The Shemwell Family

Luther J FrostAge: 67 years18721940

Name
Luther J Frost
Given names
Luther J
Surname
Frost
Also known as
Luther J Arnold
Birth December 13, 1872 47 19
Birth of a half-brotherEugene Eli Frost
March 20, 1873 (Age 3 months)
Birth of a half-sisterIda M Frost
January 1875 (Age 2 years)
Death of a half-sisterIda M Frost
February 1875 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of parentsMathew FrostHenrietta Harriet ArnoldView this family
October 7, 1885 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherGay Frost
May 8, 1886 (Age 13 years)
Death of a fatherMathew Frost
June 26, 1890 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherHenrietta Harriet Arnold
about 1893 (Age 20 years)
MarriageMary DesCygnes “Made” MooreView this family
October 6, 1895 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Cole Sevier Frost Sr.
December 14, 1895 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Theodora Frost
July 26, 1899 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 half-sisterAmerica Evaline Frost
March 19, 1925 (Age 52 years)
Death of a wifeMary DesCygnes “Made” Moore
February 15, 1928 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 January 16, 1940 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
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
himself
Luther J Frost
Birth: December 13, 1872 47 19Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: January 16, 1940Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
13 years
younger brother
Gay Frost
Birth: May 8, 1886 60 33Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1974Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, 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 Nancy Jane Hale - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 17, 1861Barry, Missouri, United States
9 months
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
Sevier White Frost
Birth: October 29, 1864 39 22Missouri, United States
Death: January 31, 1957Washington, District of Columbia, United States
3 years
half-brother
5 years
half-brother
22 months
half-sister
Ida M Frost
Birth: January 1875 49 33Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1875Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Family with Mary DesCygnes “Made” Moore - View this family
himself
Luther J Frost
Birth: December 13, 1872 47 19Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: January 16, 1940Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
wife
Mary DesCygnes “Made” Moore
Birth: September 21, 1877Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1928Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Marriage: October 6, 1895Carter, Oklahoma, United States
2 months
son
Cole Sevier Frost Sr.
Birth: December 14, 1895 23 18Ada, Indian Territory, United States
Death: September 2, 1955Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
4 years
daughter
Theodora Frost
Birth: July 26, 1899 26 21Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 28, 1984Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States