Connie Robert “Meits” DriskillAge: 91 years1877–1969
- Name
- Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill
- Given names
- Connie Robert
- Surname
- Driskill
- Nickname
- Meits
 Birth | May 13, 1877 30 24 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 7 months)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 sister | Rebecca Driskill 1879 (Age 19 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Irvin Gilbert April 1880 (Age 2 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
 Census | June 16, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall after 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill October 1, 1884 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sallie E Driskill September 7, 1886 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Euel Driskill July 23, 1889 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dola M Driskill June 1892 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 | Rosa Alice Richmond — View this family January 25, 1899 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Amy Gail Driskill September 19, 1902 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Arvil F Driskill September 27, 1904 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a sister | George A Bell Driskill between 1900 and 1910 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sallie E Driskill August 8, 1907 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Driskill September 11, 1912 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Ovie Otis “Otie” Christian — Amy Gail Driskill — View this family August 24, 1918 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 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 40 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 grandson #1 | Wilbor Fay Christian June 19, 1919 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Harold Wade Christian November 26, 1925 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 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 father | Robert William Driskill March 14, 1930 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 24, 1930 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Robert Christian August 5, 1930 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Mollie Gilbert October 29, 1935 (Age 58 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 72 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 wife | Rosa Alice Richmond April 20, 1957 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill September 11, 1957 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary M Driskill June 20, 1960 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elvis Hayes Driskill September 22, 1960 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 | February 4, 1969 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert William Driskill Birth: November 26, 1846 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1930 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Mollie Gilbert Birth: September 7, 1852 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1935 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 1870 — |
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16 months elder sister |
George A Bell Driskill Birth: June 25, 1871 24 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: between 1900 and 1910 |
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19 months elder sister |
Mary M Driskill Birth: January 18, 1873 26 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 20, 1960 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Elvis Hayes Driskill Birth: January 10, 1875 28 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1960 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill Birth: May 13, 1877 30 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 1969 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Rebecca Driskill Birth: 1879 32 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1912 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill Birth: October 1, 1884 37 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1957 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Sallie E Driskill Birth: September 7, 1886 39 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1907 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Euel Driskill Birth: July 23, 1889 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 5, 1976 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Dola M Driskill Birth: June 1892 45 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 16, 1977 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Rosa Alice Richmond |
| himself |
Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill Birth: May 13, 1877 30 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 1969 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Rosa Alice Richmond Birth: March 12, 1881 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 20, 1957 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1899 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Amy Gail Driskill Birth: September 19, 1902 25 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 23, 1993 — Fulton, Georgia, United States |
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2 years son |
Arvil F Driskill Birth: September 27, 1904 27 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 1974 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Robert William Driskill - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill - Household
Mount Sharon Road Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky
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