Laura Belle DriskillAge: 85 years1887–1972
- Name
- Laura Belle Driskill
- Given names
- Laura Belle
- Surname
- Driskill
- Married name
- Laura Belle Langley
 Birth | February 12, 1887 25 18 |
 Birth of a brother | Cecil Morton Driskill December 15, 1888 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill November 11, 1891 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lesea Willard Driskill June 24, 1892 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 21, 1893 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill May 29, 1894 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eva L Driskill September 7, 1895 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nell Rhea Driskill July 1, 1896 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eva L Driskill August 6, 1898 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 sister | Gladys Corinne Driskill December 3, 1898 (Age 11 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Carrie Jane Driskill April 1, 1901 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Marcus Mohon November 7, 1901 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Lou Driskill April 4, 1904 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Joseph Heber Langley — View this family calculated 1908 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | April 29, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Arthur Ray Driskill May 19, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Arthur Ray Driskill September 7, 1916 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 2, 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida May Mohon January 14, 1929 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 18, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 father | Arthur Davis Driskill April 25, 1949 (Age 62 years) Note: Death Certificate says mother was Miranda Bell Shemwell |
| Death of a brother | Cecil Morton Driskill June 6, 1949 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 husband | Joseph Heber Langley October 18, 1958 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna Lou Driskill April 10, 1965 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill March 21, 1969 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nell Rhea Driskill June 1, 1970 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a sister | Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill January 18, 1972 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 14, 1972 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairmount Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Arthur Davis Driskill Birth: May 6, 1861 33 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1949 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ida May Mohon Birth: October 8, 1868 20 15 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1929 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1886 — |
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13 months herself |
Laura Belle Driskill Birth: February 12, 1887 25 18 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 14, 1972 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Cecil Morton Driskill Birth: December 15, 1888 27 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 6, 1949 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill Birth: November 11, 1891 30 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 18, 1972 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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7 months younger sister |
Lesea Willard Driskill Birth: June 24, 1892 31 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1986 — Marana, Pima, Arizona, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill Birth: May 29, 1894 33 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 1969 — Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Eva L Driskill Birth: September 7, 1895 34 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 6, 1898 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months younger sister |
Nell Rhea Driskill Birth: July 1, 1896 35 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1, 1970 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Gladys Corinne Driskill Birth: December 3, 1898 37 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 4, 1997 — Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Carrie Jane Driskill Birth: April 1, 1901 39 32 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 5, 1995 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Anna Lou Driskill Birth: April 4, 1904 42 35 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 10, 1965 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Arthur Ray Driskill Birth: May 19, 1910 49 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 7, 1916 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Joseph Heber Langley |
| husband |
Joseph Heber Langley Birth: November 9, 1883 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1958 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Laura Belle Driskill Birth: February 12, 1887 25 18 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 14, 1972 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1908 — |
Laura Belle Driskill has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents James Nathan Allen Jr. + Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill
Parents Robert H Jackson + Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill
Parents Sylvester Merryman Driskill + Anna Belle “Annie” Mohon
Mother's family (4)
Parents Sylvester Merryman Driskill + Anna Belle “Annie” Mohon
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Davis Driskill - Household
Court House Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Heber Langley - Household
Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Heber Langley - Household
Near Cut Road Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Heber Langley - Household
Oak St. Windsor, Weld, Colorado
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Lesea Willard Driskill - Household
18 W 6th Street Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona
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