Barbara Jane DriskillAge: 85 years1856–1942
- Name
- Barbara Jane Driskill
- Given names
- Barbara Jane
- Surname
- Driskill
- Married name
- Barbara Jane Paxton
 Birth | October 23, 1856 28 30 |
 Marriage of a parent | John Franklin Driskill — Nancy Isabella Shemwell — View this family April 3, 1857 (Age 5 months) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 23, 1858 (Age 16 months) |
| Birth of a half-brother | George Clark Driskill November 6, 1859 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Anna Tolar between 1850 and 1860 |
| Death of a mother | Barbara Jane Shemwell October 23, 1856 Cause: Died during childbirth |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | September 5, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Arthur Davis Driskill May 6, 1861 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 3, 1862 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill December 10, 1864 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a half-brother | Sylvester Merryman Driskill September 8, 1866 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 12 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | October 6, 1870 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Thomas Larkin Paxton — View this family March 26, 1878 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #1 | Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton April 2, 1879 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | June 23, 1880 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Harry Estell Paxton October 30, 1885 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mayme Nell Paxton December 15, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Maybelle Ann Paxton February 11, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill November 4, 1891 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton — Maud M Coursey — View this family October 9, 1899 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Verna Elmore Ford — Mayme Nell Paxton — View this family calculated 1905 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Opal Beatrice Ford November 15, 1906 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Harry Estell Paxton — Laura Jane Laswell — View this family calculated 1906 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Lloyd Osborne Paxton May 6, 1907 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Thomas Gaines “Tom” Ford April 15, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Christine S Paxton November 26, 1911 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William Scott Paxton June 16, 1912 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Abner Herschel “Jimmy” Mohon Jr. November 11, 1915 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Anna Laura Paxton August 3, 1916 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 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 granddaughter #8 | Barbara Luella Ford January 21, 1918 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Jane Earle “Janie” Mohon March 3, 1918 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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 granddaughter #10 | Laura Vandelia Mohon September 16, 1919 (Age 62 years) |
| Adoption of a grandson | William Scott Paxton before 1920 (Age 63 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents |
| Death of a husband | Thomas Larkin Paxton 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Hildred Estill Paxton July 19, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Ruth Anne Ford June 14, 1921 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Thomas Douglas “T D” Paxton February 25, 1923 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | James Robert Ford September 4, 1923 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill January 31, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Robert Ford January 13, 1926 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Charles Kenneth Paxton July 27, 1926 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Abner Herschel Mohon — Maybelle Ann Paxton — View this family estimated 1926 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 72 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 |
| Death of a half-sister | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 28, 1930 (Age 73 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1930 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 13, 1931 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill February 12, 1934 (Age 77 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a son | Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton July 28, 1941 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 85 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 | September 11, 1942 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Franklin Driskill Birth: March 19, 1828 33 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1902 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Barbara Jane Shemwell Birth: 1826 20 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill Birth: January 13, 1851 22 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1924 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill Birth: March 23, 1853 25 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1934 — Letohatchie, Lowndes, Alabama, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill Birth: July 12, 1854 26 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1891 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years herself |
Barbara Jane Driskill Birth: October 23, 1856 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1942 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Isabella Shemwell |
| father |
John Franklin Driskill Birth: March 19, 1828 33 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1902 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Isabella Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1893 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 3, 1857 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months half-sister |
Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill Birth: February 23, 1858 29 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1930 — Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months half-brother |
George Clark Driskill Birth: November 6, 1859 31 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 1946 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months half-brother |
Arthur Davis Driskill Birth: May 6, 1861 33 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1949 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year half-brother |
John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill Birth: May 3, 1862 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 13, 1931 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill Birth: December 10, 1864 36 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1951 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months half-brother |
Sylvester Merryman Driskill Birth: September 8, 1866 38 38 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1946 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Thomas Larkin Paxton |
| husband |
Thomas Larkin Paxton Birth: May 1860 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1920 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Barbara Jane Driskill Birth: October 23, 1856 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1942 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 26, 1878 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year son |
Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton Birth: April 2, 1879 18 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 28, 1941 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years son |
Harry Estell Paxton Birth: October 30, 1885 25 29 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 1970 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mayme Nell Paxton Birth: December 15, 1887 27 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Maybelle Ann Paxton Birth: February 11, 1891 30 34 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1, 1972 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
Barbara Jane Driskill has 47 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (47)
Parents John L Tabb + Martha Ellen Shemwell
Parents William Pidcock + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin
Parents Samuel Black Shemwell + Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
Parents James Lewis Shemwell + Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Driskill - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
Notes: Millie is missing, can't read 3rd name should be Wiley, Barbara is niece-eldest sisters daughter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Larkin Paxton - Household
Myers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Larkin Paxton - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Larkin Paxton - Household
Campbell Alley Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Larkin Paxton - Household
West Main Crees St Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Verna Elmore Ford - Household
West Cross Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Abner Herschel Mohon - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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