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- Jesse C. Sorrels, born 9/5/1843. This man lived mostly around Marion, NC area. (I think in earlier years in Rutherford County.) He married Mary Emily Lewis (5/23/1846-6/21/1912), and had ten children. The third child, first son, was William Walter Sorrels (8/31/1871-10/2/1949) who was my father. According to information I have, Jesse C. Sorrels rode horseback up into the Blue Ridge mountains where he was impressed with the plight of some of the people there. He asked the Baptist Association of North Carolina to license him as a missionary, then worked most of his active life helping people in the mountains where he started three churches. The one with which he spent most of his time was the Clear Creek Church. (Probably spent the latter years of his life there.) I tried to find this church once while in NC, but could not find a community called Clear Creek. With some research, I found that the place had been renamed Pleasant Garden. (Just NW of Marion.) Upon learning this, I visited there and the church which my grandfather started was still going. In fact, the cornerstone on their sanctuary stated, "In honor of Jesse C. Sorrels."
Thomas Sorrels
PO Box 754
Ramona, CA 92065
5sorrels@adnc.com (2005)
1860 Rutherford Co., NC Census: Living with his brother Pinkney and his mother.
Records from the 1850 through 1930 census records of Cleveland County, NC and 1860 through 1930 census records of Rutherford County, NC and the cemetery records and marriage records that are available on my webpage at http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd. http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/gendex1.html. In this volume there are just a few entries that are from my own genealogy work or other personal knowledge: Sorrells, Elizabeth 39 Sorrells, Jesse 39 Sorrells, John 39 Sorrells, Martha 39 Sorrells, Pinkney 39 Sorrells, Salena 39 Sorrells, Susan 23, 34 Sorrells, Susan A. 31, 39 Sorrells, Unknown 38, 39 Sorrells, William 39
Rev Jesse C Sorrels
Birth: Sep. 5, 1843
North Carolina, USA
Death: Sep. 26, 1900
s/o Charles Sorrels, Emily Whitaker
h/o Emily Lewis, m. 14 Dec 1866, Rutherford, North Carolina
Daughter, Para L (Sorrels) Corpening (1869-1923) @ Find A Grave Memorial# 25598728
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American Civil War Soldiers
about Jesse Sorrels
Name:Jesse Sorrels
Enlistment Date:10 May 1862
Enlistment Place:Rutherford County, North Carolina
Side Served:Confederacy
State Served:North Carolina
Service Record:Enlisted as a Private on 10 May 1862. Enlisted in Company G, 50th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 10 May 1862.
Family links:
Parents:
Charles Sorrels (1808 - 1854)
Emaline Whitaker Sorrels (1811 - 1897)
Spouse:
Mary Emily Lewis Sorrels (1846 - 1912)*
Children:
Charles O Sorrels (1877 - 1922)*
Robert L Sorrels (1882 - 1886)*
Carey M Sorrels (1886 - 1888)*
Fred Clarence Sorrels (1889 - 1971)*
Siblings:
William Walton Sorrels (1832 - 1898)*
Elizabeth C Sorrels Camp (1842 - 1877)*
Jesse C Sorrels (1843 - 1900)
Burial:
Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Rutherfordton
Rutherford County
North Carolina, USA
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1843 - 1900 (57 years)
