The gravestone shown here is that of Anne Frost, our 4th Gt. Grandmother. This is the earliest gravestone photographed for any of our family. According to the inscription, she would have been born in about 1762, probably in Connecticut. Her maiden name is unknown.
FROST , Anne, wife of Isaac, d June 9, 1812, 50y
The grave is one of the earliest in Columbia Center Cemetery. Located on the east side of Columbia West River Road, a short distance north of Route 82, this oldest Lorain County Cemetery was laid out in 1811 to accommodate nine deaths from the ague [fever/chills, possibly malaria]. The site is the cabin clearing of Bela Bronson overlooking Rocky River Valley. Bela Bronson was first cousin of our Johnson Lyman Frost. Many pioneers from Waterbury, Connecticut, five Revolutionary War veterans, and many members of the militia for the War of 1812 are buried here. Map.
After the war, several families from Columbia Township moved into the area south of Cleveland called Brecksville. Isaac, and sons, Elias C., and Johnson Lyman Frost came to Brecksville when it was still a forested area. Johnson L., my ancestor, married Oriana Paine, daughter of Seth and Hannah Paine, who were the first white settlers in Brecksville, Ohio. Their story is chronicled in “A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland,” by William R. Coates, found on Ancestry.com.
