The Shemwell Family

Anthony Wayne “Jack” FrostAge: 73 years18751949

Name
Anthony Wayne “Jack” Frost
Given names
Anthony Wayne
Surname
Frost
Nickname
Jack
Birth May 16, 1875 54 35
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherVance Frost
December 25, 1877 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 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 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMae Frost
April 17, 1882 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherElijah P Frost
January 30, 1886 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEleanor Jane “Ellen” Root
February 23, 1888 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 June 8, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Death of a brotherVance Frost
October 6, 1904 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherElijah Frost II
November 28, 1904 (Age 29 years)
MarriageKate Eleanor “Nellie” PurserView this family
February 14, 1906 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Wayne Purser Frost
October 1, 1908 (Age 33 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Isaac Frost
November 14, 1911 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherHouston Frost
September 18, 1916 (Age 41 years)
Burial of a brotherHouston Frost
September 20, 1916 (Age 41 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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/
Death of a motherMatilda Price
April 9, 1921 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherMontgomery “Montie” Frost
December 27, 1924 (Age 49 years)
Burial of a brotherMontgomery “Montie” Frost
December 28, 1924 (Age 49 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 sisterAda Frost
April 17, 1942 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sonWayne Purser Frost
October 6, 1944 (Age 69 years)
Burial of a sonWayne Purser Frost
October 13, 1944 (Age 69 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 70 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 April 8, 1949 (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
elder sister
Ada Frost
Birth: March 1, 1869 48 29Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 17, 1942Canyon, Idaho, United States
4 years
elder 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
himself
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 Kate Eleanor “Nellie” Purser - View this family
himself
Anthony Wayne “Jack” Frost
Birth: May 16, 1875 54 35Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 8, 1949Adel, Lake, Oregon, United States
wife
Kate Eleanor “Nellie” Purser
Birth: December 28, 1880 24 34Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 6, 1973Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Marriage: February 14, 1906Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
son
Wayne Purser Frost
Birth: October 1, 1908 33 27Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: October 6, 1944Cedarville, Greene, Ohio, United States

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

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Frost II - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Frost, ElijahheadWMNov182079M42TNTNTNFarmerYesYesYesOFF
Frost, MatildawifeWFJan184060M42119MOOHOHYesYesYes
Frost, WaynesonWMNov187623SIDTNMOFarmer0YesYesYes
Frost, VancesonWMApr187921SIDTNMOFarmer0YesYesYes
Frost, MaydaughterWFMay188317SIDTNMOAt School9YesYesYes
Frost, ElijahsonWMMar188713SIDTNMOAt School9YesYesYes