274. Benton FROST ¹ (Wilbert Jackson FROST , Emily Lena WEEMES , Edward Jackson WEEMES , Male , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John ) was born ² on 24 Sep 1922 in Calhoun, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. He died on 28 Jan 1993 in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. The cause of death was heart attack. He was buried on 30 Jan 1993. Benton was employed as Business Contractor in 1950/1970 in Louisiana.

Benton entered the Cilivian Conservation Corp Camp in 1938. In 1939 he was transferred into the Navy at Camp Polk, Tuley Lake, CA. He served in the Navy in San Diego, California, during the 1940's. Worked in the machine shop during World War II.

Benton donated cemetery and church land in Pleasant Valley (FrostTown), Louisiana. Many family members are buried there.

Police Protection Louisiana 318 Area Code Business Listing [posted after 1995]
Frost, Benton: Police Juror 318-387-2536 923 Montgomery Ave West Monroe LA 71292

Benton married Jackie Olice ARRANT daughter of Bennett ARRANT and Sue Myrtle DONALDSON on 29 Sep 1941.

They had the following children:

275. Calvin Clenton FROST ¹ (Wilbert Jackson FROST , Emily Lena WEEMES , Edward Jackson WEEMES , Male , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John ) was born ² on 11 Oct 1924 in Calhoun, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. He died on 7 May 1967 in Texas. The cause of death was blood clot day after open heart surgery. He was buried ³ on 9 May 1967 in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, FrostTown, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

Calvin joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1938 and served for a year and a half before being drafted into the Army.

Civilian Conservation Corps
I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work, not interfering with normal employment, and confining itself to forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control, and similar projects.
Franklin D. RooseveltMarch 21, 1933

In 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt envisioned the (CCC) as a way to recruit thousands of unemployed young men, enroll them in a peacetime army, and send them into battle against destruction and erosion of our natural resources.
The Departments of War, Labor, Interior, and Agriculture made this massive mobilization of manpower a reality on April 17, 1933. About three million unemployed and unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 24 were enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Thousands of men were transported from eastern cities westward. Natural resource agencies, such as the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, moved their management activities 20-30 years ahead. Until the demise of the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1942, millions of men worked tirelessly on a myriad of natural resource projects.

During the nine years of the Civilian Conservation Corps:
* 89,000 miles of telephone line was installed* 126,000 miles of roads and trails were constructed* 6,459,000 man-days were expended fighting fires* 6,660,000 erosion control check dams were built* 2,356,000,000 trees were planted

As the country moved into World War II, the CCC was directly involved in assisting the Armed Forces with manpower and supplies. The CCC had in its ranks thousands of men, toughened by rigorous outside work, who were used to the strict discipline of the military. It is widely accepted that one important outcome of the Civilian Conservation Corps was the ability of the United States to win World War II.
USDA Forest Service, Southern RegionGeorge Washington & Jefferson National Forests

In the Fourth Corps Area, with a total of 198 camps, Alabama will have seventeen, Florida twenty-two, Georgia thirty-nine, Louisiana twenty-three, Mississippi sixteen, North Carolina thirty, South Carolina eighteen, and Tennessee thirty-three. The area will employ nearly 40,000 men.

More than 84,000 men will be put to work in the Ninth Corps Area. Camps approved total 460. California will have 148, Idaho ninety-six, Montana thirty-one, Nevada four, Oregon sixty-four, Utah twenty-six, Washington fifty-seven, and Wyoming fourteen.
Reprinted from AMERICAN FORESTS: The Magazine of The American Forestry Association, Washington, D. C. (July, 1933).

Louisiana:
Project Company Date Railroad Post Office
P-82 468 10/12/39 Bobeline Bobeline
SP-5 478 05/04/38 Mandeville Mandeville
F-79 1490 05/15/39 Reeves Reeves
P-80 1494 10/10/39 Pluker Grangeville
P-76 1495 12/19/37 Mandeville Mandeville
SCS-30 2441 04/25/40 Church Point Church Point
P-79 3496 07/07/40 Reeves Reeves
P-81 3498/C 09/26/39 Houghton Houghton
SCS-32 4403 08/09/41 Franklin Franklin
SCS-31 4404 06/20/40 Gonzales Gonzales
SCS-22 4412 04/10/39 Jamestown Ringgold
SCS-10 4413 09/29/38 Sikes Dodson
SCS-29 4414 06/04/40 DeRidder DeRidder
SCS-28 4421 09/09/39 Franklinton Franklinton
ASCS-1 6463 05/23/41 Camp Livingston Camp Livingston
LOUISIANA -1Project: The number given by the state to the project and camp
Company: The number given by the federal government to each company. Some company numbers have a letter following the number. "C" stands for colored meaning the company was made up of African-Americans. "V" stands for veterans meaning the company was made up of veterans of World War One.
Date: The date that company occupied that particular camp.
Railroad: The closest town to the camp that had a railroad stop.
Post Office: The closest town to the camp that had a post office.

Calvin served in the U.S. Army between 1940-1944. He was with the 560th Compt Svc Co, WWII. He served in Calcutta, India and helped to build the Burma Road to China.

Calvin married (1) Mignon PRATT in Sep 1945 in Nevada. The marriage ended in divorce.Mignon was born ¹ on 28 Aug 1924. She died on 12 Nov 1996. She was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, FrostTown, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

Note: She married Calvin twice. The second time was about May 5, 1967.

