Brief Life History of Joseph P
When Joseph P Morrell was born on 2 September 1849, in Carter, Tennessee, United States, his father, John S Morrell, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Mottern, was 41. He married Nancy D Hicks on 17 April 1878, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Watauga, Carter, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 7, Carter, Tennessee, United States in 1900. He died on 20 December 1916, in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mottern Cemetery, Carter, Tennessee, United States.
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- Joseph P Morrel, "United States Census, 1900"
- Joseph P Morrell, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Joe Morrell, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963"
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World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English (northern): from the medieval personal name Morel, a diminutive of Middle English or Old French More. Compare Moore .
Americanized form of French Morel . Compare Morell 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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