The Shemwell Family

Joseph Hiram FrostAge: 87 years18521939

Name
Joseph Hiram Frost
Given names
Joseph Hiram
Surname
Frost
Birth April 26, 1852 23 19
Birth of a sisterMahala Jane Frost
March 12, 1854 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterAmelia Emily Frost
November 15, 1856 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Wesley Frost
about 1858 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 2, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Frances Frost
March 15, 1861 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Jefferson Frost
December 6, 1863 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 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
Birth of a brotherJackson Lee “Jack” Frost
about 1866 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 14 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 14 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterDeborah Verena “Birdie” Frost
September 9, 1868 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 16 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
MarriageMary C SmithView this family
September 21, 1871 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Evelyn Isabelle Frost
September 22, 1872 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Arthur Valorus Frost Sr.
May 1875 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a sisterMahala Jane Frost
January 29, 1882 (Age 29 years)
Burial of a sisterMahala Jane Frost
February 1, 1882 (Age 29 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Turlock Memorial Park
Marriage of a parentGeorge Washington YocumDeborah AcordView this family
April 3, 1882 (Age 29 years)
MarriageMinnie Eleise RathView this family
about 1890 (Age 37 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 fatherJoseph Frost
April 6, 1908 (Age 55 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMahala Acord
November 3, 1909 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherDeborah Acord
December 20, 1912 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 63 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 64 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 65 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 wifeMary C Smith
October 21, 1921 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherElijah Marshall Frost
February 19, 1923 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Jefferson Frost
November 14, 1928 (Age 76 years)
Burial of a brotherThomas Jefferson Frost
November 15, 1928 (Age 76 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 77 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 sisterAmelia Emily Frost
March 13, 1930 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherJackson Lee “Jack” Frost
October 20, 1930 (Age 78 years)
Burial of a brotherJackson Lee “Jack” Frost
October 23, 1930 (Age 78 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arbor Vitae Cemetery
Death of a brotherJohn Wesley Frost
February 3, 1931 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Frances Frost
January 18, 1934 (Age 81 years)
Death September 6, 1939 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 9, 1849Fremont, Iowa, United States
11 months
elder brother
22 months
himself
23 months
younger sister
Mahala Jane Frost
Birth: March 12, 1854 25 21Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: January 29, 1882Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
John Wesley Frost
Birth: about 1858 28 25Nebraska, United States
Death: February 3, 1931Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Thomas Jefferson Frost
Birth: December 6, 1863 34 31Lassen, California, United States
Death: November 14, 1928Vina, Tehama, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Jackson Lee “Jack” Frost
Birth: about 1866 36 33Douglas, Oregon, United States
Death: October 20, 1930Madera, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Eliza J Anderson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: February 5, 1848White, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with George Washington Yocum - View this family
step-father
George Washington Yocum
Birth: February 1842Kentucky, United States
Death: July 26, 1913Willows, Glenn, California, United States
mother
Marriage: April 3, 1882Colusa, California, United States
Family with Mary C Smith - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 21, 1871San Joaquin, California, United States
1 year
daughter
Evelyn Isabelle Frost
Birth: September 22, 1872 20 21California, United States
Death: July 19, 1951Alameda, California, United States
3 years
son
Family with Minnie Eleise Rath - View this family
himself
wife
Minnie Eleise Rath
Birth: November 12, 1865Sonora, Tuolumne, California, United States
Death: December 14, 1939Seattle, King, Washington, United States
Marriage: about 1890

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Frost - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Joseph Frosthead31MFarmer2000600TN
Debby Frostwife27FOH
Elijah M Frostson9MIAY
Joseph H Frostson8MIAY
Mahala Frostdaughter6FIAY
Emeline Frostdaughter3FNE
John W Frostson1MNE