The Shemwell Family

Hayley 1871

Name
Hayley
Given names
Hayley
Married name
Hayley Driscoll
Birth about 1871
MarriageDriscollView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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 daughter
#1
Debbie “Dovie” Driscoll
about 1905 (Age 34 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1920 Census
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ileta Elizabeth Driscoll
about 1909 (Age 38 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1920 census
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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/
Death of a husbandDriscoll
before 1920 (Age 49 years)
Note: His wife is listed as a Widow in the 1920 Census
Census February 14, 1920 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childLoren Lavelle DaughertyDebbie “Dovie” DriscollView this family
about 1923 (Age 52 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Marriage of a childJohn Thaddus DaughertyIleta Elizabeth DriscollView this family
December 19, 1923 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Loran Lavelle Daugherty Jr
April 24, 1924 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Geneva Daugherty
November 3, 1924 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Harold Roy Daugherty
September 11, 1925 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Troy Caroll Daugherty
September 11, 1925 (Age 54 years)
Note: Document lists birth date and mother's maiden name
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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
Birth of a grandson
#5
Herbert Wayne Daugherty
November 24, 1929 (Age 58 years)
Death of a daughterDebbie “Dovie” Driscoll
before 1940 (Age 69 years)
Note: She is shown in the 1930 Census with her husband and children. In the 1940 Census, she is not listed and her husband is listed as a Widow.
Death of a daughterIleta Elizabeth Driscoll
before 1940 (Age 69 years)
Note: She and her husband are listed in the 1930 Census. In the 1940 Census, he is listed as "Widowed".
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 75 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
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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Haley … - Household

Ed 209 Strawn, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Driscoll, HaleyheadRFW49WdYesYesTXScotlandEnglishARYesNone
Driscoll, DebbiedaughterFW15SYesYesOKARTXYesNone
Driscoll, IletadaughterFW10SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Driscoll, WanitadaughterFW10SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Driscoll, ElradaughterFW9SYesTSTXTXYesNone