Frances Tennessee “Fannie” DriskillAge: 86 years1864–1951
- Name
- Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill
- Given names
- Frances Tennessee
- Surname
- Driskill
- Married name
- Frances Tennessee Jackson
- Nickname
- Fannie
 Birth | December 10, 1864 36 36 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Sylvester Merryman Driskill September 8, 1866 (Age 20 months) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 2 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 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell July 1869 (Age 4 years) Cause: Inflammation of bowels |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 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 |
 Census | June 13, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a half-sister | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill November 4, 1891 (Age 26 years) |
 Marriage | Robert H Jackson — View this family January 14, 1892 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Alice Belle Jackson February 10, 1893 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Isabella Shemwell August 21, 1893 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Wilber C Jackson September 23, 1894 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Osa B Jackson October 5, 1896 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 #4 | Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson December 6, 1898 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | June 19, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Bonnie R Jackson July 20, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Infant Jackson February 9, 1903 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Infant Jackson March 3, 1903 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Infant Jackson May 19, 1904 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a son | Infant Jackson July 7, 1904 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | May 5, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 |
| Death of a husband | Robert H Jackson December 28, 1918 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 53 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson — Anna Mae Allen — View this family before 1920 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill January 31, 1924 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Marjorie Evelyn Dockins April 23, 1925 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Thelma Louise Hargroeder July 31, 1925 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Herman Dockins — Bonnie R Jackson — View this family calculated 1925 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clyde Estel Robertson — Alice Belle Jackson — View this family June 11, 1927 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a son | Wilber C Jackson August 10, 1929 (Age 64 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 sister | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill February 28, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill May 13, 1931 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Barbara Jane Hargroeder May 18, 1931 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Barbara Jane Hargroeder July 17, 1931 (Age 66 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill February 12, 1934 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Barbara Jane Driskill September 11, 1942 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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 brother | George Clark Driskill May 21, 1946 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | Sylvester Merryman Driskill August 8, 1946 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | Arthur Davis Driskill April 25, 1949 (Age 84 years) Note: Death Certificate says mother was Miranda Bell Shemwell |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 85 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 81 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 | April 22, 1951 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Franklin Driskill Birth: March 19, 1828 33 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1902 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Isabella Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1893 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 3, 1857 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill Birth: February 23, 1858 29 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1930 — Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
George Clark Driskill Birth: November 6, 1859 31 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 1946 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Arthur Davis Driskill Birth: May 6, 1861 33 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1949 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill Birth: May 3, 1862 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 13, 1931 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill Birth: December 10, 1864 36 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1951 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Sylvester Merryman Driskill Birth: September 8, 1866 38 38 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1946 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Barbara Jane Shemwell |
| father |
John Franklin Driskill Birth: March 19, 1828 33 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1902 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Barbara Jane Shemwell Birth: 1826 20 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months half-sister |
Miranda Isabel “Belle” Driskill Birth: January 13, 1851 22 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1924 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Mary Adeline “Molly” Driskill Birth: March 23, 1853 25 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1934 — Letohatchie, Lowndes, Alabama, United States |
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16 months half-sister |
Martha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill Birth: July 12, 1854 26 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1891 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Barbara Jane Driskill Birth: October 23, 1856 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1942 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Pidcock |
| step-father |
William Pidcock Birth: 1828 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| mother |
Nancy Isabella Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1828 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1893 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 23, 1856 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Harriett Pidcock Birth: 1858 30 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Robert H Jackson |
| husband |
Robert H Jackson Birth: October 1864 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1918 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill Birth: December 10, 1864 36 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1951 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 14, 1892 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Alice Belle Jackson Birth: February 10, 1893 28 28 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 2, 1968 — Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, United States |
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19 months son |
Wilber C Jackson Birth: September 23, 1894 29 29 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1929 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Osa B Jackson Birth: October 5, 1896 32 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1, 1991 — Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson Birth: December 6, 1898 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1984 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Bonnie R Jackson Birth: July 20, 1900 35 35 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1971 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Infant Jackson Birth: February 9, 1903 38 38 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1903 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months son |
Infant Jackson Birth: May 19, 1904 39 39 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 7, 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill has 44 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (44)
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Barbara Jane Shemwell
Parents John L Tabb + Martha Ellen Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin
Parents Samuel Black Shemwell + Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
Parents James Lewis Shemwell + Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Driskill - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert H Jackson - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert H Jackson - Household
East Boggess, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill - Household
Trowbridge Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill - Household
119 Trowbridge Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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