The Shemwell Family

William Eugene “Gene” FrostAge: 64 years18901955

Name
William Eugene “Gene” Frost
Given names
William Eugene
Surname
Frost
Nickname
Gene
Birth May 8, 1890 33 29
Birth of a brotherGeorge Michael Frost Sr.
April 22, 1894 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 25 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 sisterCatherine Elizabeth “Kate” Frost
November 29, 1918 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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 fatherWilliam White Frost
February 2, 1922 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 motherMary Ann Leach
March 23, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 59 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 sisterAdeline Bridgett “Ada” Frost
January 16, 1954 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 May 3, 1955 (Age 64 years)
Burial May 7, 1955 (4 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Seligman Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 21, 1884Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States
10 months
elder sister
Adeline Bridgett “Ada” Frost
Birth: October 14, 1885 28 24Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: January 16, 1954Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States
19 months
elder sister
Catherine Elizabeth “Kate” Frost
Birth: May 12, 1887 30 26Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: November 29, 1918Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
William Eugene “Gene” Frost
Birth: May 8, 1890 33 29Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: May 3, 1955Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
George Michael Frost Sr.
Birth: April 22, 1894 36 33Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: October 16, 1976Overland Park, Johnson, Kansas, United States

William Eugene “Gene” Frost has 17 first cousins recorded