John Hinton GorrellAge: 86 years1910–1996
- Name
- John Hinton Gorrell
- Given names
- John Hinton
- Surname
- Gorrell
 Birth | July 4, 1910 38 36 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 7 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 | May 2, 1940 (Age 29 years) |
 Death of a mother | Laura Louellen Gant May 11, 1945 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 father | John VanMeter Gorrell October 28, 1948 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 years)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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Scot Alan Rust September 18, 1967 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a wife | Zelpha Adaline Phillips July 18, 1974 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 years)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 |
 Marriage | Ora Bell Offitt — View this family February 28, 1976 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ora Bell Offitt 1991 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | September 12, 1996 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
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John VanMeter Gorrell Birth: April 19, 1872 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1948 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Laura Louellen Gant Birth: February 8, 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 11, 1945 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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John Hinton Gorrell Birth: July 4, 1910 38 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 12, 1996 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Zelpha Adaline Phillips |
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John Hinton Gorrell Birth: July 4, 1910 38 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 12, 1996 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Zelpha Adaline Phillips Birth: June 7, 1915 40 32 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 18, 1974 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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| Family with Ora Bell Offitt |
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John Hinton Gorrell Birth: July 4, 1910 38 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 12, 1996 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Ora Bell Offitt Birth: November 14, 1912 Death: 1991 |
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Marriage: February 28, 1976 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States |