The Shemwell Family

Elijah Mark FrostAge: 72 years18931965

Name
Elijah Mark Frost
Given names
Elijah Mark
Surname
Frost
Birth January 13, 1893 43 40
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Marriage of a parentElijah Marion FrostAmelia Elizabeth “Millie” FrostView this family
May 26, 1913 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 motherKatherine Carolyn Ann “Kate” Street
January 20, 1917 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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
Marriage of a parentElijah Marion FrostTabitha Arizona “Nona” RuffView this family
August 6, 1931 (Age 38 years)
Death of a fatherElijah Marion Frost
September 29, 1931 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a sisterNellie Street Frost
May 30, 1961 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterAnna Beatrice “Bea” Frost
January 17, 1963 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death December 22, 1965 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 17, 1878Newton, Missouri, United States
9 months
elder sister
Nellie Street Frost
Birth: July 30, 1879 30 26Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 30, 1961Murray, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
elder sister
Anna Beatrice “Bea” Frost
Birth: March 14, 1881 31 28Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 17, 1963Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
elder brother
Bailey Stirman Frost
Birth: December 5, 1882 33 30Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 10, 1966Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
elder sister
Rosa Marian Frost
Birth: September 7, 1884 35 31Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 21, 1966Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States
8 years
himself
Elijah Mark Frost
Birth: January 13, 1893 43 40Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: December 22, 1965Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Father’s family with Amelia Elizabeth “Millie” Frost - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 26, 1913Polk, Arkansas, United States
Father’s family with Tabitha Arizona “Nona” Ruff - View this family
father
step-mother
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

Elijah Mark Frost has 10 first cousins recorded