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ORVILLE FROST. Prominent among the successful farmers of Preston township and one of the leading and enterprising men, is the subject of this sketch. He was born in Adams county, Ill., Feb. 29, 1841. He is the son of Worthy Frost, a native of Ohio, who came to Illinois when a young man and married Julia Reynolds, a native of Connecticut, daughter of Horatio and Annie Reynolds, who were natives of the same state. Mrs. Reynolds has relics which were brought over in the Mayflower. In 1835 they moved to Illinois and are now living in Adams county, Ill., at the advanced age of 93 and 92 respectively. Their daughter, Julia Reynolds, was born in Connecticut, in 1822, and moved to Illinois and was married to Mr. Frost June 15, 1841. They had five children, the subject of this sketch being the second child. He was raised on a farm and attended the common schools and obtained a fair education. At the age of eighteen he enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Nineteenth Illinois Infantry, and served three years. He was mustered in at Quincy, Illinois, Sept. 1, 1862, and went to Columbus, Ky.; from there to Jackson, Tennessee; from there to Loomis station on the M. C. R. R. He returned to Jackson, Tenn., and went from there to Forked Deer River. The army run out of rations and they had to forage through the country for provisions. Mr. Frost had a great many adventures on these foraging expeditions. He was taken sick and was in the hospital some time, but returned to his regiment Sept. 25, 1863. He was after Price on his last raid through Mo. He was all through Missouri; they made a march of about twelve hundred miles through the northern part of the state and back, then to St. Louis, went from there and reinforced General Thomas, Dec, 1, 1864. At Nashville, Tenn., they fought for two days, called the battle of Nashville. They then were after Hood several days; then went to Eastport, Miss.; to Mobile, Ala,; was at the siege of Spanish Fort and Blakely; then went to Montgomery, and from there to Mobile, Ala.; from there to Nashville; then to Cairo; from there he took the train and went home. He farmed two years after returning home. In 1867 he traveled through Missouri and Kansas, looking at land. He returned to Illinois and in September, 1869, he moved to Jasper county, Mo., and located on his present farm and kept “bachelors’ hall” one winter, then returned to Illinois and Sept. 18, 1878, was married to Miss Catharine A. Warman, daughter of Moses and Catharine Warman, natives of Pennsylvania and of Dutch descent. After his marriage Mr. Frost started with a two-horse wagon and drove to Jasper county, and was on the road sixteen days. He now has a fine farm of 348 acres, 220 acres under cultivation, all improved, except eighteen acres of timber; has two good orchards, fair buildings, located in sections 5 and 6; he also has two good springs. Mr. Frost raises about 27 bushels of wheat to the acre, and about 40 bushels of corn, on the average. He has seven children living: Eva L., Ada M., Annie C., George V., Edna C., Edith M., and Mertie C. Mr. and Mrs. Frost are both devoted members of the Methodist Church and always take a very prominent part in church affairs. Mr. Frost is very much interested in the Sunday-schools, and is now assistant superintendent. He takes a very prominent part in local affairs and in the community stands high.