Civil War Veteran Lewis Frost retiring in Saint Cloud, Florida A little of his life

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Lewis Frost is a soldier who is buried in Historic Mount Peace Cemetery in Saint Cloud, Florida A veteran of the American Civil War who finally retired to the Veteran town of Saint Cloud.
He was born in Troy, New York.

Parents of Lewis Frost
Richard Frost of New York
Sarah A. VanAnden of Wisconsin

Children:
Lucian Frost
L. Van Frost
Donald K. Frost

Lewis was18 years A farmer who lived in New York come the American Civil War

1860 Census
Mustered: Enlisted August 14, 1862 and given the rank as Corporal. Was promoted to Sergeant
23rd Wisconsin Infantry Company I.
Captured by the Confederates and Imprisoned at Carrion Crow Bayou November 3, 1863 Listed as Casualty at same location Wounded.
Mustered out of Mobile, Alabama july 4, 1865

1870 Census.
Lewis was 28 years old
Living in Blooming Grove Dane, Wisconsin Listed as at home. Most likely convalescing from his prisoner of war time.

Lewis married his wife Julia L. October 1, 1872 Dane Wisconsin 
Lewis filed for Civil War Pension 1878.


1880 Census.
 Living in Winona, Minnesota He was 35 years of age
Address: West Broadway Winona, Minnesota
He was head of the house
He was a Cigar maker

1890 Just a record from The Federal Census about his enlistment. Same as above

1900 Census.
Still living in Winona Minnesota He was 58 years old.
Address: West Sanborn Street
Superintendent of a canner company
Married 28 yrs.
He rented a house

1910 Now 66 years of Age Lived in Manhatten Ward 12 New York 
West 103 Hotel Street Lotham, NY
He was listed as a guest with about 100 other people Did not indicate where he was a guest.
Possibly a industry that housed employees? Insurance Company perhaps?
He was an accountant for Insurance company

Census 1920.
Lived on Florida Avenue Saint Cloud, Florida Owned home with no mortgage Lewis was 78 years old

1930 Census
1938 widowed 
88 years old Now as a boarder residing on New York Avenue Saint Cloud, Florida Living with the Woolhouses 
And William C. Pearse in same household

Death 
Lewis died August 15, 1930
buried Mount Peace Cemetery Saint Cloud, Florida.
Julia died in Saint Cloud and buried Mount Peace Cemetery

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