The Shemwell Family

William Taylor GorrellAge: 60 years18381899

Name
William Taylor Gorrell
Given names
William Taylor
Surname
Gorrell
Birth October 14, 1838 23 22
Birth of a brotherJames T Gorrell
1840 (Age 14 months)
Census June 1, 1840 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a brotherTholamiah B Gorrell
1842 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy E Gorrell
1844 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Boley
1845 (Age 6 years)

Birth of a brotherJohn B Gorrell
1846 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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 brotherNathan VanMetre Gorrell
1848 (Age 9 years)
Census October 14, 1850 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherAbraham R Gorrell
1851 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Gorrell
1851 (Age 12 years)

Birth of a brotherJacob H Gorrell
1852 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterMary V Gorrell
1856 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph B Gorrell
1858 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 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 21 years)
Birth of a sisterSusan F Gorrell
1862 (Age 23 years)
Religious marriageInez Albertine GlasscockView this family
March 10, 1864 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 son
#1
Adela Amos Gorrell
June 7, 1866 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 28 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 28 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#2
Susan W Gorrell
1868 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 30 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 8, 1870 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Benjamin Gorrell
1872 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Emma Gorrell
October 1872 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a motherMary H Tabb
April 20, 1880 (Age 41 years)
Census June 17, 1880 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Boley Gorrell
September 14, 1881 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childAdela Amos GorrellEliza CurryView this family
1891 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Phillip Raymond Gorrell
February 1892 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Edith Gorrell
December 4, 1894 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Richard Gorrell
December 1896 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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
Death May 25, 1899 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crown Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
Family with Inez Albertine Glasscock - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 10, 1864Pettis, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
3 years
daughter
5 years
son
10 months
daughter
Emma Gorrell
Birth: October 1872 33 27Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death:

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Boley Gorrell - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John B Gorrellhead36MWfarmerKY
Mary Gorrellwife35FWVA
William T Gorrellson12MWKY
James T Gorrellson10MWKY
Tholamiah B Gorrellson8MWKY
Nancy E Gorrelldaughter6FWKY
John B Gorrellson4MWKY
Nathan V Gorrellson2MWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Taylor Gorrell - Household

Pettis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Gorrell, Wm Thead31MWfarmerKY
Gorrell, Inez wife25FWMO
Gorrell, Adela Adaughter4FWMO
Gorrell, Susan Wdaughter2FWMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Taylor Gorrell - Household

Pettis, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Gorrell, William WM41headMfarmerKYKYVA
Gorrell, Inez WF35wifeMMOVAVA
Gorrell, Adela WM14sonSMOKYMO
Gorrell, BenjaminWM8sonSMOKYMO
Gorrell, EmmaWF7daughterSMOKYMO