James Monroe DortonAge: 87 years1881–1968
- Name
- James Monroe Dorton
- Given names
- James Monroe
- Surname
- Dorton
 Birth | March 10, 1881 28 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Ernest Edison Dorton October 27, 1882 (Age 19 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel P “Sham” Selby July 30, 1883 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Versa Etna Dorton March 12, 1884 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Elizabeth “Nannie” Dorton March 11, 1886 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Osborne Dorton August 13, 1888 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary T Dorton October 18, 1890 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Maude Dorton October 25, 1893 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ida M Dorton October 14, 1896 (Age 15 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 27, 1900 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth W Kerley October 17, 1900 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Osborne Dorton August 17, 1901 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 34 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW1 Draft September 12, 1918 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 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 36 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/ |
| Death of a father | Joseph David Dorton June 11, 1924 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Maude Dorton April 12, 1927 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 48 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 |
| Death of a sister | Mary T Dorton November 25, 1929 (Age 48 years) Cause: Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| Death of a sister | Versa Etna Dorton April 24, 1936 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 brother | Ernest Edison Dorton September 23, 1950 (Age 69 years) Cause: Fractured neck - struck by car |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 |
| Death of a mother | Rebecca Ann Selby November 10, 1961 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 |
 Death | September 1968 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph David Dorton Birth: November 11, 1852 — Grassy Cove, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 11, 1924 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Ann Selby Birth: March 25, 1856 31 29 — Grassy Cove, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 10, 1961 — Crossville City, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1880 — |
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14 months himself |
James Monroe Dorton Birth: March 10, 1881 28 24 — Grassy Cove, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: September 1968 — Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Ernest Edison Dorton Birth: October 27, 1882 29 26 — Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 23, 1950 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Versa Etna Dorton Birth: March 12, 1884 31 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 24, 1936 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nancy Elizabeth “Nannie” Dorton Birth: March 11, 1886 33 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 9, 1982 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Osborne Dorton Birth: August 13, 1888 35 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 17, 1901 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary T Dorton Birth: October 18, 1890 37 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 25, 1929 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Maude Dorton Birth: October 25, 1893 40 37 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1927 — Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ida M Dorton Birth: October 14, 1896 43 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 14, 1981 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph David Dorton - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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