William Wesley Sorrells

1879 - 1940  (60 years)

• Name	William Wesley Sorrells
  Birth	11 Dec 1879	Spruce Pine, Mitchell Co., NC
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Wes
  _UID	725F7DA224885D4285E0EEA1FC2AB99EACBC
  Death	10 Dec 1940	Veteran's Hospital, Mountain Home, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN
  Burial	Academy Cemetery, Burnsville, Yancey Co., NC
  Person ID	I29592	sorrells
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	John Nelson Sorrells,   b. 10 May 1850, Mitchell Co., NC d. 17 Mar 1927, McDowell Co., NC (Age 76 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F10990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bessie Ray Stacy,   b. 20 Aug 1889, Burke Co., NC d. 22 Nov 1921, Mitchell Co., NC (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1906	Glenn Alpine, Burke Co., NC
  Children	1. Alice Louise Sorrells,   b. 12 May 1907, Buncombe Co., NC d. 9 Mar 2003, Marion, McDowell Co., NC (Age 95 years)   2. Wesley Alan Ray Sorrell,   b. 19 Jul 1908, McDowell Co., NC d. 21 Nov 1992, Washington Co., TN (Age 84 years)   3. Bertha Ruth Sorrells,   b. 5 Nov 1909   d. 10 Apr 1968 (Age 58 years)   4. Ida Pearl Stacy Sorrells,   b. 1 May 1911   d. 6 Mar 1916 (Age 4 years)   5. Warren Phillip Sorrells,   b. 1 Oct 1913   d. 1978 (Age 64 years)   6. Owen Theodore Sorrells,   b. 11 Oct 1914   7. Laura Emily Sorrells,   b. 18 Jun 1916   d. 1996 (Age 79 years)   8. Living
  Family ID	F10991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Mattie Gardney,   b. 23 Jul 1887   d. 25 Dec 1954 (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Mary Lou Sorrells,   b. 10 May 1928, Burnsville, NC d. 19 Jan 2018 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F15174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

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  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: William Wesley Sorrells County: Yancey State: North Carolina Birth Date: 11 Dec 1879 Race: White FHL Roll Number: 1786859 DraftBoard: 0 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Wesley Sorrell [Wesley Sowell] Home in 1900: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina Age: 20 Birth Date: Dec 1879 Birthplace: North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to head-of-house: Boarder Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Marital Status: Single Occupation: View on Image Samuel Mays 55 Fannie S Mays 29 Lonie M James 7 Amanda M James 6 Wesley Sorrell 20 Theodore Griffin 27 Coster 48 Brown 26 Morrow 37 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 John S Sorrels 50 Nancy L Sorrels 40 Laura E Sorrels 22 William W Sorrels 20 Melinda C Sorrels 17 1910 United States Federal Census Name: William W Sarrels Age in 1910: 30 Estimated Birth Year: 1880 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head[Self (Head)] Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Spouse's Name: Bessie Sarrels Home in 1910: Marion, McDowell, North Carolina Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male William W Sarrels 30 Bessie Sarrels 30 [20] Louise Sarrels 3 Ray Sarrels 2 Ruth Sarrels 6/12[0] 1920 United States Federal Census Name: William M Sorrels [William W Sorrels] Home in 1920: Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) [Head] Spouse's Name: Bessie R Sorrels Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes William M Sorrels 40 Bessie R Sorrels 30 Edith L Sorrels 12 Wesley A Sorrels 11 Bertha R Sorrels 10 Ida P Sorrels 9 Philip M Sorrels 6 Laura E Sorrels 3 [3 8/12] 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Wesley Sorrels Home in 1930: Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina View Map Age: 50 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Mattie Sorrels Wesley Sorrels 50 Mattie Sorrels 42 Philip Sorrels 16 Mary L Sorrels 1 4/12 Polly Sorrell Ruth Sorrell Emily Sorrell Katharine Sorrell Edith Louise Sorrell b: 1907 Ray Sorrell b: July 19, 1908 Phil Sorrell b: 1913 088 GLEN ALPINE CEMETERY (BESIDE THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH) Burke County North Carolina Cemeteries # Sorrells, Bessie Ray (b. 1889 - d. 1921) Wife of W. W. Sorrells # Sorrells, John N. (b. 13 May 1849 - d. 17 Mar 1927) # Sorrells, Malinda C. (b. 17 Feb 1883 - d. 6 Aug 1966) # Sorrells, Nancy Westall (b. 6 Dec 1859 - d. 22 Feb 1953) # Sorrells, Pearl Stacy (b. 1911 - d. 1966) Daughter of W. W. and Bessie Sorrells William W. Sorrels Birth: Dec. 11, 1879 Death: Dec. 10, 1940 "NORTH CAROLINA SGT 9 CO COAST ARTILLERY" Family links: Children: Ida Pearl Sorrells (1911 - 1966)* Spouses: Mattie G. Sorrells (1887 - 1954) Bessie Rae Stacy Sorrells (1889 - 1921)* William W. Sorrels Birth: Dec. 11, 1879 Death: Dec. 10, 1940 "NORTH CAROLINA SGT 9 CO COAST ARTILLERY" Family links: Spouses: Mattie G. Sorrells (1887 - 1954) Bessie Rae Stacy Sorrells (1889 - 1921)* Children: Ida Pearl Sorrells (1911 - 1966)* Burial: Academy Cemetery Burnsville (Yancey County) Yancey County North Carolina, USA I did find out that granddad’s death certificate spelled it Sorrels, which is the way the Army had “Sarge Wes” registered. He died at the VA Hospital in Johnson City, TN and is buried in Burnsville with William Wesley Sorrels on the military stone there. My dad died at the same hospital 52 years after Sarge Wes. Dad’s buried in the VA cemetery there.