The Shemwell Family

Edith Madeline FrostAge: 76 years19171994

Name
Edith Madeline Frost
Given names
Edith Madeline
Surname
Frost
Married name
Edith Madeline Christman
Birth December 9, 1917 47 27
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 of a paternal grandmotherMary Rebecca “Molly” Peach
about 1918 (Age 23 days)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 23 days)

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 fatherEarly Snow Frost
April 20, 1927 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 23 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 32 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 motherMary Elizabeth “Bessie” Ingram
June 18, 1961 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sisterDelsie Madonna Frost
September 6, 1971 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 of a sisterMarion Elizabeth Frost
November 22, 1984 (Age 66 years)
Death January 9, 1994 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Georgetown Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: June 10, 1910Grayson, Texas, United States
10 months
elder sister
Marion Elizabeth Frost
Birth: April 9, 1911 40 20Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: November 22, 1984Bells, Grayson, Texas, United States
23 months
elder sister
Dorothy Alene Frost
Birth: March 14, 1913 42 22Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: December 16, 2005Marrero, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States
3 years
elder sister
Delsie Madonna Frost
Birth: December 6, 1915 45 25Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: September 6, 1971Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
2 years
herself
Edith Madeline Frost
Birth: December 9, 1917 47 27Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: January 9, 1994Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States