Volney Jane DrewAge: 73 years1877–1950
- Name
- Volney Jane Drew
- Given names
- Volney Jane
- Surname
- Drew
- Married name
- Volney Jane McKeekin
- Married name
- Volney Jane McMeekin
 Birth | February 4, 1877 47 31 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 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 | Martha Winnifred Drew March 27, 1879 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 4, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | Jesse Boyd Drew after 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Linza Lenora Drew June 24, 1881 (Age 4 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Francis Webb Rankin Jr — Sarah Elizabeth Cheek — View this family about 1884 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Ann Allen April 21, 1894 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | James Samuel McMeekin — View this family November 21, 1897 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 son #1 | Rolfe Vasso McMeekin March 10, 1899 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Infant Son Rankin after 1900 (Age 22 years) Shared note: Sarah Elizabeth Rankin Children |
| Birth of a half-sister | Infant Daughter Rankin after 1900 (Age 22 years) Shared note: Sarah Elizabeth Rankin Children |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jesse F McMeekin June 16, 1902 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Infant Son Rankin before 1910 (Age 32 years) Shared note: Sarah Elizabeth Rankin Children |
| Death of a half-sister | Infant Daughter Rankin before 1910 (Age 32 years) Shared note: Sarah Elizabeth Rankin Children |
| Census | April 29, 1910 (Age 33 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 |
| 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/ |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Rolfe Vasso McMeekin — Mary Elizabeth Huckabee — View this family April 10, 1921 (Age 44 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 mother | Sarah Elizabeth Cheek May 22, 1937 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Samuel McMeekin January 1, 1945 (Age 67 years) |
| 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 |
| Death of a half-sister | Annie Rebecca Drew November 21, 1945 (Age 68 years) |
| 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 |
| 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 | March 8, 1950 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Bundrant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jesse Boyd Drew Birth: about 1830 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Cheek Birth: November 5, 1845 26 19 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 22, 1937 — Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: July 1, 1869 — Colorado, Texas, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Sarah Emaline Drew Birth: December 1, 1873 43 28 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: August 3, 1962 — Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, United States |
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3 years herself |
Volney Jane Drew Birth: February 4, 1877 47 31 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: March 8, 1950 — Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Martha Winnifred Drew Birth: March 27, 1879 49 33 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: November 26, 1965 — Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Linza Lenora Drew Birth: June 24, 1881 51 35 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: April 17, 1955 — Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Jane Fletcher |
| father |
Jesse Boyd Drew Birth: about 1830 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 |
| step-mother |
Nancy Jane Fletcher Birth: February 17, 1838 — Alabama, United States Death: December 3, 1867 — Texas, United States |
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Marriage: September 23, 1853 — Mansfield, De Soto, Louisiana, United States |
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9 years half-sister |
Annie Rebecca Drew Birth: March 15, 1862 32 24 — Fort Bend, Texas, United States Death: November 21, 1945 — Dewar, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
| Mother’s family with Francis Webb Rankin Jr |
| step-father |
Francis Webb Rankin Jr Birth: February 26, 1832 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 2, 1915 — Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Cheek Birth: November 5, 1845 26 19 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 22, 1937 — Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1884 — Texas, United States |
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17 years half-brother |
Infant Son Rankin Birth: after 1900 67 54 — Texas, United States Death: before 1910 — Texas, United States |
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1 year half-sister |
Infant Daughter Rankin Birth: after 1900 67 54 — Texas, United States Death: before 1910 — Texas, United States |
| Family with James Samuel McMeekin |
| husband |
James Samuel McMeekin Birth: December 21, 1871 — Texas, United States Death: January 1, 1945 — Texas, United States |
| herself |
Volney Jane Drew Birth: February 4, 1877 47 31 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: March 8, 1950 — Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: November 21, 1897 — Coryell, Texas, United States |
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16 months son |
Rolfe Vasso McMeekin Birth: March 10, 1899 27 22 — Hamilton, Hamilton, Texas, United States Death: August 2, 1976 — Oglesby, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Jesse F McMeekin Birth: June 16, 1902 30 25 — Coryell, Texas, United States Death: June 24, 1990 — Parker, Texas, United States |
Volney Jane Drew has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (18)
Parents Nelson Johnson + Pernecia Emeline Cheek
Parents Charles Henry Martin Jaye + Pernecia Emeline Cheek
Parents Andrew Benjamin Armstrong + Mary Jane Cheek
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Boyd Drew - Household
ED 23 Coryell, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Volney Jane Drew - Household
ED 34 Coryell, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Volney Jane Drew - Household
Coryell, Texas, United States
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