The Shemwell Family

Amy Gail DriskillAge: 90 years19021993

Name
Amy Gail Driskill
Given names
Amy Gail
Surname
Driskill
Married name
Amy Gail Christian
Birth September 19, 1902 25 21
Birth of a brotherArvil F Driskill
September 27, 1904 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageOvie Otis “Otie” ChristianView this family
August 24, 1918 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 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 15 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 son
#1
Wilbor Fay Christian
June 19, 1919 (Age 16 years)
Census January 29, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Harold Wade Christian
November 26, 1925 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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 grandfatherRobert William Driskill
March 14, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Robert Christian
August 5, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Mollie Gilbert
October 29, 1935 (Age 33 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Joyce Fay Christian
May 16, 1937 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Nancy Caroline Christian
March 12, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Death of a granddaughterJoyce Fay Christian
June 10, 1943 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Wilbor Christian
1944 (Age 41 years)
Death of a grandsonWilbor Christian
July 19, 1944 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Terrance Alan “Terry” Christian
August 29, 1952 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Stephen Eugene “Steve” Christian
August 31, 1953 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Linda Faye Christian
December 1, 1955 (Age 53 years)
Death of a granddaughterLinda Faye Christian
December 4, 1955 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherRosa Alice Richmond
April 20, 1957 (Age 54 years)
Death of a husbandOvie Otis “Otie” Christian
May 7, 1966 (Age 63 years)

Death of a fatherConnie Robert “Meits” Driskill
February 4, 1969 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sonHarold Wade Christian
December 18, 1971 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherArvil F Driskill
June 12, 1974 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 July 23, 1993 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 25, 1899Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
Arvil F Driskill
Birth: September 27, 1904 27 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 12, 1974Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Ovie Otis “Otie” Christian - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 24, 1918Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
10 months
son
6 years
son
Harold Wade Christian
Birth: November 26, 1925 25 23Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 18, 1971Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
son

Amy Gail Driskill has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ova Otis Christian - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Christian, OtisheadMW19MKYKYKY
Driskill, AmywifeFW17MKYKYKY
Christian, WilbersonMW 7 monthsSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ova Otis “Otie” Christian - Household

Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Christian, OtasheadMW28M17KYKYKYfarmer
Christian, AmywifeFW27M15KYKYKY
Christian, Wilber HsonMW10SKYKYKY
Christian, Harvey WsonMW4 years 5 monthsSTNKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ova Otis “Otie” Christian - Household

Huntingburg, Dubois, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Christian, OtisheadMW40MKYSpringfieldRobertsonTNfinisherwoolen mill
Christian, AmmiewifeFW37MKYSpringfieldRobertsonTN
Christian, HaroldsonMW14STNSpringfieldRobertsonTN
Christian, James RsonMW9SKYSpringfieldRobertsonTN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Ovie Otis “Otie” Christian - Household

Rossville, Walker, Georgia

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Christian, OtisheadMW49MarKYRuns NappersWoolen Mill
Christian, AmywifeFW47MarKYSewWoolen Mill
Christian, James RsonMW19NevKYRuns MachineBox Factory