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Family: Willis Lynfield Sorrell / Martha Jane "Mattie" Vanarsdall (F167)

m. 10 Apr 1886


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  • Willis Lynfield SorrellFather | Male
    Willis Lynfield Sorrell

    Born  14 Oct 1853  Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jul 1899  Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  10 Apr 1886  [1]  Mercer County, Kentucky, USA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Melville Sorrell | F176 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jane Amanda Coleman | F176 Group Sheet 

    Martha Jane "Mattie" VanarsdallMother | Female
    Martha Jane "Mattie" Vanarsdall

    Born  19 Jun 1863  McAfee, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Apr 1944  Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Charles J Wilkins, Jr | F250 
    Married  1901  Louisville Jefferson KY USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William Alfred Vanarsdall | F166 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret Ann Thompson | F166 Group Sheet 

    Edward SorrellChild 1 | Male
    Edward Sorrell

    Born  16 Oct 1891  Harrisburg, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  07 May 1912  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Andrew SorrellChild 2 | Male
    Andrew Sorrell

    Born  Feb 1895  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Dec 1901  Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Willie SorrellChild 3 | Male
    Willie Sorrell

    Born  07 Sep 1889  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Apr 1913  Strington, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Norine SorrellChild 4 | Female
    Norine Sorrell

    Born  20 Feb 1898  Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Oct 1918  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Evan Owen Jones, Jr. | F164 
    Married  13 May 1916  Clark, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location

    Herbert G SorrellChild 5 | Male
    Herbert G Sorrell

    Born  22 Mar 1886  Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Oct 1959  Portland, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Portland (Jefferson County), Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma Laura Bell Keller | F168 
    Married  31 Jul 1907  Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location


  • Sources 
    1. [S3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 4, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 544; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1240544.
      Name: Martha Soraell
      [Martha Vanarsdell]
      Age: 36
      Birth Date: Jun 1863
      Birthplace: Kentucky
      Home in 1900: Magisterial District 4, Mercer, Kentucky
      [Mercer]
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Father's Name: Wm Vanarsdell
      Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
      Mother's Name: Margarett Vanarsdell
      Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
      Mother: number of living children: 5
      Mother: How many children: 5
      Occupation: View on Image
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      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Wm Vanarsdell 65
      Margarett Vanarsdell 63
      Susan M Vanarsdell 34
      Beker Vanarsdell 29
      Minnie L Vanarsdell 20
      Martha Soraell 36
      Herbert Soraell 13
      Eddie Soraell 8
      Andrew Soraell 25
      Norine Soraell 2