Benjamin W Gorrell1863–
- Name
- Benjamin W Gorrell
- Given names
- Benjamin W
- Surname
- Gorrell
 Birth | 1863 44 36 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Charles Gorrell 1865 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 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 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Taylor Gorrell 1869 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 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 |
 Census | June 17, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 7, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | George Ann Gorrell August 10, 1884 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Taylor Gorrell March 31, 1893 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth Miller September 3, 1897 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 66 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 87 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Taylor Gorrell Birth: February 15, 1818 43 43 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 31, 1893 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Miller Birth: July 23, 1826 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1897 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 18, 1843 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy T Gorrell Birth: 1846 27 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Francis Gorrell Birth: 1848 29 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Permelia Hannah Gorrell Birth: 1851 32 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
George Ann Gorrell Birth: October 15, 1853 35 27 — Missouri, United States Death: August 10, 1884 |
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3 years elder brother |
Clay Gorrell Birth: 1856 37 29 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Amanda Bell Gorrell Birth: 1858 39 31 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years elder brother |
William Gorrell Birth: 1862 43 35 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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2 years himself |
Benjamin W Gorrell Birth: 1863 44 36 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Charles Gorrell Birth: 1865 46 38 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Taylor Gorrell Birth: 1869 50 42 — Missouri, United States Death: |
Benjamin W Gorrell has 15 first cousins recorded
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Taylor Gorrell - Household
Pettis, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Taylor Gorrell - Household
Pettis, Missouri, United States
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