The Shemwell Family

MarriageRobert Adolph Bennewitz — View this family
unknown

Census June 11, 1900 (Age 6 months)

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Marcus Mohon
November 7, 1901 (Age 23 months)

Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Franklin Driskill
April 18, 1902 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a brotherDudley Bennett Driskill
August 28, 1902 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a sisterMary Genevieve Driskill
July 4, 1906 (Age 6 years)

Census April 20, 1910 (Age 10 years)

Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1

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World War I

between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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

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Spanish Influenza Epidemic

1918 (Age 18 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 8, 1920 (Age 20 years)

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

Birth of a son
#1Joseph Darrell Driskill
February 28, 1924 (Age 24 years)

Death of a brotherElgan Larue Driskill
July 13, 1928 (Age 28 years)

Historical Event

The Great Depression

October 1929 (Age 29 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 2, 1930 (Age 30 years)

Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

Death of a husbandRobert Adolph Bennewitz
August 7, 1937 (Age 37 years)

Kentucky, United States

Census April 26, 1940 (Age 40 years)

Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

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World War II

between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 fatherSylvester Merryman Driskill
August 8, 1946 (Age 46 years)

Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Death of a motherAnna Belle “Annie” Mohon
December 18, 1952 (Age 53 years)

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Korean War

between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 years)

South Korea

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 46 years)

Vietnam

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 December 27, 1977 (Age 78 years)

Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Burial

Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery

Last change May 24, 2020 – 13:18:42

by: Barry Shemwell

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Anna Belle “Annie” Mohon Elgan Larue Driskill Mildred Floel Driskill Dudley Bennett Driskill Mary Genevieve Driskill Sylvester Merryman Driskill Birth: September 8, 1866 38 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1946 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Sylvester Merryman Driskill Elgan Larue Driskill Mildred Floel Driskill Dudley Bennett Driskill Mary Genevieve Driskill Anna Belle “Annie” Mohon Birth: April 1875 27 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 18, 1952 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: about 1895 — Kentucky, United States
10 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Milnor Jo Simon Paula Sue Driskill Elgan Larue Driskill Birth: November 8, 1895 29 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 13, 1928 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Robert Adolph Bennewitz Joseph Darrell Driskill Mildred Floel Driskill Birth: December 3, 1899 33 24 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1977 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Drusa Mae Johnstone George Edward “Eddie” Driskill Dudley Bennett Driskill Birth: August 28, 1902 35 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 1989 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Paul Wesley Summers Mary Genevieve Driskill Birth: July 4, 1906 39 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 1987 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Family with Robert Adolph Bennewitz - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Mildred Floel Driskill Joseph Darrell Driskill Robert Adolph Bennewitz Birth: August 25, 1902 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 7, 1937 — Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Robert Adolph Bennewitz Joseph Darrell Driskill Mildred Floel Driskill Birth: December 3, 1899 33 24 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1977 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: —
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Relationships Tree Family with spouse Joseph Darrell Driskill Birth: February 28, 1924 21 24 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1997 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Mildred Floel Driskill has 32 first cousins recorded

Father's family (21)

Mother's family (11)

Parents Arthur Davis Driskill + Ida May Mohon

1Laura Belle Driskill1887–1972

2Cecil Morton Driskill1888–1949

3Clara Mae “Chessie” Driskill1891–1972

4Lesea Willard Driskill1892–1986

5Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill1894–1969

6Eva L Driskill1895–1898

7Nell Rhea Driskill1896–1970

8Gladys Corinne Driskill1898–1997

9Carrie Jane Driskill1901–1995

10Anna Lou Driskill1904–1965

11Arthur Ray Driskill1910–1916

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Census

1900 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	Month	Year	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Driskill, Sylvester M	head	W	M	Sep	1866	34	M	5			KY	KY	KY	Teamster
Driskill, Anna B	wife	W	F	Apr	1875	25	M	5	2	2	KY	KY	KY
Driskill, Elgan	son	W	M	Nov	1895	4	S				KY	KY	KY
Driskill, Florell	daughter	W	F	Dec	1899	7m	S				KY	KY	KY

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1910 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

Court House Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation	Ind
Driskill, Sylvester M	head	M	W	43	M	15			KY	TN	KY	Farmer	General Farm
Driskill, Annie B	wife	F	W	35	M	15	5	4	KY	KY	KY
Driskill, Elgan L	son	M	W	14	S				KY	KY	KY	Farm Laborer	Home Farm
Driskill, Mildred F	daughter	F	W	10	S				KY	KY	KY
Driskill, Dudley B	son	M	W	7	S				KY	KY	KY
Driskill, Mary G	daughter	F	W	3	S				KY	KY	KY

Census

1920 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

150 Chestnut Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Condition	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Driskill, S M	head	M	W	53	M	KY	KY	KY	Teamster
Driskill, Annie	wife	F	W	44	M	KY	KY	KY
Driskill, Flowell	daughter	F	W	20	S	KY	KY	KY
Driskill, Bennett	son	M	W	17	S	KY	KY	KY
Driskill, Genevieve	daughter	F	W	13	S	KY	KY	KY
Driskill, George C	elder brother	M	W	59	S	KY	TN	KY	Coal Miner

Census

1930 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Merryman Driskill - Household

North Main Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	AM	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation	Industry
Driskill, Sylvester	head	M	W	64	M	29	KY	KY	KY	Salesman	Flour mill
Driskill, Anna	wife	F	W	54	M	20	KY	KY	KY
Benewitz, Floells	daughter	F	W	30	Wd	22	KY	KY	KY	Book keeper	Retail ? Store
Driskill, Bennett	son	M	W	27	M	26	KY	KY	KY	Carpenter	General Work
Driskill, May	daughter in law	F	W	22	M	21	KY	KY	KY
Driskill, George	elder brother	M	W	70	S		KY	KY	KY	Carpenter	House Building
Driskill, John	elder brother	M	W	68	Wd	48	KY	KY	KY	Carpenter	General Work
Benewitz, Joe	grandson	M	W	6	S		KY	KY	KY

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