Joseph David DortonAge: 71 years1852–1924
- Name
- Joseph David Dorton
- Given names
- Joseph David
- Surname
- Dorton
 Birth | November 11, 1852 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 14 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 14 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 16 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Rebecca Ann Selby — View this family about 1880 (Age 27 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Monroe Dorton March 10, 1881 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Ernest Edison Dorton October 27, 1882 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Versa Etna Dorton March 12, 1884 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Nancy Elizabeth “Nannie” Dorton March 11, 1886 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Osborne Dorton August 13, 1888 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary T Dorton October 18, 1890 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Maude Dorton October 25, 1893 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Ida M Dorton October 14, 1896 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 47 years) |
| Death of a son | William Osborne Dorton August 17, 1901 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Martin Burnett April 11, 1906 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Douglas “Dug” Burnett — Versa Etna Dorton — View this family about 1906 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ernestine Burnett September 25, 1907 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ernest Edison Dorton — Clara Elizabeth Ford — View this family May 21, 1909 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Joe John Burnett February 23, 1910 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | May 12, 1910 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Thomas Wesley Dorton July 10, 1910 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mabel G Burnett August 3, 1911 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Pvt. Douglas W Burnett about 1914 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 63 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Martha Rebecca “Mattie” Burnett November 23, 1917 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 64 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 65 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/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Hazel Alice Burnett May 5, 1919 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Marjorie Rose Burnett March 22, 1923 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | June 11, 1924 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City Cemetery |
| Family with Rebecca Ann Selby |
| himself |
Joseph David Dorton Birth: November 11, 1852 — Grassy Cove, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 11, 1924 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
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 son |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph David Dorton - Household
Grossy Cave Road Cumberland, Tennessee
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