The Shemwell Family

Anna Lou DriskillAge: 61 years19041965

Name
Anna Lou Driskill
Given names
Anna Lou
Surname
Driskill
Married name
Anna Lou Corley
Married name
Anna Lou Katzenmiller
Birth April 4, 1904 42 35
MarriageJames Elvie CorleyView this family
unknown

Census April 20, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherArthur Ray Driskill
May 19, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Death of a brotherArthur Ray Driskill
September 7, 1916 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 15 years)
Death of a motherIda May Mohon
January 14, 1929 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Bobby Ray Corley
June 10, 1929 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Billy Leroy Corley
September 27, 1931 (Age 27 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 36 years)
MarriageFrank KatzenmillerView this family
after 1940 (Age 35 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 fatherArthur Davis Driskill
April 25, 1949 (Age 45 years)
Note: Death Certificate says mother was Miranda Bell Shemwell
Death of a brotherCecil Morton Driskill
June 6, 1949 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 husbandJames Elvie Corley
October 2, 1957 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sonBilly Leroy Corley
June 21, 1958 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Helecopter crash
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 April 10, 1965 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1886
13 months
elder sister
Laura Belle Driskill
Birth: February 12, 1887 25 18Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 14, 1972Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
22 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
7 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
15 months
elder sister
Eva L Driskill
Birth: September 7, 1895 34 26Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 6, 1898Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder sister
Nell Rhea Driskill
Birth: July 1, 1896 35 27Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1970Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
2 years
elder sister
Gladys Corinne Driskill
Birth: December 3, 1898 37 30Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 4, 1997Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
herself
6 years
younger brother
Arthur Ray Driskill
Birth: May 19, 1910 49 41Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 7, 1916Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with James Elvie Corley - View this family
husband
James Elvie Corley
Birth: June 20, 1895Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 2, 1957Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage:
son
Bobby Ray Corley
Birth: June 10, 1929 33 25White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 18, 1993Wenden, La Paz, Arizona, United States
2 years
son
Billy Leroy Corley
Birth: September 27, 1931 36 27White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 21, 1958Fort Riley, Riley, Kansas, United States
Family with Frank Katzenmiller - View this family
husband
Frank Katzenmiller
Birth: May 16, 1899New York, United States
Death: August 13, 1965Ohio, United States
herself
Marriage: after 1940

Anna Lou Driskill has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Davis Driskill - Household

Court House Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Driskill, Arthur DheadMW48M24KYTNKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Driskill, Ida MwifeFW41M24109KYTNKY
Driskill, ChessydaughterFW19SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Driskill, LeseadaughterFW17SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Driskill, MarydaughterFW15SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Driskill, NellydaughterFW13SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Driskill, GladysdaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Driskill, CarydaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Driskill, AnnadaughterFW6SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Davis Driskill - Household

151 Chestnut Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Driskill, A DheadMW68MKYTNKYCoal Miner
Driskill, Ida MwifeFW51MKYTNVATelephone Operator
Driskill, NelldaughterFW23SKYKYKYTelephone Operator
Driskill, GladysdaughterFW21SKYKYKYTelephone Operator
Driskill, AnnadaughterFW15SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Elvie Corley - Household

White Plains and Nortons Rock Road 1930 Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Corley, ElvieheadMW34M21Kentucky,KYKYTruck DriverSaw Mill
Corley, Anna LwifeFW26M17KYKYKY
Corley, KatherinedaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Corley, James EsonMW11SKYKYKY
Corley, William EsonMW5SKYKYKY
Corley, Bobby RsonMW11mSKYKYKY