William M. Sorrell

1843 -

• Name	William M. Sorrell
  Birth	May 1843	Wake Co., NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F3FE060AB49BDA11BE2B00C0267EFAB032B1
  Person ID	I31323	sorrells
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	Willis Sorrell,   b. Abt 1821, Wake Co., NC d. Bef 1900, Wake Co., NC (Age < 78 years)
  Mother	Martha Barbee,   b. Abt 1823
  Marriage	31 Dec 1840	Wake Co., NC
  Notes	Bondsman: H.B. Hayes
  Family ID	F6796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	L. Margaret Maria Cain,   b. 19 May 1846, Wake Co., NC d. 19 Feb 1924, Durham, Durham Co., NC (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1864	Wake Co., NC
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Sorrell,   b. 27 Feb 1866, Wake Co., NC d. Durham, Durham Co., NC   2. Martha Sorrell,   b. Abt 1869, White Oak, Wake Co., NC   3. Eugene Harrison Sorrell,   b. 3 Mar 1871, Wake Co., NC d. 31 Mar 1959, Durham, Durham Co., NC (Age 88 years)   4. William H. Sorrell,   b. Jan 1873, Wake Co., NC d. 23 Dec 1945, Durham Co., NC (Age 72 years)   5. Geneva Bessie Sorrell,   b. 19 May 1881, Wake Co., NC d. 27 Dec 1964, Butler, Granville Co., NC (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F11567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  1870 Wake Co., NC Census William M. age 26 listed as "Preaching the Gospel" Margaret M. age 23 Mary E. age 4 Martha age 1 There is a W. M. Sorrell listed as a Methodist Minister living in Cary in the Wake Co., NC Business Directory of 1872. 1880 United States Federal Census Name: William M. Sorrell Home in 1880: Cary, Wake, North Carolina Age: 37 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Maria Father's birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Machinist Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male House Number: 14474036 Name Age William M. Sorrell 37 Maria Sorrell 34 Mary E. Sorrell 13 Eugene Sorrell 7 William H. Sorrell 5 There is also a listed for W. M. Sorrell under: Colportures (A peddler of devotional literature) of the American Tract Society" listed as 914 Main Street, Richmond, VA now at work in NC. : Rev. W. M. Sorrell, Raleigh. Listed with a cotton gin in the directory as Wm. M. Sorrell in Cary. It could be that his daughter was Mary Elizabeth "Bettie". Death certificate in NC lists a Bettie Sorrells Adams whose birthdate was 27 Feb 1866 in Wake Co., NC. Her father is listed as W.M. Sorrell and mother listed as Margaret Cain. The informant on the death was Bessie Sorrell. 1900 Durham Co., NC Census: W. M. b May 1843 (married 36 years) L. M. b May 1846 has 5 children, all living W. H. son b Jan 1873 Bessie b May 1881 Florence Sorrell 20 L E Warren 27 Lula Hoge 19 Jacob H Adams 33 Bettie E Adams 34 E H Sorrell 24 Maggie I Sorrell 23 Vivian E Sorrell 3 1910 United States Federal Census Name: William Sorrell [William H Sorrell] Age in 1910: 28 (Obviously a mistake!) Birth Year: abt 1882 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1910: Durham Ward 3, Durham, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Maria M Sorrell Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina William Sorrell 28 Maria M Sorrell 64 Bessie Sorrell 34 John W Adams 43 Bettie E Adams 44