The Shemwell Family

William Claud FrostAge: 66 years18811948

Name
William Claud Frost
Given names
William Claud
Surname
Frost
Birth March 19, 1881 30 25
Birth of a brotherGeorge English Frost
January 24, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterAlta Frances Frost
January 24, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Burgess
August 1, 1886 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census July 3, 1900 (Age 19 years)
MarriageOra Elizabeth JesseeView this family
July 6, 1901 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAndrew Samuel Yaryan
February 14, 1902 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Chester Clifford Frost
April 10, 1903 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Myrl Albert Frost
August 2, 1904 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherElijah Frost II
November 28, 1904 (Age 23 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Isaac Frost
November 14, 1911 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a parentCharles Clay StoopsSarah Francis YaryanView this family
October 17, 1918 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 36 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a motherSarah Francis Yaryan
August 7, 1932 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherAndrew Elijah Frost
January 7, 1941 (Age 59 years)
Cause: Apoplexy
Death of a sonMyrl Albert Frost
April 18, 1942 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death February 18, 1948 (Age 66 years)
Cause of death: Myocarditis Failure
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Normal Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 19, 1875Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
9 months
elder brother
Andrew Elijah Frost
Birth: September 29, 1876 26 20Idaho, United States
Death: January 7, 1941Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
5 years
himself
William Claud Frost
Birth: March 19, 1881 30 25Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: February 18, 1948McCall, Valley, Idaho, United States
5 years
younger brother
George English Frost
Birth: January 24, 1886 35 30Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 17, 1973Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
younger sister
Alta Frances Frost
Birth: January 24, 1886 35 30Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 15, 1958Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Mother’s family with Charles Clay Stoops - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: October 17, 1918Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Family with Ora Elizabeth Jessee - View this family
himself
William Claud Frost
Birth: March 19, 1881 30 25Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: February 18, 1948McCall, Valley, Idaho, United States
wife
Ora Elizabeth Jessee
Birth: November 9, 1881Martinsville, Harrison, Missouri, United States
Death: May 18, 1960Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States
Marriage: July 6, 1901Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
21 months
son
Chester Clifford Frost
Birth: April 10, 1903 22 21Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: May 1974Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United States
16 months
son
Myrl Albert Frost
Birth: August 2, 1904 23 22Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 18, 1942Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States

William Claud Frost has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Isaac Frost - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Frost, William MheadWMApr185149M24IAFarmerYesYesYesOFF
Frost, Sarah FwifeWFDec185544M2444IAPAOHYesYesYes
Frost, Claud WsonWMMar188119MIDIAIADay Laborer3YesYesYes
Frost, Alta FdaughterWFJan188614SIDIAIAAt school8YesYesYes
Frost, George EsonWMJan188614SIDIAIAAt school8YesYesYes