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William Sorrell 1801–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Aug 1870

Death Location: Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Jr

Mother: Mary McDonald

Spouse(s): Catherine McCarty, Mary Miffleton

Children(s): William Sorrell, Mariah Sorrell, Thomas Sorrell, John Sorrell, William Sorrell, Richard Sorrell, Cordelia Sorrell, Mariah Sorrell, Frances Sorrell, Eliza Sorrell, Matilda Sorrell, Joshua Sorrell, Oliver Sorrell, Elijah Sorrell, George Sorrell, Phoebe Adams, Lucy Sorrel, James Sorrell, Sarah Sorrell, William Sorrell, Jack Sorrell, Adeline Sorrell, William Sorrel, Lewis Sorrell, Alfred Sorrell, Margaret Sorrell, Nannie Sorrel

William Sorrell was born in 1801 in Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of James Sorrell Jr And Mary Mcdonald. William Sorrell married Catherine Mccarty, Mary Sorrell Miffleton, and had children including Adeline E Sorrell, Alfred Sorrell, Cordelia Caraline Sorrell, Elijah Lige B Sorrell, Eliza Sorrell, Frances Fanny Sorrell, George Washington Sorrell, Jack Sorrell, James Park Sorrell, John Sorrell, Joshua Franklin Jashuay Sorrell, Lewis Alexander Sorrell, Lucy Jane Sorrel, Margaret Sorrell, Mariah Merenah Sorrell, Mariah Sorrell, Matilda K Sorrell, Nannie Sorrel, Oliver Perry Sorrell, Phoebe Adams, Richard H Sorrell, Sarah F Sorrell, Thomas Sorrell, William Alexander Sorrell, William Henry Sorrell, William Riley Sorrell, William W Sorrel. William Sorrell passed away in 1870 in Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Sorrell was born in 1801 in Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of James Sorrell Jr And Mary Mcdonald.
  • William Sorrell married Catherine Mccarty, Mary Sorrell Miffleton, and had children including Adeline E Sorrell, Alfred Sorrell, Cordelia Caraline Sorrell, Elijah Lige B Sorrell, Eliza Sorrell, Frances Fanny Sorrell, George Washington Sorrell, Jack Sorrell, James Park Sorrell, John Sorrell, Joshua Franklin Jashuay Sorrell, Lewis Alexander Sorrell, Lucy Jane Sorrel, Margaret Sorrell, Mariah Merenah Sorrell, Mariah Sorrell, Matilda K Sorrell, Nannie Sorrel, Oliver Perry Sorrell, Phoebe Adams, Richard H Sorrell, Sarah F Sorrell, Thomas Sorrell, William Alexander Sorrell, William Henry Sorrell, William Riley Sorrell, William W Sorrel.
  • William Sorrell passed away in 1870 in Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, USA.

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William Sorrell's Ancestors

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William Sorrell
1801–1870
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Sorrell Jr
1776–1870
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Mary McDonald
1776–1847
Amherst,,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sorrell's Descendants

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William Sorrell (1801–29 Aug 1870) m. Catherine McCarty (1803–1870) m. Mary (Sorrell) Miffleton (1815–17 Aug 1875)
  1. 1. William (Riley) Sorrell 1822–1914 m. Paty Basford 1820–1910 m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") McCullough 1822–1850
    1. 1. Newton Sorrell 1854–1920 m. Martha (Washington) Shrout 1858–1931
      1. 1. Blanche (Eminty) Sorrell 1884–1951 m. Ebb Gibbs 1886–1908 m. Henry (A.) McGanthey 1881– m. Dayton (Dallas) Ringle 1880–1951 m. Donald Hocking 1887– m. Alvin Nickell 1886–1920
        1. 1. Laurel (Pierce) Gibbs 1902–1974 m. Blodwyn (M) Jones 1904–1988 m. Elwyn (M) Gibbs 1918–2011
        2. 2. G (C) Gibbs 1906–1930
        3. 3. Florence (Mae) Ringle 1918–1942 m. Raymond ("Roy" Traverse) Brooks 1908–1942
        4. 4. Bureeda Gibbs 1910–1977 m. Roy (Levi) Pool 1919–1955 m. Walter (Eugene Bridges y) Bodet 1910–1976
    2. 2. Rhoda (Ann) Sorrell 1852–1887
    3. 3. Simon Sorrel 1856–1902
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Sorrell 1857–1887
    5. 5. Trendilla Sorell 1859–1930
    6. 6. Samuel Sorrel 1863–
    7. 7. Catherine Ingram 1862–1949
      1. 1. Ethel Ingram 1895–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Sorrell 1845–
    9. 9. Gideon Sorrell 1848–1925
  2. 2. Mariah (Merenah) Sorrell 1850–1910
  3. 3. Thomas Sorrell 1826–1872
  4. 4. John Sorrell 1832–
  5. 5. William (Alexander) Sorrell 1834–
  6. 6. Richard (H) Sorrell 1842–1925
  7. 7. Cordelia (Caraline) Sorrell 1839–1839
  8. 8. Mariah Sorrell 1845–1910
  9. 9. Frances ("Fanny") Sorrell 1842–
  10. 10. Eliza Sorrell 1847–
  11. 11. Matilda (K) Sorrell 1824–1920
  12. 12. Joshua (Franklin "Jashuay") Sorrell 1840–1916
  13. 13. Oliver (Perry) Sorrell 1831–1890
  14. 14. Elijah ("Lige" B.) Sorrell 1844–1915
  15. 15. George (Washington) Sorrell 1827–1918
    1. 1. John (T.) Sorrell 1865–1923
      1. 1. Effie (Lee) Sorrell 1890–1913 m. James (Sanford) Sorrell 1872–1955
        1. 1. Cecil (Edward) Sorrell 1908–1953 m. Opal Adams 1912–1976 m. Florence (Turner) Cole 1921–
        2. 2. Ethel (Violet) Sorrell 1912–1913
        3. 3. Earsie (M.) Sorrell 1910–
  16. 16. Phoebe Adams 1834–1892
  17. 17. Lucy (Jane) Sorrel 1854–1945
  18. 18. James (Park) Sorrell 1847–1883
  19. 19. Sarah (F) Sorrell 1858–
  20. 20. William (Henry) Sorrell 1860–
  21. 21. Jack Sorrell 1864–
  22. 22. Adeline (E) Sorrell 1857–
  23. 23. William (W) Sorrel 1861–
  24. 24. Lewis (Alexander) Sorrell 1838–1872
  25. 25. Alfred Sorrell 1829–
  26. 26. Margaret Sorrell 1823–
  27. 27. Nannie Sorrel 1855–

William Sorrell's Timeline

2 Records

1801
1801
Birth of William Sorrell in Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Virginia, USA
1870
29 Aug 1870
Age 69
Death of William Sorrell in Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

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