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- John Jr3 Sorrell (John2, John1). John Jr was born on 20 Mar 1846 in Bath County, KY.
John Jr married Sarah E Vice in 13 Dec 1866 in Bath County, KY.39
John Jr married Malinda Hendrix in 23 Oct 1886 in Bath County, KY.40
John Jr died in 7 Aug 1922 in Bath County, KY, at age 76.
John Jr, age 4, was listed with John Sr Sorrell on the 1850 census of Bath County, KY. He, age 16, was listed with John Sr Sorrell on the 1860 census of Bath County, KY.
John enlisted and served in Company I, 24th Kentucky of the Union Army in the Civil War.
John Jr Sorrell, age 23, appeared as head of household on the 1870 US federal census of Bath County, KY. Listed also: Sarah E Vice and Mary Sorrell.41 He, age 28, appeared as head of household on the 1880 US federal census of Bath County, KY. Listed also: Sarah E Vice, William Davis Sorrell, Nancy Belle Sorrell, and Asa Morton Sorrell.42
On 04 Sep, 1890, John applied for and received his pension due him for his service in the Union Army during the Civil War.43
John Jr Sorrell, age 55, appeared as head of household on the 1900 US federal census of Bath County, KY. Listed also: Malinda Hendrix, Thomas Sorrell, and Ruth Catherine Sorrell.44 He, age 64, appeared as head of household on the 1910 US federal census of Bath County, KY. Listed also: Malinda Hendrix.45 He appeared as head of household on the 1920 US federal census of Bath County, KY. Listed also: Malinda Hendrix.46
Children of John Jr3 Sorrell and Sarah E Vice were as follows:
+ 53 i. William Davis4 Sorrell William Davis was born in 1867.
William Davis married Nancy Sorrell, daughter of Nathan Sorrell and Lydia Bromagen, in 11 Mar 1886 in Bath County, KY.
54 ii. Mary Sorrell. Mary was born in 1867.
Mary, age 2, was listed with John Jr Sorrell on the 1870 census of Bath County, KY.
55 iii. Nancy Belle Sorrell. Nancy Belle was born in 1874.
Nancy Belle, age 7, was listed with John Jr Sorrell as his daughter on the 1880 census of Bath County, KY.
+ 56 iv. Asa Morton Sorrell Asa Morton was born in 1879.
Asa Morton married Etta May Hendrix in 18 Oct 1899 in Bath County, KY.
Children of John Jr3 Sorrell and Malinda Hendrix were as follows:
+ 57 i. Thomas4 Sorrell Thomas was born in 1887.
Thomas married Effie Lee Boyd in 3 May 1906 in Bath County, KY.
+ 58 ii. Ruth Catherine Sorrell Ruth Catherine was born in 1892.
Ruth Catherine married Lemuel Denton in 10 Feb 1909 in Bath County, KY.
40. Bath County, KY marriage Records; County Clerk, Bath County Court House, Owingsville, Bath County, KY Marriage of John Sorrell & Malinda Hendrix. Date of Marriage: 20 Nov 1886. Place of marriage: Bath County, KY. In the marriage record the parents of John Sorrell were not named.
41. Bath County, KY, Federal Census Film; US National Archives, 8th & Constitution Ave, Washington, DC. 1870 Federal Census. Head of Household: John Sorrell Jr & Sarah Vice.
42. Bath County, KY, Federal Census Film; US National Archives, 8th & Constitution Ave, Washington, DC. 1880 Federal Census. Head of Household: John Sorrell Jr & Sarah Vice. In the census film that I read John was erroneously listed as Daniel Sorrell.
43. Civil War Pension Application Files; US National Archives; 8th & Constitution Ave; Washington, DC. John Jr Sorrell War: Civil Unit: Co. I; 24th Ky lnf
Date Application Certification From
Serviceman 18900904 927852 888577 KY
Widow
Minor
Wife: Malinda Hendrix; First Wife-Sarah E Vice
Remarks : Son of John Sorrell Sr. also in Co I. 24th Ky lnf
Soldier: John Sorrell Jr Unit: Co I, 24th Ky
Born: 1845 or 1846 in Bath County, Ky
Lived: Bath County, Ky
Married: Sarah E Vice 12/13/66. She died 3/20/85
Malinda Ann Hendrix 10/23/86 in Bath County, Ky
Died: 8/7/1922
Children Named:
1. William Davis 12/20/67
2. Nancy Bell 02/24/74
3. Asa Morton 06/20/79
4. Thomas 08/3/87
5. Rutha Catherine 02/2/92
File Comments:
1. Calls himself John Sorrell Jr, born 3/20/1846 and lived in Bath County, Ky "all his life".
2. Pension Bureau was bothered by the two father and son Johns in the same company
Non File Comment:
1. This John Sorrell Jr is the son of John Sorrell, Sr who married Catherine Arrowsmith in 1845. He shows in both the 1850 and 1860 census with his parents. He served in the same company as his father, Johyn Sr who died in the army in Nashville, TN in 1862.
2. John Sorrell Sr, father of John-Sarah Vice, married the widow Arrowsmith in 1845. Catherine was a Butler before marrying Wesley Arrowsmith. John-Catherine was the son of John Sorrell who had married Margaret Traylor in Bath County in 1822 and the grandson of Elisha Sorrell who came to the Bath County area about 1809.
3. John Sorrell, this soldier, with his wives and children lived in Bath and shows in census reports there from 1850 through 1910.
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44. Bath County, KY, Federal Census Film; US National Archives, 8th & Constitution Ave, Washington, DC. 1900 Federal Census. Head of Household: John Sorrell Jr & Malinda Hendrix.
45. Bath County, KY, Federal Census Film; US National Archives, 8th & Constitution Ave, Washington, DC. 1910 Federal Census. Head of Household: John Sorrell Jr & Malinda Hendrix.
46. Bath County, KY, Federal Census Film; US National Archives, 8th & Constitution Ave, Washington, DC. 1920 Federal Census. Head of Household: John Sorrell Jr & Malinda Hendrix.
The Mt. Sterling Advocate - Aug 10 1922
John Sorrell, 77 years old, a Union soldier, died suddenly of heart trouble Monday night at his home on White Oak. Funeral services were here Tuesday afternoon at the home, with burial in the Bethel cemetery."
Publication: Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Date: Aug 10 1922
Page: 8
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