Carrie Jane DriskillAge: 94 years1901–1995
- Name
- Carrie Jane Driskill
- Given names
- Carrie Jane
- Surname
- Driskill
- Married name
- Carrie Jane Wells
 Birth | April 1, 1901 39 32 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | John Marcus Mohon November 7, 1901 (Age 7 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Lou Driskill April 4, 1904 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Arthur Ray Driskill May 19, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a brother | Arthur Ray Driskill September 7, 1916 (Age 15 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/ |
 Marriage | Joseph Alfred Wells — View this family calculated 1919 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | February 2, 1920 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Joseph Alfred Wells Jr. May 27, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret Jewel Wells September 5, 1922 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Juanita “Nita” Wells November 27, 1924 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Lee Wells June 3, 1926 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Lemual Davis “L D” Wells September 30, 1927 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida May Mohon January 14, 1929 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 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 10, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 48 years) Note: Death Certificate says mother was Miranda Bell Shemwell |
| Death of a brother | Cecil Morton Driskill June 6, 1949 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 64 years) |
| Death of a husband | Joseph Alfred Wells February 19, 1966 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill March 21, 1969 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nell Rhea Driskill June 1, 1970 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill January 18, 1972 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Laura Belle Driskill August 14, 1972 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 of a sister | Lesea Willard Driskill June 1986 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | May 5, 1995 (Age 94 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill 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 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 Alfred Wells |
| husband |
Joseph Alfred Wells Birth: August 24, 1898 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1966 — Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: calculated 1919 — |
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17 months son |
Joseph Alfred Wells Jr. Birth: May 27, 1920 21 19 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 8, 2005 — Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Margaret Jewel Wells Birth: September 5, 1922 24 21 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 23, 2003 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Juanita “Nita” Wells Birth: November 27, 1924 26 23 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 2003 — Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Mary Lee Wells Birth: June 3, 1926 27 25 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 23, 2004 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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16 months son |
Lemual Davis “L D” Wells Birth: September 30, 1927 29 26 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 2017 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
Carrie Jane 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 | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Davis Driskill - Household
Court House Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Louis Wells - Household
359 Fourth Street Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Alfred Wells - Household
Island Locounto Cahoun Road Island, McLean, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Alfred Wells - Household
Lambtown Part of Bevier ?? Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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