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- Census would say birthdate about 1842.
Carolyn Whitehurst Nichols: David was in the Civil War. Covington Co., AL Co. A, 25th Infantry. Captured April 1865 in Macon, GA. Pension A11119 Santa Rosa Co. FL, 1902, pg 9.
Tombstone is inscribed: CSA, Pvt Co A, 25th AL Vols
David b. April 7, 1847, d. August 11, 1911; wife Lizzie b. 1846, d. October 11, 1903; William M. son of D and S (Sarah Elizabeth?) b. September 15, 1866, d. October 7, 1886
1870 Crenshaw Co., AL Census. Indexed as Sarls.
1880 Santa Rosa Co., FL Census: Indexed as:
David Savrolls"
Davids Sarrells age 27 Listed as a teamster
Elizabeth age 23
Marshall 10
Martha 8
Amanda 6
John 4
1900 Census in Robinson, Santa Rosa Co., FL Census
David Sarril b Mar 1847
Elizabeth b Oct 1846 is listed as having 6 children with only 5 living.
Mandy b Mar 1877 (listed as daughter)
Malachi b Dec 1882 (listed as son)
Charlie b Apr 1885 (listed as son)
living with him is a granddaughter:
Maggie b May 1891;
Ida b Sep 1892;
Oscar b Mar 1896; and
Howard Sep 1899.
All of these grandchildren b in FL with their mother b in AL, father b in FL.
1910 Santa Rosa Co., FL Census:
David Sorrels, widowed, age 71
James M. 24 teamster, ox team b FL
Charles 21 farm laborer, b FL
Maggie grdaug age 16 b FL
Ida grdaug age 14, b FL
Here's what I found at the Jay, FL cemetery, Hwy 89 North.
Sorrells, David W.
b. 7 April 1847
d. 17 August 1911
grave is marked with CSA, Pvt Co A, 25th AL Vols
wife- Lizzie Sorrells
b. 1846
d. ? grave marker was sunk into the ground and not legible
son- William M. Sorrells
"son of D & S Sorrells"
b. 15 Sept 1866
d. 7 Oct 1885
Find A Grave Index
Name David W Sorrells
Birth Date 07 Apr 1847
Death Date 11 Aug 1911
Event Type Burial
Event Place Jay, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States of America
Cemetery Jay Cemetery
Photograph Included Y
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1847 - 1911 (64 years)
