Martin P Dorrell (1810 - 1861)

Biography

Martin Dorrell has English ancestors.

Martin P Dorrell

Martin and Margaret raised his brother William's child, James Alexander Dorrell.

Spouse

Margaret Johnson Female 1813–1856

Marriage 20 December 1832 Howard, Missouri, United States

Children

James Alec Dorrell Male 1833–1913

Elizabeth Caroline Dorrell Female 1836–1894

Sarah Dorrell Female 1838–

Nancy Dorrell Female 1839–

James Alexander Dorrell Male 1842–1916 [Nephew]

Mary Dorrell Female 1842–

Peter J. Dorrell Male 1846–

Susan J. Dorrell Female 1848–

William West Dorrell Male 1849–1936

Margaret Marinda Dorrell Female 1852–1929

John Thomas Dorrell Male 1853–1917

Sources

• "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V28X-Y6R : accessed 20 February 2015), Martin Dorrell and Margaret Johnson, 20 Dec 1832; citing Howard, Missouri; FHL microfilm 963,472.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT5-V57 : accessed 6 November 2015), Martin Dorrell, Benton, Macon, Missouri, United States; citing p. 29, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 226; FHL microfilm 14,856.
• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDZ7-2YL : accessed 20 February 2015), Martin Darnell, Clark, Chariton, Missouri, United States; citing family 328, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Age 51, farmer, his wife and six children are listed. He is listed next to his extended Dorrell family: "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHZZ-QDY : accessed 20 February 2015), Martin Dorrell, Walnut Creek Tp, Macon, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 146, household ID 1061, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,631.

• When Martin P. Dorrell was born in 1810, in Tennessee, United States, his father, John Alexander Dorrell, was 26 and his mother, Mary Polly Shaw, was 28. He married Margaret Johnson on 20 December 1832, in Howard, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Walnut Creek Township, Macon, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died in 1861, in Benton Township, Andrew, Missouri, United States, at the age of 51.
• Sources are listed: https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Martin+P._Dorrell&birth=1810_Tennessee-United+States&death=1861_Benton+Township-Andrew-Missouri-United+States&child=James+Alec_Dorrell&child2=Elizabeth+Caroline_Dorrell&child3=Sarah_Dorrell&child4=Nancy_Dorrell&child5=James+Alexander_Dorrell&child6=Mary_Dorrell&child7=Peter+J._Dorrell&child8=Susan+J._Dorrell&child9=William+West_Dorrell&child10=Margaret+Marinda_Dorrell&child11=John+Thomas_Dorrell&father=John+Alexander_Dorrell&gender=m&marriage=1832_Howard-Missouri-United+States&mother=Mary+Polly_Shaw&spouse=Margaret_Johnson