Melvin DriskillAge: 69 years1917–1986
- Name
- Melvin Driskill
- Given names
- Melvin
- Surname
- Driskill
 Birth | October 19, 1917 28 17 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 2 months)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 14, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Sylvia Lorraine Driskill August 31, 1920 (Age 2 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Robert William Driskill March 14, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Mollie Gilbert October 29, 1935 (Age 18 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 mother | Cora Vetress Agee April 9, 1954 (Age 36 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 father | John Euel Driskill June 5, 1976 (Age 58 years) |
 Death | November 7, 1986 (Age 69 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Euel Driskill Birth: July 23, 1889 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 5, 1976 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Cora Vetress Agee Birth: January 19, 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1954 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 4, 1916 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months himself |
Melvin Driskill Birth: October 19, 1917 28 17 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1986 — Radcliff, Hardin, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sylvia Lorraine Driskill Birth: August 31, 1920 31 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1996 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
Melvin Driskill has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Jasper Alexander Brigance + Mary M Driskill
Parents Elvis Hayes Driskill + Alma Boley
Parents Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill + Rosa Alice Richmond
Parents Thomas Vanmeter Scott + Rebecca Driskill
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Euel Driskill - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Euel Driskill - Household
Coal Bank Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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