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Melville Sorrell

Melville Sorrell

Male 1822 - 1880  (57 years)

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  • Name Melville Sorrell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Born 07 Oct 1822  Clandey, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12] 
    Melvin Grave    		 Melvin Grave
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  District 1, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Age: 27 
    Residence 1860  Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1860  Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 1861  [1, 2, 5] 
    Residence Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1865  [3, 6] 
    Residence 1865  [3] 
    Residence 1865  [3] 
    Residence 1866  [4, 6] 
    Residence 1866  [4] 
    Residence 1870  Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1870  Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 48 
    Residence 1880  Bergin, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Died 30 Jun 1880  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    • Age at Death: 57
    Melvin Grave    		 Melvin Grave
    Buried McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    Person ID I444  Rofheart - Jones Family Tree too...
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2018 

    Father James (Speculative Relationship) Sorrel, Jr.,   b. 1776, Culpepper, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1869, Greenwood, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary A (Speculative Relationship) McDonald,   b. 1776, Amherst, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1847, Indian Creek, Bath Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 20 Oct 1798  Amherst County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    Family ID F466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Married 31 Dec 1845  Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds    		 Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds
    Jane Amanda Coleman is 21 signed her brother - marriage    		 Jane Amanda Coleman is 21 signed her brother - marriage
    Children 
     1. Henry Coleman Sorrell,   b. 23 May 1851, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1927, Mercer, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     2. 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)  [natural]
     3. James Sorrell,   b. 15 Nov 1846, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1908, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [natural]
     4. Mary Elizabeth Sorrell,   b. 02 Jul 1849, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1919, McCreary, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds    		Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds
    Melvin Grave    		Melvin Grave
    JAMES DEATH SON TAKEN TO ASYLUM POSTING    		JAMES DEATH SON TAKEN TO ASYLUM POSTING

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] 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: ; Page: 717; Image: 173.
      Birth date: abt 1822
      Birth place: Virginia
      Residence date: 1860
      Residence place: Mercer, Kentucky, United States

    2. [S2] 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_; Page: ; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1822
      Birth place: Virginia
      Residence date: 1870
      Residence place: Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky, United States

    3. [S194] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209. For comp;).
      Residence date: 1865
      Residence place:

    4. [S194] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209. For comp;).
      Residence date: 1866
      Residence place:

    5. [S5] 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: Bergin, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 434; Family History Film: 1254434; Page: 97A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0196.
      Birth date: abt 1823
      Birth place: Kentucky
      Residence date: 1880
      Residence place: Bergin, Mercer, Kentucky, United States

    6. [S194] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209. For comp;).

    7. [S81] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    8. [S11] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M432_213; Page: 255A; Image: 177.

    9. [S190] Kentucky Census, 1810-90, Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    10. [S6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    11. [S189] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    12. [S8] 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,;).

    13. [S310] Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800, Dodd, Jordan, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).

    14. [S82] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).