The Shemwell Family

Elijah P FrostAge: 71 years18861957

Name
Elijah P Frost
Given names
Elijah P
Surname
Frost
Birth January 30, 1886 65 46
Death of a maternal grandmotherEleanor Jane “Ellen” Root
February 23, 1888 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 14 years)
Death of a brotherVance Frost
October 6, 1904 (Age 18 years)
Death of a fatherElijah Frost II
November 28, 1904 (Age 18 years)
MarriageBertha Sarah MynattView this family
October 25, 1907 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Elijah Vance Frost
August 17, 1908 (Age 22 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Isaac Frost
November 14, 1911 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Thelma Frost
March 15, 1916 (Age 30 years)
Death of a brotherHouston Frost
September 18, 1916 (Age 30 years)
Burial of a brotherHouston Frost
September 20, 1916 (Age 30 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 35 years)
Death of a brotherMontgomery “Montie” Frost
December 27, 1924 (Age 38 years)
Burial of a brotherMontgomery “Montie” Frost
December 28, 1924 (Age 38 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 of a brotherAnthony Wayne “Jack” Frost
April 8, 1949 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterIda Frost
December 17, 1949 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherByron Frost
May 8, 1950 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 September 23, 1957 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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
elder 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
elder brother
Vance Frost
Birth: December 25, 1877 57 37Idaho, United States
Death: October 6, 1904Canyon, Idaho, United States
4 years
elder sister
Mae Frost
Birth: April 17, 1882 61 42Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: March 19, 1969Alameda, California, United States
4 years
himself
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 Bertha Sarah Mynatt - View this family
himself
Elijah P Frost
Birth: January 30, 1886 65 46Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: September 23, 1957Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Bertha Sarah Mynatt
Birth: November 4, 1884 38 23Smith, Kansas, United States
Death: May 13, 1972Costa Mesa, Orange, California, United States
Marriage: October 25, 1907Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
10 months
son
Elijah Vance Frost
Birth: August 17, 1908 22 23Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: June 22, 1994San Mateo, California, United States
8 years
daughter
Thelma Frost
Birth: March 15, 1916 30 31Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: February 10, 1977Orange, California, United States

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

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