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Martha Jane "Mattie" Vanarsdall

Martha Jane "Mattie" Vanarsdall

Female 1863 - 1944  (80 years)

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  • Name Martha Jane "Mattie" Vanarsdall  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    Vanarsdall-Kentucky History
    Vanarsdall-Kentucky History
    Born 19 Jun 1863  McAfee, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
    Gender Female 
    Residence Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence Jefferson Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1870  Precinct 5, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age in 1870: 7 
    Residence 1870  Precinct 5, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age in 1870: 7 
    Residence 1880  Mcafee, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1880  Mcafee, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1900  Magisterial District 4, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 14
    Age: 36; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1910  Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence 1910  Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Age in 1910: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife 
    Residence 1916  Louisville, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1920  Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1922  Louisville, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1925  Louisville, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1930  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Age: 67; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1933  Louisville, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1935  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Residence 01 Apr 1940  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 75; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 25 Apr 1944  Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 7, 10, 13
    Buried New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I3554  Rofheart - Jones Family Tree | Rofheart - Rofes and related families
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 

    DNA Tests  2 DNA tests are associated with  

    Father William Alfred Vanarsdall,   b. 05 Feb 1834, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1909, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Ann Thompson,   b. 04 May 1836, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1923, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 07 Sep 1854  [17
    Family ID F1362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Willis Lynfield Sorrell,   b. 14 Oct 1853, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1899, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1886  Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • Bond: Willis L Sorrell & W.A. Vanarsdale
    Vanarsdall-Kentucky History
    Vanarsdall-Kentucky History
    Children 
     1. Andrew Sorrell,   b. Feb 1895, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1901, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 6 years)  [natural]
     2. Herbert G. Sorrell,   b. 22 Mar 1886, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1959, Portland, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     3. Edward Sorrell,   b. 16 Oct 1891, Harrisburg, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 May 1912, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)  [natural]
     4. Norine Sorrell,   b. 20 Feb 1898, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1918, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)  [natural]
     5. Willie Sorrell,   b. 07 Sep 1889, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1913, Strington, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 
    Family ID F527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Charles J Wilkins, Jr,   b. 25 Apr 1843, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1910, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 1901  Louisville Jefferson KY USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charles Jesse Wilkins,   b. 12 Feb 1907, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1965, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  [natural]
     2. Cora Wilkins,   b. 1902, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 
    Family ID F676  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jun 1863 - McAfee, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - McAfee, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1880 - McAfee, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Apr 1886 - Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age in 1910: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1910 - Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Apr 1944 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Mattie Jane Vanarsdall Wilkins
    Mattie Jane Vanarsdall Wilkins
    Mattie Jane Vanarsdall Wilkins
    Mattie Jane Vanarsdall Wilkins
    Vanarsdall-Kentucky History
    Vanarsdall-Kentucky History
    Mattie Widow of CJ Wilkins
    Mattie Widow of CJ Wilkins

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_582; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 205; Image: 84.
      Birth date: abt 1864
      Birth place: Kentucky
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky

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

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    5. [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,;).
      Birth date: 19 Jun 1863
      Birth place: Kentucky
      Death date: 25 Apr 1944
      Death place: Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

    6. [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 5, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_488; Page: 522A; Image: 227; Family History Library Film: 545987.

    7. [S42] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Ar;).
      Death date: 25 Apr 1944
      Death place:

    8. [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: 117B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0237.
      Birth date: abt 1865
      Birth place: Kentucky
      Residence date: 1880
      Residence place: Mcafee, Mercer, Kentucky, United States

    9. [S32] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: 759; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 153; Image: 77.0; FHL microfilm: 2340494.

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      Birth date: abt 1864
      Birth place:
      Death date: 25 April 1944
      Death place: Jefferson, Kentucky
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Jefferson

    11. [S8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T624_487; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0207; Image: 594; FHL microfilm: 1374500.
      Birth date: 1862
      Birth place: Kentucky
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky

    12. [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: T623_544; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 59; FHL microfilm: 1240544.
      Birth date: Jun 1863
      Birth place: Kentucky
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Magisterial District 4, Mercer, Kentucky

    13. [S72] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2011, 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 5 December 2011.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi;).
      Death date: 25 Apr 1944
      Death place:

    14. [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: 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
      Neighbors: View others on page
      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

    15. [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,;).

    16. [S472] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    17. [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: T623_544; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 59; FHL microfilm: 1240544.
      Birth date: Feb 1834
      Birth place: Kentucky
      Marriage date: 1854
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Magisterial District 4, Mercer, Kentucky