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Melville Carter Sorrell

Melville Carter Sorrell

Male 1878 - 1940  (62 years)

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  • Name Melville Carter Sorrell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born 20 Feb 1878  Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1880  Mcafee, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson 
    Residence 1900  Magisterial District 4, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age: 21; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1920  Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 31 Oct 1940  Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • Age: 62
    Buried Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I7026  Rofheart - Jones Family Tree | Rofheart - Rofes and related families
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 15 Feb 1872  Mercer, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Linnie Sandusky,   b. 08 Feb 1883, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Sep 1974, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Sorrell,   b. Abt 1912, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Melville Cooper Sorrell,   b. 07 May 1916, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1976, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 
    Family ID F1658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson - 1880 - McAfee, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [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.

    3. [S136] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Mercer; Roll: 1653658.

    4. [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: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: T625_591; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 126; Image: 888.

    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,;).

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

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