John Art Driskell (1837 - 1911)

Born 15 Oct 1837 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Matilda (Sanders) Driskell — married 16 Jan 1858 in Ozark County, Missouri

Husband of Sarah Jane (Bird) Driskell — married 27 Mar 1864 in Phelps County, Missouri

Died 13 Jul 1911 at age 73 in Richland Township, Ozark County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

John was born October 15, 1837 in Indiana. He was the son of Elijah Driskell and Anna Unknown.^[1].

John Driskell served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Phelps' Regiment, Missouri Infantry (6 months, 1861)

Unconfirmed details about John's life:

• John was the son of Elijah & Anna (Springgate?) Driskell.^[2]
• His first marriage was to Matilda Sanders in Ozark Co, MO, on January 16, 1858. Their children were: Lucinda, William & John Riley. Matilda died in Rolla, Phelps Co, MO, in December 1862.^[2]
• His second marriage was to Sarah Jane Bird in Phelps Co, MO, on March 27, 1864. Their children were: Elisha A., Louisa, Jacob E., James H., & Mary F.^[2]

United States Census, 1850

Head of Household: Elijah Driskell

Census Year: 1850

Event Place: Ozark, Missouri, United States

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1803

Elijah and Anne may have been married within the last year, but that column is also checked for Nancy and John, who were too young. The column next to that was for attending school, which makes more sense for the children, but not the adults.

Family members were:

• Elijah Driskell, M, age 47, birthplace unknown, cannot read or write
• Anne Driskell, F, age 39, birthplace unknown, cannot read or write
• Nancy Driskell, F, age 14, born in Iowa [Indiana? Could be Ia. or In. on original]
• John Driskell, M, age 11, born in Iowa [Indiana?]
• Elisha Driskell, M, age 10, born in Iowa [Indiana?]
• Catharine Driskell, F, age 9, born in Missouri
• Lewis Driskell, M, age 2, born in Missouri
• Benjamine Driskell, M, age 1 mo., born in Missouri^[3]

Marriage 1, 1858

Name: John Driskele

Spouse’s Name: Matilda Sanders

Event Date: 16 Jan 1858

Event Place: Ozark, Missouri^[4][2]

United States Census, 1860

Head of Household: John Driscal

Census Year: 1860

Event Place: Falling Spring, Douglas County, Missouri, United States

Race: White

Household members:

• John Driscal, M, age 24, born in Indiana
• Matilda Driscal, F, age 20, born in Kentucky
• William J Driscal, M, age 1, born in Missouri
• Elisha Driscal, M, age 20, born in Indiana^[5]

Civil War, 1861

John Driskell, his brother Elisha, and his brothers in law, John P. McWhorter and John B. James, Phelps Regiment of Missouri Infantry Volunteers, commanded by Col. John S. Phelps. John Driskill enlisted in Co. E, commanded by Capt John Adams, in October 1861 for six months.^[6][7]

Marriage 2, 1864

Name: John A. Dreskol

Spouse’s Name: Sarah Jane [Bird] Agen [Eagen]

Event Date: 27 Mar 1864

Event Place: Phelps County, Missouri^[8][2]

United States Census, 1870

Head of Household: John A Driskell

Home in 1870: Richland, Ozark, Missouri

Post Office: Gainesville

Household Members:

• John A Driskell, age 35, born in Indiana
• Sarah Jane Driskell, age 38, born in Alabama
• Elizabeth Jane Driskell, age 16, born in Arkansas
• Joshua B F Driskell, age 10, born in Arkansas
• William J Driskell, age 10, born in Missouri
• John R Driskell, age 9, born in Missouri
• Elisha A Driskell, age 3, born in Missouri
• Francis L Driskell, age 10/12, born in Missouri^[9]

Sarah and John were married in 1864. Any children born before then were from previous marriages.

United States Census, 1880

Head of Household: John A. Driskell

Home in 1880: Richland, Ozark County, Missouri

Race: White

Occupation: Farmer

All of the children were born in Missouri. Household members:

• John A. Driskell, age 43, born in Indiana, parents born in Kentucky
• Sarah J. Driskell, age 43, born in Alabama
• John B. Driskell, age 18
• Elisha Driskell, age 13
• Louisa Driskell, age 12
• Jacob Driskell, age 8
• James Driskell, age 5
• Mary Driskell, age 3^[10]

Census of Union Veterans and Widows, 1890

Name: John A Driskell

Census Date: 1890

Event Place: Richland, Ozark, Missouri, United States

Service: Private, Co. E, Phelps Regiment, enlisted Oct. 13, 1861, discharged Apr 14, 1862.

