The Shemwell Family

Katherine Carolyn Ann “Kate” StreetAge: 64 years18521917

Name
Katherine Carolyn Ann “Kate” Street
Given names
Katherine Carolyn Ann
Surname
Street
Nickname
Kate
Married name
Katherine Carolyn Ann Frost
Birth October 23, 1852
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
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
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
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
MarriageElijah Marion FrostView this family
October 17, 1878 (Age 25 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nellie Street Frost
July 30, 1879 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Anna Beatrice “Bea” Frost
March 14, 1881 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Bailey Stirman Frost
December 5, 1882 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Rosa Marian Frost
September 7, 1884 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Elijah Mark Frost
January 13, 1893 (Age 40 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
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
Death January 20, 1917 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Family with Elijah Marion Frost - View this family
husband
herself
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
Elijah Marion Frost + Amelia Elizabeth “Millie” Frost - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: May 26, 1913Polk, Arkansas, 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