John Nelson Sorrells

1850 - 1927  (76 years)

• Name	John Nelson Sorrells
  Birth	10 May 1850	Mitchell Co., NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A71926DC4384D911BE2700C0267EFAB06681
  Death	17 Mar 1927	McDowell Co., NC
  Burial	Glen Alpine, Burke Co., NC
  Person ID	I29590	sorrells
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2011

  
  

  Father	Richard Sorrells,   b. Jan 1814, Burke Co., NC d. Aft 1901, Mitchell Co., NC (Age > 88 years)
  Mother	Malinda W. Lonon,   b. 22 Sep 1820, McDowell Co., NC d. 1 Dec 1899 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1842	NC
  Family ID	F13710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Louise Westall,   b. 6 Dec 1859, Yancey Co., NC d. 22 Feb 1953, Burke Co., NC (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	18 Feb 1877	Mitchell Co., NC
  Children	1. James Theodore Sorrells,   b. 16 Apr 1874, Mitchell Co., NC d. 18 Jul 1956, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC (Age 82 years)   2. Laura Eliza Sorrells,   b. 11 Feb 1878   d. 15 Mar 1970 (Age 92 years)   3. William Wesley Sorrells,   b. 11 Dec 1879, Spruce Pine, Mitchell Co., NC d. 10 Dec 1940, Veteran's Hospital, Mountain Home, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN (Age 60 years)   4. Malinda Catherine Sorrells,   b. 17 Feb 1883, Yancey Co., NC
  Family ID	F10990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  1860 United States Federal Census Name: John N Sorrell [John N Sorrels] Age in 1860: 12 Birth Year: abt 1848 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Whiteville 1880 United States Federal Census Name: John Sorrells Home in 1880: Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Birthplace: N C Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Louisa Sorrells Father's birthplace: N C Mother's birthplace: N C Occupation: Work In Mica Mine Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male John Sorrells 30 Louisa Sorrells 20 James L. Sorrells 6 Laura L. Sorrells 3 William W. Sorrells 6m 1900 United States Federal Census Name: John S Sorrels [John Sondo] Home in 1900: Grassy Creek, Mitchell, North Carolina Age: 50 Birth Date: May 1850 Birthplace: North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to head-of-house: Head Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Spouse's Name: Nancy L Sorrels Marriage year: 1877 Marital Status: Married Years married: 23 Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John S Sorrels 50 Nancy L Sorrels 40 Laura E Sorrels 22 William W Sorrels 20 Melinda C Sorrels 17 1920 United States Federal Census Name: John N Sarrells[John N Sorrells] Home in 1920: Marion, McDowell, North Carolina Age: 69 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)[Head] Spouse's Name: Nancie L Sarrells Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes John N Sarrells 69 Nancie L Sarrells 60 Linnie C Sarrells 36 Name: John Nelson Sorrells Death date: 16 Mar 1927 Death place: Marion, Marion, Mcdowell, North Carolina Gender: Male Race or color (on document): W Race or color (expanded): White Age at death: 76y 10m 3d Estimated birth year: Birthdate: 13 May 1850 Birthplace: Spruce Pine, Nc Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Nancy L. Westall Father's name: Richard Sorrells Father's birthplace: Morganton, NC Mother's name: Malenda Lonon Mother's birthplace: Nebo, Nc Occupation: Farmer Street address: Residence: Cemetery name: Glen Alpine Cemetery Burial place: Burial date: 17 Mar 1927 Funeral home: Informant's name: Additional relatives: X Film number: 1907302 Digital GS number: 4216676 Image number: 1539 Reference number: fn 1098 cn 270 Collection: North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930 John Nelson Sorrells Birth: May 10, 1850 Yancey County North Carolina, USA Death: Mar. 16, 1927 McDowell County North Carolina, USA Husband of Nancy Louise Westall. Son of Richard Sorrells and Malinda Lonon. Information obtained from death certificate. Family links: Children: James Theodore Sorrells (1874 - 1956)* Malinda Catherine Sorrells (1883 - 1966)* Spouse: Nancy Louise Westall Sorrells (1859 - 1953) Burial: Glen Alpine Cemetery Glen Alpine Burke County North Carolina, USA