St. Clair County People of Interest



DR. CHRISTOPER COLUMBUS DORRELL (1848 – 1880)

See Dr. G. Washington Dorrell for further information.



Roll of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Clair Co., MO:

Dorrell, Washington – Osceola Twp., 22 August 1874, graduated 28 February 1850, University of Missouri, St. Louis



History of St. Clair Co., Missouri, page 995:

Dr. Doyal & wife members of M.E. Church south, Osceola.



Voice of The People, 25 February 1880:
A little child of Dr. Dorrell is seriously ill with pneumonia.

Osceola Herald, 1 December 1870:
English, Mary M., wife of Jos. L. English, died November 20, 1870, of consumption, aged 34 years, 1 month, 7 days. She was a daughter of Dr. W. Dorrell, born in Benton County, but resided in Osceola and vicinity the greater portion of her life. She leaves a husband and two small children.

Osceola Sun, 17 October 1878:
A Township Democratic Executive Committee of three were appointed, consisting of C.C. Dorrell, Judge Henly and Jesse Whissennand.

Osceola Sun, 28 August 1879:
Calley Hamblin, C.C. Dorrell.
Hamblin & Dorrell, Physicians and Surgeons, Osceola, Mo.
Will attend professional calls promptly, day or night. Prescriptions carefully filled. Store and office on Second Street near St. Clair County Bank.



Elected Officers, St. Clair County, MO:

Osceola Township Officers, 1875 - C.C. Dorrell, clerk



Missouri Biographical Dictionary:

In his eighteenth year, J. Wade Gardner began the study of medicine under Dr. G.W. Dorrell, with whom he remained three years.



History of Henry and St. Clair Counties, Missouri, 1883:

Osceola had grown to large proportions, and was a mine of wealth to the citizens of the county. To show the flourishing condition of our county in 1860, it is only necessary to say we had a common school fund of $98,000. There were twelve or fifteen business houses in town, and several did wholesale as well as retail business. Prominent among the business men we may mention Johnson & Vaughn, John F. Weidemeyer & Son, dry goods: John Yeater, dry goods and groceries; Sterns & Baker, saddlery, and Sterns also had a shoe shop; Dorchester, hardware; Clark Vaughn, hardware; Dr. Dorrell, drugs; Henry Pollard and Richard Fuell, hotels and livery.



Voice of the People March 10, 1880:

Death of Dr. C.C. Dorrell
Died In Osceola Mo. at his residence. Dr. Christopher C. Dorrell, on Friday March 5th, 1880, at 6 o'clock P.M. On Wednesday morning last, he came to the drug store of Shoemaker & Dorrell, remained until dinner and after dinner, came to the drug store again, and remained until 4 o'clock P.M. when he went home complaining of a severe pain in his left side, went to bed; had considerable fever all night, saying that his spleen, liver and left lung felt as if they were of a jelly-like consistence. He complained of some difficulty in breathing, and of great irritability of the stomach. When first taken he said he would not recover; was rational till he died; told Rev. Bahrenburg he desired to get well on account of his wife and little child, yet he had asked God to forgive his sins and he believed they were forgiven and therefore he was not afraid to die. Glorious consolation this. Dr. Dorrell was born the 19th of March, 1848 in Osceola, Mo. and died in less than a hundred yards of which he was born and where his sainted mother died April 5th 1876. Deceased was the youngest son of Dr. G.W. Dorrell that died on the 22nd of July 1876 near Osceola. Old Dr. G.W. Dorrell was well and favorably known to all the citizens of this county. Dr. C.C. Dorrell in 1870 and 1871, read medicine with his father. In May 1872, he went to Humansville and engaged in the drug business and did some practice but did not desire to ride, remained there to 1st Feb., 1873, when he quit the drug business, came to Osceola and from that date to the 4th of July 1874 applied himself with a zeal and constancy to the study of medicine under his father, that was and is ever worthy of emulation. On the 4th of July 1874 he began regularly the practice of medicine with his father, continued so to do about one year, then went to practicing alone and continued to practice to four days before his death, though during the last year he did not desire to do any practice requiring riding. He and Hamblin went into the drug business here 12 months ago, and did business about 4 months when Hamblin went out and Mr. B.R. Shoemaker, and himself carried on the business to time of his death. He leaves a wife and little boy baby 17 months old, his Brother L.V. Dorrell of this
place and Miss Emily Dorrell of Leesville, Henry Co., Mo. as well as a large number of acquaintances in this, Pettis and Polk counties to mourn his sudden death. His sudden death, at his age being only 31 years, 11 months, and 18 days old, but one more time solemnly warns the living of the certainty of death and uncertainty of life.



