The Shemwell Family

Elijah Marion FrostAge: 82 years18491931

Name
Elijah Marion Frost
Given names
Elijah Marion
Surname
Frost
Birth May 16, 1849 30 27
Death of a paternal grandfatherElijah Frost Sr.
June 30, 1850 (Age 13 months)
Cause: Cholera
Note: 1850 Census recorded after individual died
Census October 24, 1850 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost
September 12, 1851 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterEmilia Adeline “Milly” Frost
December 1854 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherMicajah Frost
February 15, 1855 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 half-sisterNancy Lucindy “Nannie” Patton
October 20, 1860 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Fitch Greer
about 1861 (Age 11 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 27 years)
MarriageKatherine Carolyn Ann “Kate” StreetView this family
October 17, 1878 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 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 daughter
#1
Nellie Street Frost
July 30, 1879 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Anna Beatrice “Bea” Frost
March 14, 1881 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Bailey Stirman Frost
December 5, 1882 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Rosa Marian Frost
September 7, 1884 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Elijah Mark Frost
January 13, 1893 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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
MarriageAmelia Elizabeth “Millie” FrostView this family
May 26, 1913 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterEmilia Adeline “Milly” Frost
July 8, 1916 (Age 67 years)
Burial of a sisterEmilia Adeline “Milly” Frost
July 8, 1916 (Age 67 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 66 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a wifeKatherine Carolyn Ann “Kate” Street
January 20, 1917 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 67 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 68 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 80 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 sisterMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost
November 30, 1929 (Age 80 years)
Cause: Elremia
Burial of a sisterMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost
December 2, 1929 (Age 80 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park
MarriageTabitha Arizona “Nona” RuffView this family
August 6, 1931 (Age 82 years)
Death September 29, 1931 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Russell Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 26, 1845
3 years
elder brother
Thomas Frost
Birth: about 1847 27 25White, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Mother’s family with Robert Patton Jr. - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
half-sister
Nancy Lucindy “Nannie” Patton
Birth: October 20, 1860 26 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 31, 1947Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Family with Katherine Carolyn Ann “Kate” Street - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 17, 1878Newton, Missouri, United States
9 months
daughter
Nellie Street Frost
Birth: July 30, 1879 30 26Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 30, 1961Murray, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
daughter
Anna Beatrice “Bea” Frost
Birth: March 14, 1881 31 28Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 17, 1963Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
son
Bailey Stirman Frost
Birth: December 5, 1882 33 30Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 10, 1966Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
daughter
Rosa Marian Frost
Birth: September 7, 1884 35 31Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 21, 1966Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States
8 years
son
Elijah Mark Frost
Birth: January 13, 1893 43 40Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: December 22, 1965Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Family with Amelia Elizabeth “Millie” Frost - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 26, 1913Polk, Arkansas, United States
Family with Tabitha Arizona “Nona” Ruff - View this family
himself
wife
Tabitha Arizona “Nona” Ruff
Birth: April 1, 1866Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: October 27, 1951Arkansas, United States
Marriage: August 6, 1931Belleville, Yell, Arkansas, United States
William R Rutherford + Amelia Elizabeth “Millie” Frost - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: July 3, 1879Barry, Missouri, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Mata Jane Rutherford
Birth: June 3, 1880 24 18Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 22, 1953Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-son
Seth Frost Rutherford
Birth: January 7, 1883 27 21Missouri, United States
Death: July 3, 1970San Bernardino, California, United States
4 years
step-son
Zell Mathew Rutherford
Birth: March 18, 1887 31 25Missouri, United States
Death: December 10, 1981Marysville, Yuba, California, United States
Silas Richard Harrison + Amelia Elizabeth “Millie” Frost - View this family
wife’s husband
Silas Richard Harrison
Birth: July 7, 1842Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Death: December 30, 1907Mill Creek, Johnston, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Marriage: May 16, 1899Benton, Arkansas, 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