Elvis Hayes DriskillAge: 85 years1875–1960
- Name
- Elvis Hayes Driskill
- Given names
- Elvis Hayes
- Surname
- Driskill
 Birth | January 10, 1875 28 22 |
 Marriage | Alma Boley — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill May 13, 1877 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 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 sister | Rebecca Driskill 1879 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Irvin Gilbert April 1880 (Age 5 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
 Census | June 16, 1880 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall after 1880 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill October 1, 1884 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sallie E Driskill September 7, 1886 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Euel Driskill July 23, 1889 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dola M Driskill June 1892 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Royal Driskill February 24, 1899 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ina Driskill April 16, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a sister | George A Bell Driskill between 1900 and 1910 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sallie E Driskill August 8, 1907 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Driskill September 11, 1912 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | William Bradley “Willie” Willis — Ina Driskill — View this family February 25, 1917 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Douglas “W. D.” Willis January 22, 1918 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 42 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Elvis Willis April 16, 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Elvis Willis April 1, 1921 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Teddy Curtis Willis March 26, 1922 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ina Driskill March 14, 1927 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 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 |
| Death of a father | Robert William Driskill March 14, 1930 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Mollie Gilbert October 29, 1935 (Age 60 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 74 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 brother | Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill September 11, 1957 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary M Driskill June 20, 1960 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 | September 22, 1960 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert William Driskill Birth: November 26, 1846 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1930 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Mollie Gilbert Birth: September 7, 1852 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1935 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 1870 — |
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16 months elder sister |
George A Bell Driskill Birth: June 25, 1871 24 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: between 1900 and 1910 |
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19 months elder sister |
Mary M Driskill Birth: January 18, 1873 26 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 20, 1960 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
Elvis Hayes Driskill Birth: January 10, 1875 28 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1960 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill Birth: May 13, 1877 30 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 1969 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Rebecca Driskill Birth: 1879 32 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1912 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill Birth: October 1, 1884 37 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1957 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Sallie E Driskill Birth: September 7, 1886 39 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1907 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Euel Driskill Birth: July 23, 1889 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 5, 1976 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Dola M Driskill Birth: June 1892 45 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 16, 1977 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Alma Boley |
| himself |
Elvis Hayes Driskill Birth: January 10, 1875 28 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1960 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Alma Boley Birth: November 2, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1968 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Royal Driskill Birth: February 24, 1899 24 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 1985 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Ina Driskill Birth: April 16, 1900 25 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1927 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Robert William Driskill - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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