The Shemwell Family

Dola M DriskillAge: 85 years18921977

Name
Dola M Driskill
Given names
Dola M
Surname
Driskill
Married name
Dola M Boley
Birth June 1892 45 39
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Death of a sisterGeorge A Bell Driskill
between 1900 and 1910 (Age 7 years)

Census June 5, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterSallie E Driskill
August 8, 1907 (Age 15 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Death of a sisterRebecca Driskill
September 11, 1912 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 fatherRobert William Driskill
March 14, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherMary Mollie Gilbert
October 29, 1935 (Age 43 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 57 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 brotherClarence David “Fritz” Driskill
September 11, 1957 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterMary M Driskill
June 20, 1960 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherElvis Hayes Driskill
September 22, 1960 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherConnie Robert “Meits” Driskill
February 4, 1969 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 of a brotherJohn Euel Driskill
June 5, 1976 (Age 84 years)
Death July 16, 1977 (Age 85 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 1870
16 months
elder sister
George A Bell Driskill
Birth: June 25, 1871 24 18Kentucky, United States
Death: between 1900 and 1910
19 months
elder sister
Mary M Driskill
Birth: January 18, 1873 26 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 20, 1960Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
Elvis Hayes Driskill
Birth: January 10, 1875 28 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 22, 1960Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Rebecca Driskill
Birth: 1879 32 26Kentucky, United States
Death: September 11, 1912Todd, Kentucky, United States
6 years
elder brother
Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill
Birth: October 1, 1884 37 32Kentucky, United States
Death: September 11, 1957Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
23 months
elder sister
Sallie E Driskill
Birth: September 7, 1886 39 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1907Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
herself
Dola M Driskill
Birth: June 1892 45 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 16, 1977Logan, Kentucky, United States
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husband
Private
herself
Dola M Driskill
Birth: June 1892 45 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 16, 1977Logan, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert William Driskill - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Driskill, Robert WheadWMNov184653M30KYKYKYFarmer
Driskill, Mary MwifeWFSep185247M301010KYKYKY
Driskill, ClarencesonWMOct188316SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Driskill, SalliedaughterWFSep188613SKYKYKY
Driskill, John YsonWMJul188910SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Driskill, DoliedaughterWFJun18927SKYKYKY

According to census 1 child is missing -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert W Driskill - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Driskill, Robert WheadMW63M40KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Driskill, Mary MwifeFW56M40108KYKYKY
Driskill, John EsonMW20SKYKYKYFarm laborHome farm
Driskill, Dola MdaughterFW17S00KYKYKY

Next door to James Sherrod. -b