John Euel DriskillAge: 86 years1889–1976
- Name
- John Euel Driskill
- Given names
- John Euel
- Surname
- Driskill
 Birth | July 23, 1889 42 36 |
 Birth of a sister | Dola M Driskill June 1892 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 sister | George A Bell Driskill between 1900 and 1910 (Age 10 years) |
 Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sallie E Driskill August 8, 1907 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Driskill September 11, 1912 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Cora Vetress Agee — View this family July 4, 1916 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 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 son #1 | Melvin Driskill October 19, 1917 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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/ |
| Census | January 14, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sylvia Lorraine Driskill August 31, 1920 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 40 years) |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Mollie Gilbert October 29, 1935 (Age 46 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Census | April 26, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft April 27, 1942 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 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 | Cora Vetress Agee April 9, 1954 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill September 11, 1957 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary M Driskill June 20, 1960 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elvis Hayes Driskill September 22, 1960 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill February 4, 1969 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 | June 5, 1976 (Age 86 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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
Rebecca Driskill Birth: 1879 32 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1912 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Cora Vetress Agee |
| himself |
John Euel Driskill Birth: July 23, 1889 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 5, 1976 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Cora Vetress Agee Birth: January 19, 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1954 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 4, 1916 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months son |
Melvin Driskill Birth: October 19, 1917 28 17 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1986 — Radcliff, Hardin, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Sylvia Lorraine Driskill Birth: August 31, 1920 31 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1996 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert William Driskill - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
According to census 1 child is missing -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert W Driskill - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
Next door to James Sherrod. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Euel Driskill - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Euel Driskill - Household
Coal Bank Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Euel Driskill - Household
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