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Frost, Wilford Anderson, 1896-1993

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1896 - 1993

Biographical History

Wilford Anderson Frost (1896-1993) was a farmer in Utah.

Wilford Anderson Frost was born on December 20, 1896 to William Allen and Amelia Anderson Frost. He was born in Woodruff, Arizona. He was the seventh child. They moved to New Mexico when he was a child, and then to Utah in 1907. In Utah, he worked as a thresher, then went into military service during World War One. He served until 1919. He married Thressa Lewis on May 28, 1919 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had six children, two of whom died in infancy, and adopted another. Frost worked as a livestock rancher and farmer. He died on March 7, 1993 in Monticello, Utah.

Citation:
UPB Files, MSS 8179. April 8, 2013. (born December 20, 1896 to William Allen and Amelia Anderson Frost; born in Woodruff, Arizona; seventh child; moved to New Mexico, then Utah in 1907; worked as thresher, joined military; served until 1919; married Thressa Lewis May 28, 1919 in Salt Lake Temple; had six children, two who died, adopted another; worked as livestock rancher and farmer.)

FindAGrave.com, April 8, 2013. (wilford Anderson Frost, b. 1896.) (born December 20, 1896 in Woodruff, Arizona; born to William Allen and Amelia; died March 7, 1993; married Thressa Lewis May 28, 1919.)

Ancestry.com, April 8, 2013. (Wilford Anderson Frost, b. 1896.) (born in Woodruff, Arizona; served in military; lived in Monticello, Utah.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

History of Wilford Anderson Frost

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233631867]
Identifier: MSS 8179
Scope and Contents

Contains one autobiographical history entitled History of Wilford Anderson Frost, with typewritten pages and some photocopied pages written by Frost himself. Dated 1986.

Dates: 1986
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / History of Wilford Anderson Frost

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