Brief Life History of Allen Preston
When Allen Preston Driskell was born on 29 October 1863, in Rose Hill, Covington, Alabama, United States, his father, Allen Jefferson Driskell, was 25 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, was 25. He married Nancy Ione Ward on 19 January 1888, in Jackson, Clarke, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Alabama, United States in 1870 and United States in 1920. He died on 20 January 1931, in Wilmer, Mobile, Alabama, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Palestine Church, Mobile, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Allen P Driskill in household of Allen J Driskill, "United States Census, 1870"
- Allen Presley Driskell in entry for Comer Jones Driskell and Susie Julia Feehter, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- A. P. Driskell in entry for Clara Bell Reaves, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974"
Spouse and Children
1863–1931 Male
1873–1940 Female
Children (9)
1895–1901 Female
1897–1990 Female
1899–1935 Female
1900–1992 Female
1902–2004 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1838–1914 Male
1838–1925 Female
Siblings (9)
1856–1929 Male
1859–1913 Male
1860–1902 Female
1861–1921 Female
1863–1931 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1865
Age 2
1865 · The Assassination of a President
Age 2
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 18
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Driscoll .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Allen Preston Driskell
I never know my grandfather.Just what my Mother told me.
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