Details for Samuel R. Frost
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5349007204
Data
Marker Number | 7204 |
Atlas Number | 5349007204 |
Marker Title | Samuel R. Frost |
Index Entry | Frost, Samuel R. |
Address | |
City | Corsicana |
County | Navarro |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 738830 |
UTM Northing | 3554755 |
Subject Codes | judges; state official; Civil War; law, lawyers |
Marker Year | 1984 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | Oakwood Cemetery |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | grave marker |
Marker Text | (Mar. 1, 1846 - Jan. 1, 1908) A native of Huntsville, Texas, Samuel R. Frost grew up in Navarro County and in 1863 enlisted in the Confederate army. 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 (Winkler), were the parents of nine children. The town of Frost (20 mi. W) was named in his honor. Recorded - 1984 |