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JOSIAH FROST (deceased), was born in Brown County June 10, 1809, the son of James and Elizabeth (Burgett) Frost. His father was of English ancestry, his mother of German. His education was received in the subscription schools of his neighborhood, and for a few months in early life he taught school. His principal business, however, was farming and trading. He began life a poor boy, but accumulated a goodly share of property, though in his business transactions he did not escape reverses. He resided in Ripley several years, and while there erected one of its finest residences. He dealt in all kinds of produce, quite extensively in tobacco, but his greatest success was accomplished on the farm. Margaret L. Armstrong, a native of this State, of German and Irish extraction, born December 16, 1813, became his wife June 17, 1830. Their family consisted of five children — Elizabeth, wife of Noah W. Ellis, of this township, and mother of four children; Cynthia, deceased; James, a boatman, married, and owner of a steamboat; Mary A., wife of Mr. Heizer, and mother of three children; and William E., deceased. Mr. Frost died in 1880. He was a consistent member of the Christian Church for fifty years, a Deacon of the church, and an unwearied Sabbath School worker. His widow is a member of the same church, and resides on the farm two miles south of Georgetown, where she expects to spend the remainder of her life in peaceful retirement, and in the company of her granddaughter, Miss Allie Ellis.