John Adams Sorrells

1856 - 1937  (80 years)

• Name	John Adams Sorrells
  Birth	26 Sep 1856	Buncombe Co., NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0BF177042E2FD811BE2600C0267EFAB0AF2B
  Death	14 Apr 1937	Buncombe Co., NC
  Burial	Gashes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC
  Person ID	I27538	sorrells
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Walter Franklin Sorrells,   b. 16 Jun 1836, Buncombe Co., NC d. 10 Feb 1863, Atlanta, GA (Age 26 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Parks,   b. 5 Oct 1838, Buncombe Co., NC d. 6 Jun 1911, Buncombe Co., NC (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1854	Buncombe Co., NC
  Family ID	F10274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Priscilla Bethany Marran Haynes,   b. 5 Jul 1857, Buncombe Co., NC d. 3 Oct 1889, Buncombe Co., NC (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1875	Buncombe Co., NC
  Children	1. Victor Grayson Sorrells,   b. 16 Nov 1876, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC d. 14 Jan 1968, Buncombe Co., NC (Age 91 years)   2. Addie Lena Sorrells,   b. Abt 1879, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC d. 31 Dec 1955 (Age 76 years)   3. Ernest Franklin Sorrells,   b. 9 Jan 1881, Buncombe Co., NC d. 2 Sep 1950, Buncombe Co., NC (Age 69 years)   4. Virgil Curtis Sorrells,   b. 5 Nov 1883, Buncombe Co., NC d. 14 Mar 1957, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC (Age 73 years)   5. Benjamin Franklin Sorrells, , Sr.,   b. 28 Sep 1886, Buncombe Co., NC d. 20 Feb 1952, Buncombe Co., NC (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F10275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Decia Sales   d. Bef 1930
  Marriage	13 Aug 1890	Buncombe Co., NC
  Children	1. Edith Sorrells,   b. Abt 1891   2. Otis Sorrells,   b. Abt 1895, Buncombe Co., NC   3. Anne Sorrells,   b. Abt 1897, Buncombe Co., NC
  Family ID	F14750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Spouse: Ercilla Bethany Marran (Priscilla) Haynes Marriage: 12 Dec 1875 Place: Buncombe Co., North Carolina 1880 Buncombe Co., NC Census Jno. A. SORRELS Self M Male W 23 NC Farmer NC NC Ercilla B. SORRELS Wife M Female W 22 NC Keeping House NC NC Wictor G. SORRELS Son S Male W 3 NC NC NC Addie E. SORRELS Dau S Female W 1 NC NC NC Spouse: Decia Sales Marriage: 13 Aug 1890 Place: Buncombe Co., North Carolina 1900 United States Federal Census Name: John A Sorrells Age: 43 Birth Date: Sep 1856 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1900: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Decia Sorrells Marriage Year: 1890 Years Married: 10 Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina John A Sorrells 43 Decia Sorrells 30 Addie Sorrells 21 Earnest Sorrells 19 Virgil Sorrells 16 Benjamin Sorrells 13 Edith Sorrells 9 Otis Sorrells 5 Anne Sorrells 3 1910 United States Federal Census Name: John Sorrels Age in 1910: 53 Birth Year: 1857 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1910: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Alice Sorrels Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina John Sorrels 53 Alice Sorrels 40 Earnest Sorrels 29 Jerrie Sorrels 26 Bery Sorrels 23 Alice Sorrels 19 Olice Sorrels 15 Annie Sorrels 13 1920 United States Federal Census Name: John A Sorrells Age: 62 Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1920: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Vesia Sorrells Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes John A Sorrells 62 Vesia Sorrells 49 Edith Sorrells 28 Otis Sorrells 25 Annie Sorrells 23 1930 United States Federal Census Name: John A Sarles Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1856 Birthplace: North Carolina Race: White Home in 1930: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina View Map Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina John A Sarles 74 Annie L Mise 32 Ottis J Sarles 35 Raymond H Mise 2 [2 6/12] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Name: J A Sorrells Gender: Male Race: White Age: 80 Birth Date: 26 Sep 1856 Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death Date: 14 Apr 1937 Death Location: Asheville Routa, Buncombe Father's Name: Frank Sorrells Mother's Name: Sarah Parks John Adams Sorrells Birth: Sep. 26, 1856 Gashes Creek Buncombe County North Carolina, USA Death: Apr. 14, 1937 Gashes Creek Buncombe County North Carolina, USA Family links: Parents: Walter Franklin Sorrels (1836 - 1863) Sarah Elizabeth Parks Davidson (1838 - 1911) Spouses: Priscilla Bethany Marran "Ercilla" Haynes Sorrells (1857 - 1889)* Decia Sales Sorrells (1870 - 1924)* Children: Victor Grayson Sorrells (1876 - 1968)* Addie Lena Sorrells Hawn (1879 - 1955)* Ernest Franklin Sorrells (1881 - 1950)* Virgil Curtis Sorrells (1883 - 1957)* Edith Sorrells Sales (1890 - 1975)* J Otis Sorrells (1894 - 1944)* Annie Lee Sorrells Wise (1897 - 1937)* Siblings: John Adams Sorrells (1856 - 1937) George Claibourn Sorrells (1858 - 1943)* Lafayette Franklin Sorrells (1860 - 1904)* Thomas Walter Sorrells (1863 - 1915)* Burial: Gashes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Asheville Buncombe County North Carolina, USA