The Shemwell Family

Houston FrostAge: 55 years18601916

Name
Houston Frost
Given names
Houston
Surname
Frost
Birth November 18, 1860 39 20
Death of a sisterMary Frost
February 2, 1861 (Age 2 months)

Birth of a brotherByron Frost
October 24, 1863 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 months)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a brotherMontgomery “Montie” Frost
June 27, 1867 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterAda Frost
March 1, 1869 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 8 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census July 29, 1870 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Price
January 31, 1871 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterIda Frost
August 17, 1872 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherAnthony Wayne “Jack” Frost
May 16, 1875 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherVance Frost
December 25, 1877 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageSidney Elizabeth “Lizzie” WardView this family
November 16, 1879 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Houston Frost Jr.
February 9, 1881 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a sisterMae Frost
April 17, 1882 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lillian M Frost
October 24, 1882 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Raleigh Frost
October 31, 1884 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a brotherElijah P Frost
January 30, 1886 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Clara Frost
November 28, 1887 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEleanor Jane “Ellen” Root
February 23, 1888 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Elmer Todd Frost
December 31, 1890 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Edith Frost
January 8, 1895 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Cecil Ernest Frost
November 21, 1897 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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
Death of a brotherVance Frost
October 6, 1904 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherElijah Frost II
November 28, 1904 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childDelmar Samuel JohnstonClara FrostView this family
November 8, 1908 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Orval Johnston
November 12, 1909 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lela Johnston
September 7, 1911 (Age 50 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Isaac Frost
November 14, 1911 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Clare Johnston
April 11, 1914 (Age 53 years)
Death of a daughterClara Frost
April 21, 1914 (Age 53 years)
Burial of a daughterClara Frost
April 23, 1914 (Age 53 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Death of a granddaughterClare Johnston
July 21, 1915 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death September 18, 1916 (Age 55 years)
Burial September 20, 1916 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 29, 1856Nebraska, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Byron Frost
Birth: October 24, 1863 42 23Susanville, Lassen, California, United States
Death: May 8, 1950Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
younger brother
Montgomery “Montie” Frost
Birth: June 27, 1867 46 27Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 27, 1924Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
20 months
younger sister
Ada Frost
Birth: March 1, 1869 48 29Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 17, 1942Canyon, Idaho, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ida Frost
Birth: August 17, 1872 51 32Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: December 17, 1949West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Anthony Wayne “Jack” Frost
Birth: May 16, 1875 54 35Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 8, 1949Adel, Lake, Oregon, United States
3 years
younger brother
Vance Frost
Birth: December 25, 1877 57 37Idaho, United States
Death: October 6, 1904Canyon, Idaho, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mae Frost
Birth: April 17, 1882 61 42Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: March 19, 1969Alameda, California, United States
4 years
younger brother
Elijah P Frost
Birth: January 30, 1886 65 46Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: September 23, 1957Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
Father’s family with Amelia Abshire - View this family
father
step-mother
Amelia Abshire
Birth: October 17, 1823 34 25White, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 20, 1850Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Marriage: July 29, 1849Atchison, Missouri, United States
9 months
half-brother
Family with Sidney Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ward - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 16, 1879Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
15 months
son
Houston Frost Jr.
Birth: February 9, 1881 20 18Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: July 8, 1917Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
20 months
daughter
Lillian M Frost
Birth: October 24, 1882 21 19Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 16, 1953Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
son
Raleigh Frost
Birth: October 31, 1884 23 21Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: October 9, 1956Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
3 years
daughter
Clara Frost
Birth: November 28, 1887 27 25Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 21, 1914Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
3 years
son
Elmer Todd Frost
Birth: December 31, 1890 30 28Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 31, 1957Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
4 years
daughter
Edith Frost
Birth: January 8, 1895 34 32Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: October 16, 1947Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
son
Cecil Ernest Frost
Birth: November 21, 1897 37 35Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: March 3, 1990

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Frost II - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Frost, Elijahhead49MWFarmer30002000TNX
Frost, Matildawife30FWKeeping HouseMO
Frost, William Ason20MWWorks on FarmIAX
Frost, Houstonson9MWNE
Frost, Byronson6MWCA
Frost, Montgomeryson4MWID
Frost, Adadaughter1FWID