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- 1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Watter Londs [Walter Sorrels]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Jackson, Illinois
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 4
Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: Sophronia Davis
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Walter Sorrels
Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1859
Marriage County: Jackson
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 0968927 - 0968929.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Walter Sorrels
Residence: Murphysboro, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 8 Apr 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Illinois
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Illinois 81st Infantry Regiment on 26 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 09 Feb 1863.
Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter Sorrells
Age in 1870: 32
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1870: Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Murphysboro
Walter Sorrells 32
Sophia Sorrells 31
John Sorrells 8
James Sorrells 10/12
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter Sorrels
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1880: Fountain Bluff, Jackson, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: Farming
Elizabeth Creath 64
Catherine Sorrels 36
William Creath 30
Walter Sorrels 42 (Listed as son-in-law)
John Sorrels 17
Horace S. Sorrels 4
Laura Barker 11
Mamie Staten 3
Andrew Snyder 18
Walter "Watt" Sorrels
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Birth: unknown
Jackson County
Illinois, USA
Death: Jul. 26, 1893
Jackson County
Illinois, USA
Served as a private in Co. B, 81st Illinois Infantry.
Walter Sorrels married Sophronia Davis on 25 August 1859 in Jackson County, Illinois. They divorced and Walter remarried.
In 1870 census Walter is listed at age 32, and at age 42 in 1880 census, so he would be born about 1837 or '38.
Family links:
Spouse:
Kate Creath Reiman (1844 - 1926)
Children:
John W. Sorrels (1862 - 1926)*
Horace Samuel Sorrels (1875 - 1948)*
Fred Sorrels (1880 - 1947)*
Burial:
Oakland Cemetery
Carbondale
Jackson County
Illinois, USA
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Abt 1837 - 1893 (56 years)
