SECOND GENERATION


3. John William GORRELL was born on Apr 9 1890 in Grant, Choctaw County, Oklahoma. (3) He died on Nov 29 1958 in Merced, California. (4)   

John at age 24 married Bertha Irene SMITH, age 14, (daughter of Oscar SMITH and Ella BRIDGES) on Jun 15 1915 in Grant, Choctaw Co., Oklahoma. Bertha Irene SMITH was born on Oct 23 1900 in Teller, Bryan Co., OK.(5) (3) She died in Dec 1987 in Merced, California.

On June 5, 1917 at age 27, John registered for the WWI draft.  He was living in Ervin, Oklahoma.  John listed his wife and mother as solely dependent on him financially.  (original may be viewed in documents)

In 1920 John (age 29) was living in Everidge, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.  Also living in the household was his wife Bertha, 20, their 2 year old son Floyd and a nephew, Lester Wood, age 14.  John could read and write.  Living next door to John and Bertha was John's mother, Kate Haynes Gorrell Owens, age 54.  Living in the household with Kate was her grandson Dave Reed, age 14.

By 1930, John had moved to Whitehead, Garvin, OK.  Living in the household with John was his wife Bertha and their children, Floyd, now 12, Loyd, age 8, Johnnie age 7, Leonard, age 4, and JD age 1.  Also living in the household were John's mother Kate Owens, now age 63 and the Ellis brothers, Haskell age 19 and Jeff age 17.  Jeff and Haskell Ellis worked as farmhands for John.

John William GORRELL and Bertha Irene SMITH had the following children:

child+8 i. Floyd Edward GORRELL.
child+9 ii. Loyd William (Pete) GORRELL.
child+10 iii. Johnnie Evelyn GORRELL.
child+11 iv. Leonard Dee GORRELL.
child+12 v. JD GORRELL.
child+13 vi. Billy Gene GORRELL.
child+14 vii. James Rogers GORRELL.
child+15 viii. Betty Lou GORRELL.
child+16 ix. Patsy Irene GORRELL.