The Shemwell Family

Claude William DriverAge: 83 years19252008

Name
Claude William Driver
Given names
Claude William
Surname
Driver
Birth January 11, 1925 28 38
Birth of a sisterLillie Geneva Driver
June 23, 1927 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Jane Taylor
April 26, 1939 (Age 14 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 maternal grandfatherLloyd Thomas “Tom” Wyatt
January 26, 1947 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Senile Myocarditis
Census April 14, 1950 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 24 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 son
#1
David Lynne Driver
February 20, 1955 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sisterLillie Geneva Driver
August 28, 1963 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Stomach Cancer
Death of a fatherChester Allen Driver
March 3, 1969 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherLaura Leuverna Wyatt
June 9, 1973 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 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 of a sonDavid Lynne Driver
June 10, 1983 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterNellie Marie Driver
October 18, 1995 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherJames Edgar Driver
July 2, 2001 (Age 76 years)
Death October 9, 2008 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 4, 1917Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
elder brother
James Edgar Driver
Birth: February 7, 1919 23 32Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 2, 2001Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States
15 months
elder sister
Nellie Marie Driver
Birth: May 16, 1920 24 33Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 18, 1995Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Flora Mae Driver
Birth: May 24, 1922 26 35Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 19, 2015Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
Claude William Driver
Birth: January 11, 1925 28 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 9, 2008Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lillie Geneva Driver
Birth: June 23, 1927 31 40Lantana, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 28, 1963Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Docie Louise Tollett - View this family
himself
Claude William Driver
Birth: January 11, 1925 28 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 9, 2008Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States
wife
Docie Louise Tollett
Birth: January 25, 1930Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 2, 2018Ohio, United States
son
Private
son
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son
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daughter
Private
son
David Lynne Driver
Birth: February 20, 1955 30 25Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States
Death: June 10, 1983High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
son
Private

Claude William Driver has 20 first cousins recorded

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