The Shemwell Family

Chester Allen DriverAge: 73 years18961969

Name
Chester Allen Driver
Given names
Chester Allen
Surname
Driver
Birth January 23, 1896
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageLaura Leuverna WyattView this family
November 4, 1917 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 son
#1
James Edgar Driver
February 7, 1919 (Age 23 years)
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nellie Marie Driver
May 16, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Flora Mae Driver
May 24, 1922 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Claude William Driver
January 11, 1925 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Lillie Geneva Driver
June 23, 1927 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ardell L Wyatt
August 4, 1938 (Age 42 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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
Sammy Lee Webb
November 6, 1947 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
David Lynne Driver
February 20, 1955 (Age 59 years)
Death of a daughterLillie Geneva Driver
August 28, 1963 (Age 67 years)
Cause: Stomach Cancer
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 3, 1969 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lantana Cemetery
Family with Laura Leuverna Wyatt - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 4, 1917Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
son
James Edgar Driver
Birth: February 7, 1919 23 32Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 2, 2001Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States
15 months
daughter
Nellie Marie Driver
Birth: May 16, 1920 24 33Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 18, 1995Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Flora Mae Driver
Birth: May 24, 1922 26 35Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 19, 2015Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Claude William Driver
Birth: January 11, 1925 28 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 9, 2008Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States
2 years
daughter
Lillie Geneva Driver
Birth: June 23, 1927 31 40Lantana, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 28, 1963Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Allen Chester Driver - Household

Crossville Graded Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Driver, Allen CheadMW24MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Driver, Laura LwifeFW30MTNTNTN
Driver, James EsonMW11mSTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Chester Allen Driver - Household

Zion Hill Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Driver, Chester AheadMW34M22TNTNTNFarmerFarm
Driver, Laura VwifeFW40M28TNTNKY
Driver, Edgar JsonMW11STNTNTN
Driver, Nellie MdaughterFW9STNTNTN
Driver, Flora MdaughterFW7STNTNTN
Driver, Claude WsonMW5-2mSTNTNTN
Driver, Geneva LdaughterFW2-9mSTNTNTN
Wyatt, Elvie LcousinFW18STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Chester Allen Driver - Household

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Driver, AllanheadMW44MTNSame HouseFarmer
Driver, LaurawifeFW51MTNSame House
Driver, EdgarsonMW21STNSame HouseLaborerFarm
Driver, FloradaughterFW17STNSame House
Driver, ClaudesonMW15STNSame House
Driver, GenevadaughterFW12STNSame House