Sylvester Merryman DriskillAge: 79 years1866–1946
- Name
- Sylvester Merryman Driskill
- Given names
- Sylvester Merryman
- Surname
- Driskill
 Birth | September 8, 1866 38 38 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 months)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 3 months)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 2 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 2 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 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 11 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a half-sister | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill November 4, 1891 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 21, 1893 (Age 26 years) |
 Marriage | Anna Belle “Annie” Mohon — View this family about 1895 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Elgan Larue Driskill November 8, 1895 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 daughter #2 | Mildred Floel Driskill December 3, 1899 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Dudley Bennett Driskill August 28, 1902 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Genevieve Driskill July 4, 1906 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 49 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 50 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 51 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 8, 1920 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Paula Sue Driskill September 10, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Paul Wesley Summers — Mary Genevieve Driskill — View this family October 30, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Adolph Bennewitz — Mildred Floel Driskill — View this family October 22, 1921 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill January 31, 1924 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Joseph Darrell Driskill February 28, 1924 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a son | Elgan Larue Driskill July 13, 1928 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 63 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 sister | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 28, 1930 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 13, 1931 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | George Edward “Eddie” Driskill December 26, 1931 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill February 12, 1934 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Paula Sue Driskill January 17, 1939 (Age 72 years) |
| Census | April 26, 1940 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Barbara Jane Driskill September 11, 1942 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 75 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 |
| Death of a brother | George Clark Driskill May 21, 1946 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 79 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 | August 8, 1946 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen 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 |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
Sylvester Merryman Driskill Birth: September 8, 1866 38 38 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1946 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Barbara Jane 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 |
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 half-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 half-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 half-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 half-sister |
Barbara Jane Driskill Birth: October 23, 1856 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1942 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Pidcock |
| step-father |
William Pidcock Birth: 1828 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| 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 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Harriett Pidcock Birth: 1858 30 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Anna Belle “Annie” Mohon |
| himself |
Sylvester Merryman Driskill Birth: September 8, 1866 38 38 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1946 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Anna Belle “Annie” Mohon Birth: April 1875 27 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 18, 1952 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1895 — Kentucky, United States |
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10 months son |
Elgan Larue Driskill Birth: November 8, 1895 29 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 13, 1928 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mildred Floel Driskill Birth: December 3, 1899 33 24 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1977 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Dudley Bennett Driskill Birth: August 28, 1902 35 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 1989 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Genevieve Driskill Birth: July 4, 1906 39 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 1987 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Driskill - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household
Court House Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household
150 Chestnut Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household
North Main Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household
Wilson Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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