Mary Adeline “Molly” DriskillAge: 80 years1853–1934
- Name
- Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill
- Given names
- Mary Adeline
- Surname
- Driskill
- Married name
- Mary Adeline Tate
- Nickname
- Molly
 Birth | March 23, 1853 25 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill July 12, 1854 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Barbara Jane Driskill October 23, 1856 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Anna Tolar between 1850 and 1860 |
| Death of a mother | Barbara Jane Shemwell October 23, 1856 (Age 3 years) Cause: Died during childbirth |
| Marriage of a parent | John Franklin Driskill — Nancy Isabella Shemwell — View this family April 3, 1857 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 23, 1858 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | George Clark Driskill November 6, 1859 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Arthur Davis Driskill May 6, 1861 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 3, 1862 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill December 10, 1864 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 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 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 13 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 13 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 16 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 15 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 17 years) |
 Marriage | Ezekiel Benjamin Tate — View this family December 23, 1875 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Herbert Lorraine Tate August 22, 1877 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Verdye Belle Tate December 12, 1878 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 24 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 daughter #3 | Etha Ola Missouri Tate March 28, 1882 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill November 4, 1891 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Herbert Lorraine Tate — Minnie Belle Goodrum — View this family December 29, 1897 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 granddaughter #1 | Jenera Cotaire Tate November 11, 1898 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Herbert Lee Warren — Verdye Belle Tate — View this family January 25, 1899 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lola Beatrice Warren December 29, 1899 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Lyndell Fay Warren January 26, 1902 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Denzil Benjamin Tate July 20, 1902 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a husband | Ezekiel Benjamin Tate November 21, 1902 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Evarad Eugene “Gene” Johnson — Etha Ola Missouri Tate — View this family March 19, 1903 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Everad Laurane Johnson July 26, 1905 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Ollie Fredrick Tate October 9, 1905 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mary Catherine Johnson March 18, 1908 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary Catherine Johnson July 6, 1908 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Muriel Lee Warren October 1, 1909 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Eugene Edgbert “Gene” Tate January 13, 1910 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Gretchen Lineve “Peck” Johnson October 15, 1910 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Henry Durwood Johnson July 24, 1913 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Alberta Jean Johnson October 20, 1915 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 62 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a grandson | Denzil Benjamin Tate October 20, 1918 (Age 65 years) Cause: Influenza |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 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 64 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 #13 | Reginald Benjamin “Bennie” Johnson July 30, 1921 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill January 31, 1924 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 76 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 half-sister | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 28, 1930 (Age 76 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1930 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 13, 1931 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | February 12, 1934 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Concord Cemetery #1 |
| 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 elder sister |
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 herself |
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 Ezekiel Benjamin Tate |
| husband |
Ezekiel Benjamin Tate Birth: March 23, 1851 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1902 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: December 23, 1875 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months son |
Herbert Lorraine Tate Birth: August 22, 1877 26 24 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 14, 1945 — Auburn, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Verdye Belle Tate Birth: December 12, 1878 27 25 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 1970 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Etha Ola Missouri Tate Birth: March 28, 1882 31 29 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1956 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| 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 | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Ezekiel Benjamin Tate - Household
White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Lee Warren - Household
White Plains and Madisonville Dirt Road Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky
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