The Shemwell Family

Anna Belle “Annie” MohonAge: 77 years18751952

Name
Anna Belle “Annie” Mohon
Given names
Anna Belle
Surname
Mohon
Nickname
Annie
Married name
Anna Belle Driskill
Birth April 1875 27 22
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
Death of a motherLaura A Mize
June 1879 (Age 4 years)
MarriageSylvester Merryman DriskillView this family
about 1895 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Elgan Larue Driskill
November 8, 1895 (Age 20 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 daughter
#2
Mildred Floel Driskill
December 3, 1899 (Age 24 years)
Census June 11, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Marcus Mohon
November 7, 1901 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Dudley Bennett Driskill
August 28, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Genevieve Driskill
July 4, 1906 (Age 31 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 35 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
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/
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Paula Sue Driskill
September 10, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childPaul Wesley SummersMary Genevieve DriskillView this family
October 30, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Adolph BennewitzMildred Floel DriskillView this family
October 22, 1921 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Joseph Darrell Driskill
February 28, 1924 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sonElgan Larue Driskill
July 13, 1928 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterIda May Mohon
January 14, 1929 (Age 53 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
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
George Edward “Eddie” Driskill
December 26, 1931 (Age 56 years)
Death of a granddaughterPaula Sue Driskill
January 17, 1939 (Age 63 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 65 years)
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
Death of a husbandSylvester Merryman Driskill
August 8, 1946 (Age 71 years)
Census May 1, 1950 (Age 75 years)
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
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 December 18, 1952 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Marcus Mohon
Birth: October 31, 1847Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 7, 1901Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Laura A Mize
Birth: about 1853Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1879Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
elder sister
7 years
herself
Family with Sylvester Merryman Driskill - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1895Kentucky, United States
10 months
son
Elgan Larue Driskill
Birth: November 8, 1895 29 20Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 13, 1928Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Mildred Floel Driskill
Birth: December 3, 1899 33 24Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 1977Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Dudley Bennett Driskill
Birth: August 28, 1902 35 27Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 4, 1989Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Genevieve Driskill
Birth: July 4, 1906 39 31Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 19, 1987Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Driskill, Sylvester MheadWMSep186634M5KYKYKYTeamster
Driskill, Anna BwifeWFApr187525M522KYKYKY
Driskill, ElgansonWMNov18954SKYKYKY
Driskill, FlorelldaughterWFDec18997mSKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

Court House Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Driskill, Sylvester MheadMW43M15KYTNKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Driskill, Annie BwifeFW35M1554KYKYKY
Driskill, Elgan LsonMW14SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Driskill, Mildred FdaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Driskill, Dudley BsonMW7SKYKYKY
Driskill, Mary GdaughterFW3SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

150 Chestnut Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Driskill, S MheadMW53MKYKYKYTeamster
Driskill, AnniewifeFW44MKYKYKY
Driskill, FlowelldaughterFW20SKYKYKY
Driskill, BennettsonMW17SKYKYKY
Driskill, GenevievedaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Driskill, George Celder brotherMW59SKYTNKYCoal Miner

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

North Main Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Driskill, SylvesterheadMW64M29KYKYKYSalesmanFlour mill
Driskill, AnnawifeFW54M20KYKYKY
Benewitz, FloellsdaughterFW30Wd22KYKYKYBook keeperRetail ? Store
Driskill, BennettsonMW27M26KYKYKYCarpenterGeneral Work
Driskill, Maydaughter in lawFW22M21KYKYKY
Driskill, Georgeelder brotherMW70SKYKYKYCarpenterHouse Building
Driskill, Johnelder brotherMW68Wd48KYKYKYCarpenterGeneral Work
Benewitz, JoegrandsonMW6SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

Wilson Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Driskill, SylvesterheadMW73MKYSame House
Driskill, AnniewifeFW65MKYSame House
Bennewitz, FloelldaughterFW40DKYSame HouseOwner ManagerLadies Ready to Wear
Bennewitz, JoegrandsonMW16SKYSame House
Driskill, Georgeelder brotherMW80SKYSame HouseLaborerWholesale Grocery

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Mildred Floel Driskill - Household

N Main Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Bennewitz, FloelheadFW50WdKYProprietorRetail Grocery Store
Bennewitz, Joe DsonMW26NevKY
Driskill, AnniemotherFW75WdKY