William Henry Sorrell

1845 - 1925  (80 years)

• Name	William Henry Sorrell
  Birth	1845
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2784653F0E71624CA29E8F637644C192BB4B
  Death	2 Nov 1925
  Person ID	I35012	sorrells
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2007

  
  

  Father	John Sorrell,   b. 1810   d. 13 Nov 1880, Wake Co., NC (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Happy Horn,   b. 10 Mar 1810   d. 26 Jan 1878, Wake Co., NC (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	10 Dec 1840	Wake Co., NC
  Notes	The bondsman for their marriage was Ira Sorrell and witness was A. Williams.
  Family ID	F6848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Eugenia Sorrell   d. 17 Aug 1874   2. William Bennett Sorrell,   b. 2 Jan 1868   3. Rebecca A. Sorrell,   b. 28 Nov 1870, Wake Co., NC d. 24 Aug 1917, Holly Springs, Wake Co., NC (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F13053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	1. John W. Sorrell,   b. Abt 1874, GA   2. Dora O. Sorrell,   b. Abt 1877, GA   3. Patrick J. Sorrell,   b. Abt 1878, GA   4. Sarah Rebecca Sorrell,   b. 1880, GA
  Family ID	F13055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  1870 Wake Co., NC Census living right beside his father. Name: William H Sorrell Age in 1870: 25 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1870: Cedar Fork, Wake, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: New Hill William H Sorrell 25 Emely C Sorrell 28 Celia Sorrell 11 Wm B Sorrell 3 (I don't know whose child Celia is. William is hardly old enough to have had a child this old.) North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 Name: W H Sorrell Gender: Male Race: White Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1871 Marriage Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA Spouse: Martha A Ware Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Event Type: Marriage 1880 Chattooga, Summerfield, District 16 Census.Taken 1 Jun 1880. Has a 7 year old servant listed in his home. Name: Wm. H. Sorrell Age: 35 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1880: Summerville, Chattooga, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Martha A. Sorrell Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Silversmith Wm. H. Sorrell 35 Martha A. Sorrell 31 John W. Sorrell 6 Dora O. Sorrell 3 Patrick J. Sorrell 2 Sarah R. Sorrell 4m Dicy Hineman 8 1900 United States Federal Census Name: William H Sorrell Age: 55 Birth Date: Aug 1844 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1900: Louisville, Barbour, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Martha A Sorrell Marriage Year: 1871 Years Married: 29 Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina William H Sorrell 55 Martha A Sorrell 53 Aug 1846, NC Rosa A Sorrell 17 Apr 1883, AL U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Name: William H Sorrell Birth Year: abt 1864 (Not correct!) Abt 1834 Keyed Birth Location: North Carolina Birth State: North Carolina Admitted Year: 1910 Age at Admission: 46- 66 State: Tennessee County: Washington [Carter] City: Johnson City Branch: Mountain Branch Military History:Served as Pt. Lookout Md in May 1, 1864. with Company E. 1 US Vols Inf Nov 27, 1865 was discharged at the close of the war. Disabilities when admitted to the Home: cronic nasopharrjingeal, catarah, impaired hearing, chronic articular rheumatisim, chroinic bronchitis, right inguinal hernia. Domestic History: Born in NC, age 66, height: 6-2, light complexion, blue eyes, gray hair, can read and write, religion-Protestant, occupation-Farmer; residence subsequent to discharge-Florida, married, name and address of nearest relative: Martha Sorrell, Lewisville, (Louisville, Barbour Co., ) AL Home History:Date of admission: adm Mt. B. 19-6-10; Date of Discharge and Transfer: Dis Mt. Br. 15-12-10 Cause of Discharge: O.R. No Date or Cause of Death is listed. I would conclude he was living at discharge. He supposedly went to TX and remarried to Emily Holland. I am not convinced that he is not the William H. Sorrell who has a death record in Knoxville at the National Cemetery: d 3 Sep 1911, U. S. V. Death date from his estate papers.