Robert William DriskillAge: 83 years1846–1930
- Name
- Robert William Driskill
- Given names
- Robert William
- Surname
- Driskill
 Birth | November 26, 1846 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 20 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 22 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Marriage | Mary Mollie Gilbert — View this family March 1870 (Age 23 years) |
 Census | October 6, 1870 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | George A Bell Driskill June 25, 1871 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary M Driskill January 18, 1873 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Elvis Hayes Driskill January 10, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill May 13, 1877 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 years)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 daughter #5 | Rebecca Driskill 1879 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | June 16, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill October 1, 1884 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Sallie E Driskill September 7, 1886 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Euel Driskill July 23, 1889 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Dola M Driskill June 1892 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 grandson #1 | Royal Driskill February 24, 1899 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jasper Alexander Brigance — Mary M Driskill — View this family estimated 1899 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill — Rosa Alice Richmond — View this family January 25, 1899 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ina Driskill April 16, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Amy Gail Driskill September 19, 1902 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Thomas Archie Scott 1903 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Arvil F Driskill September 27, 1904 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Iva Brigance 1906 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sallie E Driskill August 8, 1907 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Otha Harold Brigance May 28, 1908 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clarence David “Fritz” Driskill — Inez Clyde Harris — View this family calculated 1908 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a daughter | George A Bell Driskill between 1900 and 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Rebecca Driskill September 11, 1912 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Euel Driskill — Cora Vetress Agee — View this family July 4, 1916 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 69 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 grandson #8 | Melvin Driskill October 19, 1917 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Charles C Brigance December 8, 1917 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 70 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 71 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 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Sylvia Lorraine Driskill August 31, 1920 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ina Driskill March 14, 1927 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 82 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 | March 14, 1930 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Driskill Death: |
| mother |
Betsy Griffin Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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Robert William Driskill Birth: November 26, 1846 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1930 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Mollie Gilbert |
| himself |
Robert William Driskill Birth: November 26, 1846 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1930 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
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 daughter |
George A Bell Driskill Birth: June 25, 1871 24 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: between 1900 and 1910 |
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19 months daughter |
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 son |
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 son |
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 daughter |
Rebecca Driskill Birth: 1879 32 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1912 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years son |
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 daughter |
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 son |
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 daughter |
Dola M Driskill Birth: June 1892 45 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 16, 1977 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Robert William Driskill - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Robert William Driskill - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| 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 - Robert W Driskill - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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