John Franklin DriskillAge: 74 years1828–1902
- Name
- John Franklin Driskill
- Given names
- John Franklin
- Surname
- Driskill
 Birth | March 19, 1828 33 30 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 3 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 7 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Death of a father | George Washington Driskill about 1840 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Barbara Jane Shemwell — View this family January 31, 1850 (Age 21 years) |
 Census | August 23, 1850 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill January 13, 1851 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill March 23, 1853 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill July 12, 1854 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Barbara Jane Driskill October 23, 1856 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a wife | Barbara Jane Shemwell October 23, 1856 (Age 28 years) Cause: Died during childbirth |
| Marriage | Nancy Isabella Shemwell — View this family April 3, 1857 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 23, 1858 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | George Clark Driskill November 6, 1859 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna Tolar between 1850 and 1860 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 years)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 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Arthur Davis Driskill May 6, 1861 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 3, 1862 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill December 10, 1864 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 33 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 son #10 | Sylvester Merryman Driskill September 8, 1866 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 38 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 38 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 40 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 | June 13, 1870 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ezekiel Benjamin Tate — Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill — View this family December 23, 1875 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Herbert Lorraine Tate August 22, 1877 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Marion Washington Carver — Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill — View this family November 18, 1877 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Larkin Paxton — Barbara Jane Driskill — View this family March 26, 1878 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Verdye Belle Tate December 12, 1878 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 49 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 grandson #3 | Elmer Otis Carver January 24, 1879 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton April 2, 1879 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Claude Lester Carver March 23, 1880 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Etha Ola Missouri Tate March 28, 1882 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Alexander Locke — Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill — View this family October 31, 1882 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Richard Seymour Locke November 13, 1883 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Nathan Allen Jr. — Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill — View this family January 31, 1884 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Mary Ethel Allen January 1, 1885 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Fred Moore Carver March 13, 1885 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Harry Estell Paxton October 30, 1885 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Frank Coleman Locke June 18, 1886 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Charles Edgar “Charlie” Locke November 12, 1886 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur Davis Driskill — Ida May Mohon — View this family about 1886 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Laura Belle Driskill February 12, 1887 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Mayme Nell Paxton December 15, 1887 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Shellie Locke November 12, 1888 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Cecil Morton Driskill December 15, 1888 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | James Orville “Shep” Allen September 10, 1890 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Maybelle Ann Paxton February 11, 1891 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill November 4, 1891 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill November 11, 1891 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert H Jackson — Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill — View this family January 14, 1892 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Lesea Willard Driskill June 24, 1892 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Alice Belle Jackson February 10, 1893 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 21, 1893 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill May 29, 1894 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #23 | Wilber C Jackson September 23, 1894 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Anna Leota Carver March 1, 1895 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #25 | Eva L Driskill September 7, 1895 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | Elgan Larue Driskill November 8, 1895 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Sylvester Merryman Driskill — Anna Belle “Annie” Mohon — View this family about 1895 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #27 | Nell Rhea Driskill July 1, 1896 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #28 | Osa B Jackson October 5, 1896 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #29 | Gladys Myrtle Allen October 11, 1896 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Eva L Driskill August 6, 1898 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 70 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 granddaughter #30 | Gladys Corinne Driskill December 3, 1898 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #31 | Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson December 6, 1898 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #32 | Mildred Floel Driskill December 3, 1899 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #33 | Bonnie R Jackson July 20, 1900 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #34 | Carrie Jane Driskill April 1, 1901 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | April 18, 1902 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Washington Driskill Birth: about 1795 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1840 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Anna Tolar Birth: about 1798 — North Carolina, United States Death: between 1850 and 1860 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1818 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States |
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10 years himself |
John Franklin Driskill Birth: March 19, 1828 33 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1902 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Barbara Jane Shemwell |
| himself |
John Franklin Driskill Birth: March 19, 1828 33 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1902 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
Barbara Jane Driskill Birth: October 23, 1856 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1942 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Nancy Isabella Shemwell |
| himself |
John Franklin Driskill Birth: March 19, 1828 33 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1902 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
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 daughter |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 son |
Sylvester Merryman Driskill Birth: September 8, 1866 38 38 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1946 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| William Pidcock + Nancy Isabella Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
William Pidcock Birth: 1828 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| wife |
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 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Harriett Pidcock Birth: 1858 30 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Driskill - Household
Todd Ky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Driskill - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Driskill - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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