 Birth | 1816 |
 Marriage | John Boley Gorrell — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 16 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 19 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Birth of a son#1 | William Taylor Gorrell October 14, 1838 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James T Gorrell 1840 (Age 24 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Tholamiah B Gorrell 1842 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Nancy E Gorrell 1844 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | John B Gorrell 1846 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 30 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a son #6 | Nathan VanMetre Gorrell 1848 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | October 14, 1850 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Abraham R Gorrell 1851 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Jacob H Gorrell 1852 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Mary V Gorrell 1856 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Joseph B Gorrell 1858 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 41 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 30, 1860 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Susan F Gorrell 1862 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Taylor Gorrell — Inez Albertine Glasscock — View this family Type: Religious marriage March 10, 1864 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 45 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Adela Amos Gorrell June 7, 1866 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 51 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 51 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Susan W Gorrell 1868 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 53 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 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Benjamin Gorrell 1872 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Emma Gorrell October 1872 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 62 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | April 20, 1880 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Longwood Cemetery, Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States |