Miranda Isabel “Belle” DriskillAge: 73 years1851–1924
- Name
- Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill
- Given names
- Miranda Isabel
- Nickname
- Belle
- Surname
- Driskill
- Married name
- Miranda Isabel Carver
 Birth | January 13, 1851 22 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill March 23, 1853 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill July 12, 1854 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Barbara Jane Driskill October 23, 1856 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a mother | Barbara Jane Shemwell October 23, 1856 (Age 5 years) Cause: Died during childbirth |
| Marriage of a parent | John Franklin Driskill — Nancy Isabella Shemwell — View this family April 3, 1857 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 23, 1858 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | George Clark Driskill November 6, 1859 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Anna Tolar between 1850 and 1860 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | September 5, 1860 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Arthur Davis Driskill May 6, 1861 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 3, 1862 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill December 10, 1864 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Sylvester Merryman Driskill September 8, 1866 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 15 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 15 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 18 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 17 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 |
| Census | June 13, 1870 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Marion Washington Carver — View this family November 18, 1877 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #1 | Elmer Otis Carver January 24, 1879 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Claude Lester Carver March 23, 1880 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Fred Moore Carver March 13, 1885 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill November 4, 1891 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Anna Leota Carver March 1, 1895 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 1, 1900 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a father | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Claude Lester Carver — Ammie Browning Lyon — View this family December 24, 1903 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Christine Carver 1904 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elmer Otis Carver — Winnie Ann Vick — View this family February 6, 1904 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Louise Carver May 7, 1905 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Christine Carver 1905 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Fred Moore Carver — Maude Greek Welborn — View this family October 1906 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Kenneth Mel Carver January 19, 1907 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Carra Belle Carver August 25, 1907 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Randall Vick Carver January 17, 1909 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Lovell Driskill Carver June 9, 1911 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Elmer Terry Carver October 23, 1913 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Gayle Raymond Carver November 6, 1913 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Marianna Carver June 6, 1916 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 64 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Hilda Imogene “Jean” Carver April 17, 1917 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Lester Glenn Carver October 19, 1917 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 65 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 66 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/ |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Sarah Belle Carver October 15, 1921 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | January 31, 1924 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Franklin Driskill Birth: March 19, 1828 33 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1902 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Barbara Jane Shemwell Birth: 1826 20 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months herself |
Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill Birth: January 13, 1851 22 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1924 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill Birth: March 23, 1853 25 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1934 — Letohatchie, Lowndes, Alabama, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill Birth: July 12, 1854 26 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1891 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Barbara Jane Driskill Birth: October 23, 1856 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1942 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Isabella Shemwell |
| father |
John Franklin Driskill Birth: March 19, 1828 33 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1902 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Isabella Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1893 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 3, 1857 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months half-sister |
Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill Birth: February 23, 1858 29 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1930 — Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months half-brother |
George Clark Driskill Birth: November 6, 1859 31 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 1946 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months half-brother |
Arthur Davis Driskill Birth: May 6, 1861 33 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1949 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year half-brother |
John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill Birth: May 3, 1862 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 13, 1931 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill Birth: December 10, 1864 36 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1951 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months half-brother |
Sylvester Merryman Driskill Birth: September 8, 1866 38 38 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1946 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Marion Washington Carver |
| husband |
Marion Washington Carver Birth: May 23, 1854 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 13, 1937 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill Birth: January 13, 1851 22 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1924 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 18, 1877 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months son |
Elmer Otis Carver Birth: January 24, 1879 24 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 9, 1965 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months son |
Claude Lester Carver Birth: March 23, 1880 25 29 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1965 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Fred Moore Carver Birth: March 13, 1885 30 34 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 27, 1961 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 years daughter |
Anna Leota Carver Birth: March 1, 1895 40 44 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 3, 1990 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Marion Washington Carver + Fannie Scisson |
| husband |
Marion Washington Carver Birth: May 23, 1854 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 13, 1937 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Fannie Scisson Birth: October 12, 1851 Death: October 30, 1875 |
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Marriage: January 8, 1873 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months step-son |
Watson Telfred Carver Birth: November 18, 1874 20 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1945 — Bowie, Texas, United States |
Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill has 47 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (47)
Parents John L Tabb + Martha Ellen Shemwell
Parents William Pidcock + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin
Parents Samuel Black Shemwell + Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
Parents James Lewis Shemwell + Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Driskill - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Driskill - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Marion Washington Carver - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Marion Washington Carver - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Marion Washington Carver - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Marion Washington Carver - Household
Cherry St. Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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