Christopher Columbus FrostAge: 86 years1831–1917
- Name
- Christopher Columbus Frost
- Given names
- Christopher Columbus
- Surname
- Frost
 Birth | April 1, 1831 36 46 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 9 months)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Death of a father | Thomas Micajah Frost about 1838 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Ann Robbins before 1839 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Micajah Frost February 4, 1843 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Riley Porter Frost about 1857 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Jackson Frost December 24, 1862 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Frost March 17, 1863 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Ann Adkins about 1864 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 35 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 35 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 37 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Pleasant Miller Frost January 30, 1881 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 |
| Death of a sister | Artema Elvira Frost about 1905 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 84 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 85 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 | December 16, 1917 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | December 18, 1917 (2 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Micajah Frost Birth: about 1795 30 27 — Washington, Virginia, United States Death: about 1838 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Ann Adkins Birth: about 1785 — Virginia, United States Death: about 1864 — Denton, Denton, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1812 — |
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3 years elder brother |
Thomas Frost Birth: about 1814 19 29 Death: March 17, 1863 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Andrew Jackson Frost Birth: November 27, 1816 21 31 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States Death: December 24, 1862 — Barry, Missouri, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Adalaide Frost Birth: about 1817 22 32 Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
Pleasant Miller Frost Birth: January 13, 1819 24 34 — Stone, Missouri, United States Death: January 30, 1881 — Wise, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Riley Porter Frost Birth: about 1820 25 35 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1857 — Texas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Richard Frost Birth: February 8, 1823 28 38 Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Artema Elvira Frost Birth: December 1825 30 40 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1905 — Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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5 years himself |
Christopher Columbus Frost Birth: April 1, 1831 36 46 — Greene, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1917 — Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States |