The Shemwell Family

Sidney Elizabeth “Lizzie” WardAge: 65 years18621928

Name
Sidney Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ward
Given names
Sidney Elizabeth
Surname
Ward
Nickname
Lizzie
Married name
Sidney Elizabeth Frost
Birth November 2, 1862 32 27
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 4 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 4 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 6 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageHouston FrostView this family
November 16, 1879 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Houston Frost Jr.
February 9, 1881 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lillian M Frost
October 24, 1882 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Raleigh Frost
October 31, 1884 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Clara Frost
November 28, 1887 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Elmer Todd Frost
December 31, 1890 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Edith Frost
January 8, 1895 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Cecil Ernest Frost
November 21, 1897 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 fatherJames Ward
February 1, 1902 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childDelmar Samuel JohnstonClara FrostView this family
November 8, 1908 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Orval Johnston
November 12, 1909 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lela Johnston
September 7, 1911 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Clare Johnston
April 11, 1914 (Age 51 years)
Death of a daughterClara Frost
April 21, 1914 (Age 51 years)
Burial of a daughterClara Frost
April 23, 1914 (Age 51 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Death of a granddaughterClare Johnston
July 21, 1915 (Age 52 years)
Death of a husbandHouston Frost
September 18, 1916 (Age 53 years)
Burial of a husbandHouston Frost
September 20, 1916 (Age 53 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 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 sonHouston Frost Jr.
July 8, 1917 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 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 55 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 motherMary Catherine Jobe
January 13, 1928 (Age 65 years)
Death January 25, 1928 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
James Ward
Birth: November 19, 1829Ohio, United States
Death: February 1, 1902Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
mother
Mary Catherine Jobe
Birth: June 23, 1835Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: January 13, 1928Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Marriage:
herself
Family with Houston Frost - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 16, 1879Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
15 months
son
Houston Frost Jr.
Birth: February 9, 1881 20 18Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: July 8, 1917Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
20 months
daughter
Lillian M Frost
Birth: October 24, 1882 21 19Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 16, 1953Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
son
Raleigh Frost
Birth: October 31, 1884 23 21Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: October 9, 1956Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
3 years
daughter
Clara Frost
Birth: November 28, 1887 27 25Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 21, 1914Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
3 years
son
Elmer Todd Frost
Birth: December 31, 1890 30 28Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 31, 1957Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
4 years
daughter
Edith Frost
Birth: January 8, 1895 34 32Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: October 16, 1947Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
son
Cecil Ernest Frost
Birth: November 21, 1897 37 35Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: March 3, 1990