodaore Y., Therum, John W., Cicero H., Cordelia, Martha A.; are of Presbyterian faith; Mr. Frost is a strong Democrat.

In 1880, Joel Frost was a seventy-seven-year-old retired farmer living in Dement, Ogle County, Illinois, with his seventy-six-year-old wife, June Frost. Joel was born in about 1803. He passed away after 1880.

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• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 732.
• 1880 US Census for Dement, Ogle, Illinois, Family History Library Film 1254239, NA Film Number T9-0239, Page Number 71B.
• Book Title: The Frost Genealogy : Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York, p 84.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213795478/joel-frost: accessed April 15, 2024), memorial page for Joel Frost (21 Aug 1803–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 213795478, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Creston, Ogle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by C D Bird (contributor 49157592).