The Shemwell Family

Catherine Elizabeth Greer1822

Name
Catherine Elizabeth Greer
Given names
Catherine Elizabeth
Surname
Greer
Married name
Catherine Elizabeth Frost
Married name
Catherine Elizabeth Patton
Birth between 1822 and 1831 50
MarriageRobert Patton Jr.View this family
unknown

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 10 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 13 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
MarriageMicajah FrostView this family
January 26, 1845 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Frost
about 1847 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 24 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a son
#2
Elijah Marion Frost
May 16, 1849 (Age 27 years)
Census October 24, 1850 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost
September 12, 1851 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Emilia Adeline “Milly” Frost
December 1854 (Age 32 years)
Death of a husbandMicajah Frost
February 15, 1855 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 35 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a daughter
#5
Nancy Lucindy “Nannie” Patton
October 20, 1860 (Age 38 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Fitch Greer
about 1861 (Age 39 years)

Death of a husbandRobert Patton Jr.
about 1863 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 39 years)

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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 45 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 45 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 47 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
Marriage of a childAdam P KoontzMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” FrostView this family
before 1870 (Age 48 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Rosa Alice Koontz
September 25, 1870 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lillie Catherine “Kate” Koontz
September 12, 1873 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childOwen Gentry Jr.Emilia Adeline “Milly” FrostView this family
about 1874 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Donzella Gentry
about 1875 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Mattie L Gentry
July 22, 1876 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Daisy Katherine Gentry
June 1878 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childElijah Marion FrostKatherine Carolyn Ann “Kate” StreetView this family
October 17, 1878 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 56 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Nellie Street Frost
July 30, 1879 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
John W Koontz
about 1880 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Anna Beatrice “Bea” Frost
March 14, 1881 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Arthur Marrow Gentry
August 23, 1882 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Bailey Stirman Frost
December 5, 1882 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childEdward PerkinsMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” FrostView this family
May 24, 1884 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Rosa Marian Frost
September 7, 1884 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childRobert PhillipsNancy Lucindy “Nannie” PattonView this family
March 4, 1885 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Myrtle Lena Massey
September 15, 1885 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Myrtle Lena Massey
September 15, 1885 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childJames Kindred MasseyMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” FrostView this family
July 3, 1890 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Ivy Maude Massey
November 17, 1890 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Elijah Mark Frost
January 13, 1893 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Samuel Edward Massey
August 25, 1894 (Age 72 years)
Marriage of a childFrederick E BowmanEmilia Adeline “Milly” FrostView this family
September 3, 1896 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 76 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 grandsonJohn W Koontz
before 1900 (Age 78 years)

Death of a granddaughterMattie L Gentry
February 10, 1900 (Age 78 years)
Marriage of a childHenry S BakerEmilia Adeline “Milly” FrostView this family
October 6, 1904 (Age 82 years)
Death of a granddaughterDonzella Gentry
September 20, 1906 (Age 84 years)
Marriage of a childElijah Marion FrostAmelia Elizabeth “Millie” FrostView this family
May 26, 1913 (Age 91 years)
Death of a daughterEmilia Adeline “Milly” Frost
July 8, 1916 (Age 94 years)
Burial of a daughterEmilia Adeline “Milly” Frost
July 8, 1916 (Age 94 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 94 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 95 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 96 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 granddaughterDaisy Katherine Gentry
September 12, 1927 (Age 105 years)
Burial of a granddaughterDaisy Katherine Gentry
September 15, 1927 (Age 105 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Memorial Park
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 107 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 daughterMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost
November 30, 1929 (Age 107 years)
Cause: Elremia
Burial of a daughterMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost
December 2, 1929 (Age 107 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park
Marriage of a childElijah Marion FrostTabitha Arizona “Nona” RuffView this family
August 6, 1931 (Age 109 years)
Death of a sonElijah Marion Frost
September 29, 1931 (Age 109 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 14, 1813Franklin, Virginia, United States
19 years
herself
Family with Micajah Frost - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 26, 1845
3 years
son
Thomas Frost
Birth: about 1847 27 25White, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
son
2 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Family with Robert Patton Jr. - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
daughter
Nancy Lucindy “Nannie” Patton
Birth: October 20, 1860 26 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 31, 1947Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Amelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Milley Frosthead49FW1000TNN
Micajah Frostson31MW25TN
Catherine Frostdaughter-in-law28FWTN
Thomas Frostson26MWFarming1000TN
Mathew Frostson24MW50TN
Nancy Ann Frostdaughter23FWTN
Mary A Frostdaughter20FWTN
Elizabeth J Frostdaughter18FWTNY
Rhoda P Frostdaughter16FWTNY
Sevier Frostson15MWTNY
White Frostson13MWTNY
Snow Frostson11MWTNY
Winter Frostson9MWTNY
Young Frostson8MWTNY
Thomas Frostgrandson4MWTN
Hiram J Frostson3MWTN
Elija Frostgrandson1MWTN
Milley Frost4FWTN
Elija Frosthusband53MWFarmingTN