Disability: “Measles settled in lungs”^[11]

United States Census, 1900

Head of household: John A Driskell

Home in 1900: Richland, Ozark, Missouri

Race: White

Marriage Year: 1863

Years Married: 37

Household Members:

• John A Driskell, head, age 62, born Oct 1837 in Indiana, parents born in Kentucky
• Sary J Driskell, wife, age 63, born Aug 1836 in Alabama, parents born in Alabama
• Mary C Hagan [Hogan], daughter, age 21, born May 1878 in Missouri
• William A Hagan [Hogan], grandson, age 8, born Apr 1892 in Missouri, father born in Kentucky
• Lillie A Hagan [Hogan], granddaughter, age 4, born Jul 1895 in Missouri, father born in Kentucky^[12]

United States Census, 1910

Head of Household: John A Driskell

Home in 1910: Richland, Ozark, Missouri

Race: White

John and Sarah had been married for 40 years. They were both married once before their marriage to each other.

Household Members:

• John A Driskell, age 72, born in Indiana
• Sarah J Driskell, age 73, mother of 8 children, 7 of whom are living. Born in Alabama. Father born in Alabama, mother in Tennessee
• William A Hagan, age 19, born in Missouri, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Missouri^[13]

Death, 1911

John Art Driskell

Age: 74

Birth: Oct. 15, 1837

Birthplace: Indiana

Death: Jul. 13, 1911

Place of death: Richland Township, Ozark County, Missouri

Occupation: Farmer

Married

Dause of death: "Asthma with Tuberculosis of Lungs.” A contributory cause was measles.

Informant: Frank Balanger, Toccoa, Missouri

Burial: Eaton Cemetery, Trail, Ozark County, Missouri, United States^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} State. “Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1968.” Missouri Digital Heritage, www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/.[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Find A Grave: Memorial #41300598, Record added: Aug 29, 2009.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-KXZ : accessed 10 November 2015), Elijah Driskell, Ozark county, Ozark, Missouri, United States; citing family 295, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Digital Folder Number 004200569, Image Number 00051.
4. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28B-74M : accessed 11 November 2015), John Driskele and Matilda Sanders, 16 Jan 1858; citing Ozark,Missouri; FHL microfilm 929,570. Indexing Project (Batch) Number M51555-1, System Origin Missouri-ODM.
5. ↑ ”United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZS-SKY : accessed 16 November 2015), John Driscal, , Douglas, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 51, household ID 351, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,618. Digital Folder Number 004233967, Image Number 00325.
6. ↑ John Driskill affidavit, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans ca 1861 ca 1910, document date Jun 9, 1866. Accessed via Fold3 Nov 2015.
7. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K83M-L6F : accessed 11 November 2015), John A Driskell, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,189. Digital Folder Number 004679095, Image Number 00946.
8. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V281-J2R : accessed 11 November 2015), John A. Dreskol and Sarah Jane Agen, 27 Mar 1864; citing Phelps,Missouri; FHL microfilm 914,751. Indexing Project (Batch) Number M51559-1, System Origin Missouri-ODM.
9. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. Census Place: Richland, Ozark, Missouri; Roll: M593_796; Page: 221B; Image: 451; Family History Library Film: 552295. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Image source: Heritage Quest, accessed Nov 17, 2015.
10. ↑ Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Richland, Ozark, Missouri; Roll: 707; Family History Film: 1254707; Page: 559D; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 0705. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Image source: Heritage Quest, accessed Nov 17, 2015.
11. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K83M-L6F : accessed 11 November 2015), John A Driskell, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,189. Digital Folder Number 004679095, Image Number 00946.
12. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of theUnited States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Census Place: Richland, Ozark, Missouri; Roll: 880; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1240880. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Accessed via Heritage Quest Nov 2015.
13. ↑ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Census Place: Richland, Ozark, Missouri; Roll: T624_804; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1374817. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Image source: Heritage Quest, accessed Nov 17, 2015.