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James Sorrell

James Sorrell

Male 1846 - 1908  (61 years)

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  • Name James Sorrell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Born 15 Nov 1846  Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1860  Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age in 1860: 14 
    Residence 1870  Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age in 1870: 23 
    Residence 1880  Mcafee, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law 
    Residence 1900  Magisterial District 4, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 53; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 24 Jun 1908  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Buried McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Person ID I2140  Rofheart - Jones Family Tree | Rofheart - Rofes and related families
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 

    Father Melville C (Carter) Sorrell,   b. 07 Oct 1822, Clandey, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1880, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Amanda Coleman,   b. 08 Jan 1824, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Apr 1885, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 31 Dec 1845  Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Melville Sorerell & W.L. Coleman are bound to the Commonwealth for the sum of 50 pounds current money.
    Jane Amanda Coleman is 21 signed her brother - marriage    		 Jane Amanda Coleman is 21 signed her brother - marriage
    Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds    		 Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds
    Family ID F1047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Katherine (Kate) Leathers,   b. 10 Jun 1851, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1895, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 15 Feb 1872  Mercer, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lillie Sorrell,   b. 06 Apr 1881, Harrodsburg, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1960, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     2. Elmore Sorrell,   b. Abt 1876, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Nannie Sorrell,   b. Jun 1885, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Lena Sorrell,   b. 05 Nov 1873, Harrodsburg, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1944, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     5. James T Sorrell, Jr,   b. Jul 1876, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Melville Carter Sorrell,   b. 20 Feb 1878, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1940, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 
    Family ID F506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 15 Feb 1872  Mercer, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 
    Family ID F1969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Feb 1872 - Mercer, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law - 1880 - McAfee, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Jun 1908 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S39] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_488; Page: 546B; Image: 276; Family History Library Film: 545987.

    2. [S1] 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: 2B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1240544.

    3. [S43] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 30 January 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi;).

    4. [S12] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mcafee, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 434; Family History Film: 1254434; Page: 117A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0236.

    5. [S37] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M653_387; Page: 717; Image: 173; Family History Library Film: 803387.

    6. [S265] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    7. [S114] Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.;).

    8. [S10] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort,;).

    9. [S382] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    10. [S446] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).