The Shemwell Family

Amelia Elizabeth “Millie” FrostAge: 81 years18611942

Name
Amelia Elizabeth “Millie” Frost
Given names
Amelia Elizabeth
Surname
Frost
Married name
Amelia Elizabeth Frost
Married name
Amelia Elizabeth Rutherford
Married name
Amelia Elizabeth Freeman
Married name
Amelia Elizabeth Harrison
Nickname
Millie
Birth October 28, 1861 36 19
Birth of a brotherSevier White Frost
October 29, 1864 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 5 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 5 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherYoung Winter Frost Sr.
February 27, 1868 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 7 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
Census July 5, 1870 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherLuther J Frost
December 13, 1872 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherEugene Eli Frost
March 20, 1873 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterIda M Frost
January 1875 (Age 13 years)
Death of a motherNancy Jane Hale
January 5, 1875 (Age 13 years)
Death of a sisterIda M Frost
February 1875 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWilliam R RutherfordView this family
July 3, 1879 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mata Jane Rutherford
June 3, 1880 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Seth Frost Rutherford
January 7, 1883 (Age 21 years)
Marriage of a parentMathew FrostHenrietta Harriet ArnoldView this family
October 7, 1885 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a half-brotherGay Frost
May 8, 1886 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Zell Mathew Rutherford
March 18, 1887 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherMathew Frost
June 26, 1890 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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
MarriageSilas Richard HarrisonView this family
May 16, 1899 (Age 37 years)
Death of a husbandSilas Richard Harrison
December 30, 1907 (Age 46 years)
MarriageElijah Marion FrostView this family
May 26, 1913 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 54 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 55 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 56 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 husbandWilliam R Rutherford
about 1923 (Age 61 years)

Death of a half-sisterAmerica Evaline Frost
March 19, 1925 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 67 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 husbandElijah Marion Frost
September 29, 1931 (Age 69 years)
Death of a half-brotherLuther J Frost
January 16, 1940 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherYoung Winter Frost Sr.
January 27, 1942 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 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 November 29, 1942 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Colusa Community Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 17, 1861Barry, Missouri, United States
9 months
herself
3 years
younger brother
Sevier White Frost
Birth: October 29, 1864 39 22Missouri, United States
Death: January 31, 1957Washington, District of Columbia, United States
3 years
younger brother
5 years
younger brother
22 months
younger sister
Ida M Frost
Birth: January 1875 49 33Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1875Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Margaret C Robinson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 17, 1854White, Tennessee, United States
-1 years
half-sister
Father’s family with Henrietta Harriet Arnold - View this family
father
step-mother
Henrietta Harriet Arnold
Birth: about 1853Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1893Barry, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 7, 1885Barry, Missouri, United States
-13 years
half-brother
Luther J Frost
Birth: December 13, 1872 47 19Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: January 16, 1940Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
13 years
half-brother
Gay Frost
Birth: May 8, 1886 60 33Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1974Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States
Family with William R Rutherford - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 3, 1879Barry, Missouri, United States
11 months
daughter
Mata Jane Rutherford
Birth: June 3, 1880 24 18Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 22, 1953Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Seth Frost Rutherford
Birth: January 7, 1883 27 21Missouri, United States
Death: July 3, 1970San Bernardino, California, United States
4 years
son
Zell Mathew Rutherford
Birth: March 18, 1887 31 25Missouri, United States
Death: December 10, 1981Marysville, Yuba, California, United States
Family with Elijah Marion Frost - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 26, 1913Polk, Arkansas, United States
Family with Silas Richard Harrison - View this family
husband
Silas Richard Harrison
Birth: July 7, 1842Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Death: December 30, 1907Mill Creek, Johnston, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Marriage: May 16, 1899Benton, Arkansas, United States
Elijah Marion Frost + Katherine Carolyn Ann “Kate” Street - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: October 17, 1878Newton, Missouri, United States
9 months
step-daughter
Nellie Street Frost
Birth: July 30, 1879 30 26Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 30, 1961Murray, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
step-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
step-son
Bailey Stirman Frost
Birth: December 5, 1882 33 30Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 10, 1966Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
step-daughter
Rosa Marian Frost
Birth: September 7, 1884 35 31Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 21, 1966Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States
8 years
step-son
Elijah Mark Frost
Birth: January 13, 1893 43 40Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: December 22, 1965Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Elijah Marion Frost + Tabitha Arizona “Nona” Ruff - View this family
husband
husband’s 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

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Mathew Frost - Household

Sugar Creek, Barry, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Frost, Matthewhead45MWFarmer1000TN/
Frost, Nancy Jwife28FWNC
Frost, Emily Edaughter8FWMO/
Frost, Severe Wson6MWMO/
Frost, Young Wson2MWMO
Hickey, Thomas Hnephew11MWTNYes