Clara Mae “Chessie” DriskillAge: 80 years1891–1972
- Name
- Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill
- Given names
- Clara Mae
- Surname
- Driskill
- Married name
- Clara Mae McPherson
- Nickname
- Chessie
 Birth | November 11, 1891 30 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Lesea Willard Driskill June 24, 1892 (Age 7 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 21, 1893 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill May 29, 1894 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eva L Driskill September 7, 1895 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nell Rhea Driskill July 1, 1896 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eva L Driskill August 6, 1898 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 7 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Carrie Jane Driskill April 1, 1901 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Marcus Mohon November 7, 1901 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Lou Driskill April 4, 1904 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Arthur Ray Driskill May 19, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson — View this family calculated 1916 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a brother | Arthur Ray Driskill September 7, 1916 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mildred Vondell McPherson September 24, 1917 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Wendel Hoyt McPherson November 26, 1918 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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 28, 1920 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ima Agnes McPherson December 6, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Arthur Louis McPherson April 27, 1925 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ida Lou “Ludie” McPherson September 26, 1927 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida May Mohon January 14, 1929 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 37 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 5, 1930 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Jewel Cleon McPherson January 20, 1935 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 57 years) Note: Death Certificate says mother was Miranda Bell Shemwell |
| Death of a brother | Cecil Morton Driskill June 6, 1949 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Richard Douglas McPherson October 16, 1952 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 sister | Anna Lou Driskill April 10, 1965 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill March 21, 1969 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nell Rhea Driskill June 1, 1970 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 | January 18, 1972 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McPherson 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 herself |
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 Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson |
| husband |
Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson Birth: November 11, 1890 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 12, 1982 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: calculated 1916 — |
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21 months daughter |
Mildred Vondell McPherson Birth: September 24, 1917 26 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 2005 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months son |
Wendel Hoyt McPherson Birth: November 26, 1918 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 5, 2000 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ima Agnes McPherson Birth: December 6, 1920 30 29 — Dunmor, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 5, 2009 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Arthur Louis McPherson Birth: April 27, 1925 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1981 — Dunmor, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ida Lou “Ludie” McPherson Birth: September 26, 1927 36 35 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 2015 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years son |
Jewel Cleon McPherson Birth: January 20, 1935 44 43 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 5, 2005 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
Clara Mae “Chessie” 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 - Arthur Davis Driskill - Household
Court House Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson - Household
Greenville Road Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Murray “Elmo” McPherson - Household
Dunmor and Rosewoood Road Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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