The Shemwell Family

Ada FrostAge: 73 years18691942

Name
Ada Frost
Given names
Ada
Surname
Frost
Married name
Ada Roberts
Birth March 1, 1869 48 29
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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 16 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Price
January 31, 1871 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterIda Frost
August 17, 1872 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherAnthony Wayne “Jack” Frost
May 16, 1875 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherVance Frost
December 25, 1877 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterMae Frost
April 17, 1882 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherElijah P Frost
January 30, 1886 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEleanor Jane “Ellen” Root
February 23, 1888 (Age 18 years)
MarriageMichael Alexander RobertsView this family
June 29, 1890 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Frank Wayne Roberts
November 23, 1892 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 35 years)
Death of a fatherElijah Frost II
November 28, 1904 (Age 35 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Isaac Frost
November 14, 1911 (Age 42 years)
Death of a brotherHouston Frost
September 18, 1916 (Age 47 years)
Burial of a brotherHouston Frost
September 20, 1916 (Age 47 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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/
Marriage of a childFrank Wayne RobertsHazel BalcomView this family
August 21, 1920 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Frances Hazel Virginia Roberts
February 26, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherMatilda Price
April 9, 1921 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ada Maxine “Maxie” Roberts
February 7, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherMontgomery “Montie” Frost
December 27, 1924 (Age 55 years)
Burial of a brotherMontgomery “Montie” Frost
December 28, 1924 (Age 55 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 60 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 husbandMichael Alexander Roberts
August 27, 1937 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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
Death April 17, 1942 (Age 73 years)
Burial
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
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Byron Frost
Birth: October 24, 1863 42 23Susanville, Lassen, California, United States
Death: May 8, 1950Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
elder brother
Montgomery “Montie” Frost
Birth: June 27, 1867 46 27Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 27, 1924Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
20 months
herself
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 Michael Alexander Roberts - View this family
husband
Michael Alexander Roberts
Birth: September 27, 1856 24 24Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: August 27, 1937Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
herself
Ada Frost
Birth: March 1, 1869 48 29Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 17, 1942Canyon, Idaho, United States
Marriage: June 29, 1890Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
son

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

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Frost II - Household

District No. 2, Ada, Idaho, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Frost, ElijahWM59headMFarmerTNTNTN
Frost, MatildaWF39wifeMMOOHOH
Frost, ByronWM17sonSCATNMO
Frost, MontieWM13sonSIDTNMO
Frost, AdaWF11daughterSIDTNMO
Frost, WayneWM7sonSIDTNMO
Frost, VanceWM2sonSIDTNMO
Frost, IdaWF9daughterSIDTNMO