1850 St. Clair Co., MO Census – District No. 79 Being:
Line 11, 19 August
38/38 Washington Dorrell, age 42, male, Physician, $250 real estate, born KY
Agness F., age 35, female, born KY
Mary Margaret, age 14, female, born MO, attended school
Emily, age 7, female, born MO, attended school
Leonidas, age 5, male, born MO
Columbus, age 2, male, born MO

1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Town:
Page 1, Line 30, 13 June, Osceola P.O.
5/5 Washington Dorrell, age 53, male, Physician, $1200 real estate, $270 personal estate, born KY
S.E. Dorrill, age 17, female, born MO
Leonidas, age 14, male, born MO, attended school
Columbus, age 12, male, born MO, attended school
Agnes T. Dorrill, age 45, female, born KY
Sarah Osborn, age 60, female, born KY

1870 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Township, Osceola Town:
Page 3, Line 2, Taberville P.O., 9 July
19/19 Washington Dorrell, age 66, white male, Physician, $940 personal estate, born KY, over age 21
Agness F., age 35, female, white, house work, born MO
Emily, age 25, white female, at home, born MO
Leonidas, age 22, white male, farm hand, born MO, over age 21
Columbus, age 21, white male, farm hand, born MO, over age 21

1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Incorporated Village of Osceola:
Dist. 6, ED 232, Page 18, Line 22, 14 June
161/168 Leonidas Dorrell, white male, age 33, married, Ferryman, born MO, parents born KY
M.E., white female, age 27, wife, married, keeping house, born AR, parents born TN
W.W., white male, age 6, son, single, born MO, father born MO, mother born AR



Missouri State Archives:

Leonidas Dorrell, Civil War, 5th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.
Private, Union soldier, Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, 5th Reg’t Cav MSM, Company F.
Office of Adjutant General, Record of Service Card, Civil War 1861-1865, Box 23, Reel s839 – thg Regt. Cav. SM Vols., Co. F.
Dorrell, Leonidas, Private. Captain Brown, Commanding
Enlisted 14 March 1862 Boonville, Missouri.
Mustered in 13 April 1862 Boonville, Missouri.
Mustered out 12 April 1865 Rolle, Missouri.



Circuit Court Records:

September 1857 – Washington Dorrell appointed guardian in the case of: Elizabeth P. Reese & others vs. Peter Brown & others.



St. Clair Co., MO Births:

Dorrell, Christopher C. (Dr.), 19 March 1848 Osceola. Parents: Dr. & Mrs. G.W. Dorrell.



St. Clair Co., MO Deaths:

Dorrell, Mrs. G.W., 5 April 1876 Osceola, St. Clair Co., MO.
Dorrell, Christopher C. (Dr.), 5 March 1880, Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, St. Clair Co. MO.
Dorrell, G.W. (Dr.), 22 July 1876 Osceola, St. Clair Co., MO.



St. Clair Co., MO Cemetery Records:

Osceola Cemetery
Dorrell, Columbus, 19 March 1848 - 5 March 1880
English, Mary L., spouse of J.L. English, 29 October 1836 – 26 November 1870
English, Joseph L., 15 February 1830 – 20 May 1908