Calvin married (2) Mary Jo CAPLES [scrapbook] "Jody" daughter of James Joseph Alford CAPLES Sr. and Neiver ARRANT on 23 Jun 1950 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. The marriage ended in divorce.Mary was born ¹ on 28 Sep 1932 in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. She died on 15 Jul 1992 in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana. She was buried on 18 Jul 1992.

Mary Jo and Kenneth Hall married in North Dakota around 1974. After some years Mary attempted to acquire a copy of the divorce papers from James McDermitt. He told her, he had filed in California. He died during the 1980's from cancer. The State of California could not locate the papers. Mary concluded that Jim had not filed for divorce.
She and Ken decided to remarry at the:
Lord God of Saboath Lutheran Church
Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
on Christmas morning (December 25, 12:05 am) 1988. Present at this very special midnight service were her daughters: Beverly Jo Frost (maid-of-honor), Barbara June Frost, and son-in-law, Alexandro Rivera (best man). Pastor Richard Stewart presiding. Pastor Stewart had married Barbara and Alex at this same church on August 8, 1985.

They had the following children:

276. Jesse James FROST (Wilbert Jackson FROST , Emily Lena WEEMES , Edward Jackson WEEMES , Male , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John ) was born ¹ on 20 Jul 1926. He died on 24 Sep 1984 in Veteran's Hospital, Fresno, California. He was buried in Turlock Cememtary, Turlock, California. Jesse was employed as upholsterer in Ford Motor Company. He served in the military during WWII as a Corporal in the Army about 1943 in Lahar, France against the Germans.

Jesse married (1) Margie JENNINGS about 1953 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

They had the following children:

Jesse married (2) Chris (FROST) in 1958 in Never Married.

They had the following children:

Jesse married (3) Pauline HORNER on 4 May 1961 in Carson City, Nevada.

They had the following children:

277. Huey Purvis FROST "Jack" ¹ (Wilbert Jackson FROST , Emily Lena WEEMES , Edward Jackson WEEMES , Male , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John ) was born ² on 23 Apr 1930 in Brownville, Texas. He died in Sep 1980 in Turlock, California. He was buried in Turlock Cememtary, Turlock, California. Huey served in the military retired after 20 years in 1945/1965 in Navy.

Huey served in World War II from 1945 - 1946 as a Naval Airman 3rd Class Boatswain. He also served in the Korean War in 1949.

Huey married (1) Delma HARRIS about 1948.

They had the following children:

Huey married (2) JoAnn (FROST).

They had the following children:

Huey married (3) Diane ENSLEY in Fresno County, California.

They had the following children:

279. Martin Lewis FROST (Wilbert Jackson FROST , Emily Lena WEEMES , Edward Jackson WEEMES , Male , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John )

Martin married (1) Marion Des FISHER None.

They had the following children:

Martin married (2) Charlotte Mary Joan LITTLE on 16 Aug 1952 in Reno, Nevada.

They had the following children:

280. Wilbert Jackson FROST Jr. "PeeWee" (Wilbert Jackson FROST , Emily Lena WEEMES , Edward Jackson WEEMES , Male , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John ) was born on 20 Aug 1934 in Downsville, Louisiana by midwife, Ms. Arthur Hill. He died on 26 Sep 1997 in Manuel Hospital, Turlock, California. The cause of death was stroke/heart attack. He was buried in Turlock Cememtary, Turlock, California.

Wilbert and Sue married at the home of his brother's, Benton Frost. His brother, Calvin C. Frost, and his entire family were present during the ceremony.

Wilbert married Sue (FROST) in 1962 in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

They had the following children:

292. Homer HUMPHREYS Jr. (Emma WEEMS , William Jackson , James Jackson , James L. , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John )

He had the following children:

296. Albert Clayton WEEMS Jr. (Albert Clayton , Samuel James , James Jackson , James L. , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John ) was born on 19 Jun 1938 in Mangham, Richland Parish, Louisiana. He died on 24 Nov 1999 in Rayville, Richland Parish, Louisiana. He was buried on 26 Nov 1999 in Lone Cherry, Mangham, Richland, Louisiana.

Albert married (1) Dosha Lee DUNN on 18 May 1961 in Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana.

Albert married (2) Lyda Ray MAHAFFEY on 10 Feb 1967 in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

They had the following children:

Albert married (3) Parsy Lou ALLEN None.

They had the following children:

297. Myrtis Annette WEEMS (Albert Clayton , Samuel James , James Jackson , James L. , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John )

Myrtis married Bennon BLAKE on 15 Mar 1963 in Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana.

They had the following children:

298. Betty Jean WEEMS (Albert Clayton , Samuel James , James Jackson , James L. , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John )

Betty married Glenn Dale NEATHERY on 14 Jan 1971 in Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana.

They had the following children:

299. Jewel Dean LINDER (Eunice Idella WEEMS , Samuel James , James Jackson , James L. , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John )

Jewel married (1) Richard Cleon RAWLES on 14 Nov 1954 in Crowville, Franklin Parish, Louisiana.

They had the following children:

Jewel married (2) BLACK.

302. Bobby Glenn WEEMS (C. W. , Samuel James , James Jackson , James L. , Britton , Thomas Scott , Thomas Scott , John )

Bobby married Patsy Ann SMITH on 29 Oct 1964 in Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana.

They had the following children:

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