The Shemwell Family

Arnett Otis “Net” DriskillAge: 73 years19051979

Name
Arnett Otis “Net” Driskill
Given names
Arnett Otis
Surname
Driskill
Nickname
Net
Birth July 28, 1905
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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 24 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 son
#1
Wilbur Ray Driskill
March 3, 1933 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonWilbur Ray Driskill
August 16, 1933 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Estellene Driskill
January 31, 1935 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Roy Edward Driskill
October 25, 1937 (Age 32 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Harold Clay Driskill
June 5, 1942 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Herbert Lee Driskill
July 17, 1944 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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
Census April 12, 1950 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Bobby Dale Driskill
May 26, 1951 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 sonBobby Dale Driskill
January 17, 1973 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 July 13, 1979 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery
Family with Mary Bell Hall - View this family
himself
wife
son
Wilbur Ray Driskill
Birth: March 3, 1933 27 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 16, 1933Todd, Kentucky, United States
23 months
daughter
Mary Estellene Driskill
Birth: January 31, 1935 29 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: before July 23, 2009
3 years
son
Roy Edward Driskill
Birth: October 25, 1937 32 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 1985Freestone, Texas, United States
daughter
Private
son
Harold Clay Driskill
Birth: June 5, 1942 36 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 7, 2021Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Herbert Lee Driskill
Birth: July 17, 1944 38 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 9, 2016Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Bobby Dale Driskill
Birth: May 26, 1951 45 38Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 17, 1973Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
Private

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Arnett Otis “Net” Driskill - Household

Coal Bank Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Driskill, NetXheadMW34MKYFarmingFarm
Driskill, Mary BellewifeFW26MKY
Driskill, Mary AdaughterFW5MKY
Driskill, RoysonMW2SKY