BIO:  DRISKELL, Manuel B., s/o Robert & Catherine (Beck) Driskell

Submitted by: Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>

DRISKELL,  BECK,  HOPPER

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, INDIANA"  GOODSPEED
BROS.  1884

BROWN TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA

PAGE 881

MANUEL B. DRISKELL, a native of Brown Township, where he now lives, was born
March 16, 1840, the seventh child in a family of eleven children born to
Robert and Catherine (Beck) Driskell, who were natives respectively of
Kentucky and Tennessee.  The father came to this State in company with his
parents in the year 1810, and they were the first persons to erect a
log-cabin in what is now Brown Township.  He was twice robbed by the
Indians, they taking six horses.  His birth occurred December 21, 1803, and
his wife's, mother of Manuel, October 17, 1807.  Manuel remained at home
with his parents on the farm until he attained the age of twenty-three,
having in that time received a good education in the Salem High School.
April 16, 1863, his marriage with Nancy J. Hopper was solemnized, and to
their union seven children have been born, these six now living:  Silven M.,
Franklin L., Elmer W., Laura E., Leora M. and Lawrence C. all at home with
their parents.  Mr. Driskell's occupation has been farming and teaching in
the public schools, at both of which he has been a success.  He now owns 100
acres of well improved and cultivated land.  Both he and his wife are
members of the Christian Church, and are liberal supporters of that
institution.  He is a member of the Blue Lodge in Masonry, and a Democrat in
politics.
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