Mary Holland “Holly” DriskillAge: 74 years1894–1969
- Name
- Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill
- Given names
- Mary Holland
- Surname
- Driskill
- Nickname
- Holly
- Married name
- Mary Holland Pearson
 Birth | May 29, 1894 33 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Eva L Driskill September 7, 1895 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Nell Rhea Driskill July 1, 1896 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eva L Driskill August 6, 1898 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 4 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Carrie Jane Driskill April 1, 1901 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Marcus Mohon November 7, 1901 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Lou Driskill April 4, 1904 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Arthur Ray Driskill May 19, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a brother | Arthur Ray Driskill September 7, 1916 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 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 | Rita Jeanette Pearson December 8, 1917 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 son #2 | Talmadge Burton Pearson December 8, 1919 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | January 4, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Marlene Pearson March 13, 1924 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida May Mohon January 14, 1929 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 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 28, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Roy Newton Whitfield — Rita Jeanette Pearson — View this family July 7, 1935 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Annette Whitfield February 15, 1936 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Loretta Whitfield July 29, 1940 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a husband | Henry Clyde Pearson January 22, 1942 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 54 years) Note: Death Certificate says mother was Miranda Bell Shemwell |
| Death of a brother | Cecil Morton Driskill June 6, 1949 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1950 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Cynthia “Cindy” Whitfield September 26, 1952 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Gregory Scott Knight November 23, 1952 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 | March 21, 1969 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Concord Cemetery #1 |
| 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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 Henry Clyde Pearson |
| husband |
Henry Clyde Pearson Birth: March 18, 1893 — Dunmor, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 22, 1942 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill Birth: May 29, 1894 33 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 1969 — Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Rita Jeanette Pearson Birth: December 8, 1917 24 23 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: June 24, 2008 — Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Talmadge Burton Pearson Birth: December 8, 1919 26 25 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1979 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Marlene Pearson Birth: March 13, 1924 30 29 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: October 13, 2023 — Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| 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 - Henry Clyde Pearson - Household
Near Cut Road Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky
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