The Shemwell Family

Amy John HallAge: 93 years18831977

Name
Amy John Hall
Given names
Amy John
Surname
Hall
Married name
Amy John Driskill
Married name
Amy John Bagby
Birth August 8, 1883 31 26
Birth of a brotherRay Henry Hall
March 15, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherFrank Cheatham Hall
August 29, 1888 (Age 5 years)
Death of a motherSara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
February 1890 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel Thomas Shemwell
March 18, 1903 (Age 19 years)
MarriageSylvester Eller DriskillView this family
November 26, 1905 (Age 22 years)

Note: Todd County KYGenWeb - Database compiled from submissions by Todd County researchers
Birth of a son
#1
James Jefferson Driskill
August 23, 1906 (Age 23 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn Henry HallSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” ScottView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 17, 1906 (Age 23 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mamie Lee Driskill
June 11, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John W Driskill
July 24, 1912 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonJohn W Driskill
June 15, 1913 (Age 29 years)
Cause: Whooping Cough
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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/
Birth of a daughter
#4
Trivie Marie Driskill
February 13, 1919 (Age 35 years)
Census January 21, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Note: Trivie M is Lewis and Male? -b
Death of a maternal grandmotherArmina M “Mina” Shemwell
December 28, 1928 (Age 45 years)
Address: Near Sharon Grove
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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
Marriage of a childJames Jefferson DriskillRemon WatkinsView this family
about 1932 (Age 48 years)
MarriageThomas Gideon BagbyView this family
between 1937 and 1940 (Age 53 years)

Death of a husbandSylvester Eller Driskill
November 24, 1938 (Age 55 years)
Cause: Apoplexy
Birth of a grandson
#1
Joe Gill Shemwell
December 6, 1939 (Age 56 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Henry Hall
March 7, 1943 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Howard Wayne Shemwell
November 27, 1945 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Gideon Bagby
July 18, 1953 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 grandsonHoward Wayne Shemwell
June 24, 1963 (Age 79 years)

Death of a grandsonJoe Gill Shemwell
October 6, 1963 (Age 80 years)

Death of a brotherRay Henry Hall
June 13, 1973 (Age 89 years)

Death of a sisterCarma Ann Hall
August 3, 1975 (Age 91 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 6, 1977 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 7, 1878Todd, Kentucky, United States
8 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Nelson Hall
Birth: June 20, 1881 29 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 29, 1882Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Frank Cheatham Hall
Birth: August 29, 1888 36 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 1980Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 17, 1906Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Thomas Gideon Bagby - View this family
husband
Thomas Gideon Bagby
Birth: November 10, 1878 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 18, 1953Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage: between 1937 and 1940
Family with Sylvester Eller Driskill - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 26, 1905
9 months
son
James Jefferson Driskill
Birth: August 23, 1906 29 23Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 24, 1986Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Mamie Lee Driskill
Birth: June 11, 1910 33 26Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 13, 2014Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
John W Driskill
Birth: July 24, 1912 35 28Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 15, 1913Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
7 years
daughter
Trivie Marie Driskill
Birth: February 13, 1919 42 35Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 5, 2012Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Thomas Gideon Bagby + Willie Alice Craig - View this family
husband
Thomas Gideon Bagby
Birth: November 10, 1878 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 18, 1953Todd, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife
Marriage:

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Hall - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, John HheadWMNov185148WdKYKYKYFarmer
Hall, Amy JohniedaughterWFAug188316SKYKYKY
Hall, Henry RsonWMMar188614SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Hall, Frankie CsonWMAug188712SKYKYKYFarm Laborer

Marriage
Todd County KYGenWeb - Database compiled from submissions by Todd County researchers
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Eller Driskill - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Driskill, Sylvester EheadMW30M4KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Driskill, AmywifeFW20M411KYKYKY
Driskill, JamessonMW3MKYKYKY

Census
Trivie M is Lewis and Male? -b
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Eller Driskill - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Driskill, EllaheadMW43MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Driskill, AmywifeFW36MKYKYKY
Driskill, JamessonMW13SKYKYKY
Driskill, MamiedaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Driskill, LewissonMW1SKYKYKY

Trivie M is Lewis and Male? -b

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Mark Shemwell - Household

Highland Lick Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, JamesheadXMW23MKYSame placeFarmingFarm
Shemwell, Trivie MwifeFW21MKYSame place
Driskill, Amymother in lawFW54WdKYSame place
Shemwell, Joe GillsonMW4mSKYSame place

Amy is on bottom Additional info line. Married @22 - 4 Children born.