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James William Sorrell 1910–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1910

Birth Location: Hocking County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 31 Oct 1970

Death Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA

Father: Martin Sorrell

Mother: Laura Canter

Spouse(s): Clara Bentley

Children(s): Laura Sorrell, Benjamin Sorrell, Robert Sorrell, Rose Sorrell, Thomas Sorrell, James Sorrell

The story of James William Sorrell began in 1910 in Hocking County, Ohio, USA. James William Sorrell married Clara Edna Bentley, and had children including Benjamin William Sorrell, James Donald Sorrell, Judith Della Sorrell, Laura Roberta Sorrell, Marie B Sorrell, Paul E Sorrell Sr, Robert Preston Sorrell, Rose May Sorrell, Susan Jean Sorrell, Thomas Martin Sorrell. James William Sorrell passed away in 1970 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James William Sorrell began in 1910 in Hocking County, Ohio, USA.
  • James William Sorrell married Clara Edna Bentley, and had children including Benjamin William Sorrell, James Donald Sorrell, Judith Della Sorrell, Laura Roberta Sorrell, Marie B Sorrell, Paul E Sorrell Sr, Robert Preston Sorrell, Rose May Sorrell, Susan Jean Sorrell, Thomas Martin Sorrell.
  • James William Sorrell passed away in 1970 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Sorrell
1865–1944
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Laura Canter
1866–1957
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
LC

Spouses(s)

Clara Bentley
1918–1994
Birth Location: Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
CB

Children(s)

Laura Sorrell
1947–1996
Birth Location: Barberton, Summit, Ohio, USA
LS
Benjamin Sorrell
1938–1994
Birth Location: Orbiston, Hocking County, Ohio, USA
BS
Robert Sorrell
1936–
Birth Location: Milford, Ohio, USA
RS
Rose Sorrell
1940–2016
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
RS
Thomas Sorrell
1945–2021
Birth Location: Murrey City, Ohio
TS
James Sorrell
1950–2014
Birth Location: –
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James Sorrell's Ancestors

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James Sorrell
1910–1970
Birth Place: Hocking County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Martin L. Sorrell
1865–1944
Virginia, USA
Laura Canter
1866–1957
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
James (William Sorrell) 1828
1834–1914
Botetourt, Virginia
Nancy (A) Montgomery
1833–1894
Botetourt, Virginia
Amos Canter
1834–1900
Scioto, Ohio
Rosanna George
1839–1916
Scioto County, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
William Sorrell
1810–1867
Sarah Leighton
1810–
Samuel Montgomery
1811–1879
Mary Pursley
1813–1848
Henry Canter
1798–1878
Mary Miler
1807–1870
Benjamin George
1800–1859
NANCY STONEBERGER
1804–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sorrell's Descendants

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James (William) Sorrell (10 Feb 1910–31 Oct 1970) m. Clara (Edna) Bentley (6 Sep 1918–Jul 1994)
  1. 1. Laura (Roberta) Sorrell 1947–1996
  2. 2. Benjamin (William) Sorrell 1938–1994
  3. 3. Robert (Preston) Sorrell 1936–
  4. 4. Rose (May) Sorrell 1940–2016
  5. 5. Thomas (Martin) Sorrell 1945–2021
  6. 6. James (Donald) Sorrell 1950–2014

James Sorrell's Timeline

2 Records

1910
10 Feb 1910
Birth of James William Sorrell in Hocking County, Ohio, USA
Hocking County, Ohio, USA
1970
31 Oct 1970
Age 60
Death of James William Sorrell in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1910
    Event Place: Hocking County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1970
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
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