The Shemwell Family

Martha FrostAge: 67 years18861953

Name
Martha Frost
Given names
Martha
Surname
Frost
Married name
Martha Evans
Birth January 23, 1886 35 22
Birth of a brotherElijah Hoyt Frost
September 21, 1891 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherElijah Hoyt Frost
March 29, 1893 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Henry Frost
June 7, 1896 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Census June 25, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret E Frost
before 1904 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoseph Frost
April 6, 1908 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherDeborah Acord
December 20, 1912 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 motherMary Ann Scott
April 10, 1917 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 fatherElijah Marshall Frost
February 19, 1923 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 July 11, 1953 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ocean View Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: August 6, 1879Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States
6 months
elder sister
Anna M Frost
Birth: February 12, 1880 29 16California, United States
Death: August 19, 1963Alameda, California, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mahala Jane Frost
Birth: January 29, 1882 31 18California, United States
Death:
2 years
elder sister
Margaret E Frost
Birth: January 1884 33 20California, United States
Death: before 1904Humboldt, California, United States
1 year
elder sister
Bertha May Frost
Birth: January 14, 1885 34 21Blocksburg, Humboldt, California, United States
Death: April 25, 1955Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States
1 year
herself
Martha Frost
Birth: January 23, 1886 35 22Blocksburg, Humboldt, California, United States
Death: July 11, 1953Humboldt, California, United States
6 years
younger brother
Elijah Hoyt Frost
Birth: September 21, 1891 41 27Humboldt, California, United States
Death: March 29, 1893Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States
5 years
younger brother
Joseph Henry Frost
Birth: June 7, 1896 45 32California, United States
Death: May 4, 1994Humboldt, California, United States

Martha Frost has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Marshall Frost - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Frost, Elija MheadWMJul185049M21IATNOHLawyerYesYesYesRH
Frost, Mary AwifeWFOct186336M2165CASCOTLANDNYYesYesYes
Frost, AnnadaughterWFFeb188020SCAIACAYesYesYes
Frost, Bertha MdaughterWFJan188218SCAIACAYesYesYes
Pullin, Maggie EdaughterWFJan188416SCAIACAYesYesYes
Frost, MarthadaughterWFJan188614SCAIACAat School10YesYesYes
Frost, Joseph HsonWMJun18963SCAIACA
Pullin, Berthagr daughterWFJan19004/12SCACACA
Frost, JosephfatherWMJan182971WDTNVAEAST TNLaborer Job8YesYesYes