Brief Life History of Lewis A.
Lewis A. Driskell was born in 1817, in Harrison, Kentucky, United States. He married Sarah A. Case on 1 August 1842, in Washington, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nebraska, United States in 1870 and Charleston Township, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died on 15 July 1880, in Charleston, Gray, Kansas, United States, at the age of 63.
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- Lewis Driskile, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lewis A Driskell, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Lewis Driskell, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Driscoll .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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