Rufus Alonza Sorrell

1879 - 1948  (69 years)

• Name	Rufus Alonza Sorrell
  Birth	9 Aug 1879
  Gender	Male
  _UID	69C0EEE631B0B349BD8B8E5C0982FE24B98C
  Death	16 Aug 1948	Penton, Chambers Co., AL
  Person ID	I47247	sorrells
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Nathan Riley Sorrell, , Jr.,   b. 21 Mar 1859, Chambers Co., AL d. 3 Nov 1890, Chambers Co., AL (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Celia "Lula" Edge,   b. 12 Oct 1858   d. 26 Jan 1942, Penton, Chambers Co., AL (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1878	Chambers Co., AL
  Family ID	F17028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Odecie "Dece" Sharp,   b. 6 Mar 1878, White Plans, Chambers Co., AL d. 11 Aug 1938, White Plans, Chambers Co., AL (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1899	Chambers Co., AL
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Clint "Rae" Sorrell,   b. 17 Apr 1905   d. 25 Nov 1988, Rome, GA (Age 83 years)   5. Curtis Worth Sorrell,   b. 22 Feb 1907   d. 8 Jul 1987 (Age 80 years)   6. Living   7. Rubie Joy Sorrell,   b. 6 Aug 1911, White Plans, Chambers Co., AL d. 11 Oct 1980, Lafayette, Chambers Co., AL (Age 69 years)   8. Living   9. Henry Lewis Sorrell,   b. 6 Apr 1916, White Plans, Chambers Co., AL d. 17 Jul 1999, Columbus, Muscogee Co., GA (Age 83 years)   10. Engman Riley Sorrell,   b. 27 Oct 1917, White Plans, Chambers Co., AL d. 13 Mar 2003, Valley, Chambers Co., GA (Age 85 years)   11. Jack Eliot Sorrell,   b. 14 May 1921, White Plans, Chambers Co., AL d. 29 Jul 2002, Lanett, