Corsicana in Navarro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Samuel R. Frost

(Mar. 1, 1846–Jan. 1, 1908)

Photographed by James Hulse, August 23, 2026

1. Samuel R. Frost Marker

Inscription.
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

Erected 1984 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7204.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 32° 5.928′ N, 96° 28.581′ W. Marker is in Corsicana, Texas, in Navarro County. It is on North 15th Street north of W Park Ave. The marker is located in the Oakwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 N 15th St, Corsicana TX 75110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico

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state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elizabeth Camp Glover (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rev. Hampton McKinney (approx. 0.2 miles away); David Reed Mitchell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel Clinton McKamey Winkler (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington Shelton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Navarro County World War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); William Orville “Lefty” Frizzell (approx. ¼ mile away); YMCA of Corsicana (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corsicana.

Also see . . . Samuel R. Frost: Life and Legacy of a Texas State Representative. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Samuel R. Frost, state representative and district judge, was born to William and Louisa Frost in Montgomery County, Texas, on March 1, 1846; the family moved to Navarro County that same year. Frost's parents had come to Texas from North
Photographed by James Hulse, August 23, 2026

2. Samuel R. Frost Marker
Carolina in 1845. He grew up on his father's farm in the Dresden-Raleigh community and was educated in Navarro County schools until the outbreak of the Civil War. At the age of seventeen, he entered the Confederate Army as a private in Company I of the Nineteenth Texas Cavalry. He traveled with this unit to Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana during the war. He subsequently returned to Texas and began a farming career, which he gave up in 1867 after Texas suffered an unusual blizzard. Frost attended school in Alvarado in 1867–68. He taught in county schools and studied law in the office of Clinton M. Winkler from 1868 to 1870, when he was admitted to the bar in Navarro County.

(Submitted on August 24, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Samuel R. Frost Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 23, 2026

3. Samuel R. Frost Tombstone

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 31, 2026

4. Samuel R. Frost Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 4. submitted on August 31, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas.