Abraham R Gorrell1851–
- Name
- Abraham R Gorrell
- Given names
- Abraham R
- Surname
- Gorrell
 Birth | 1851 35 35 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | James Gorrell 1851 |
| Birth of a brother | Jacob H Gorrell 1852 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary V Gorrell 1856 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph B Gorrell 1858 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 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 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susan F Gorrell 1862 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 16 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 16 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 18 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 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 27 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 mother | Mary H Tabb April 20, 1880 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | John Boley Gorrell September 14, 1881 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 of a brother | William Taylor Gorrell May 25, 1899 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 65 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 66 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 67 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 78 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 90 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 99 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 95 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 |
John Boley Gorrell Birth: February 14, 1815 40 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 14, 1881 — Mount Sterling, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary H Tabb Birth: 1816 — Virginia, United States Death: April 20, 1880 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
William Taylor Gorrell Birth: October 14, 1838 23 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 25, 1899 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
James T Gorrell Birth: 1840 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Tholamiah B Gorrell Birth: 1842 26 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy E Gorrell Birth: 1844 28 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
John B Gorrell Birth: 1846 30 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Nathan VanMetre Gorrell Birth: 1848 32 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years himself |
Abraham R Gorrell Birth: 1851 35 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Jacob H Gorrell Birth: 1852 36 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Mary V Gorrell Birth: 1856 40 40 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph B Gorrell Birth: 1858 42 42 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Susan F Gorrell Birth: 1862 46 46 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: |
Abraham R Gorrell has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents William Shemwell + Mary Gorrell
Parents Thomas Taylor Gorrell + Sarah Elizabeth Miller
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Boley Gorrell - Household
Pettis, Missouri, United States
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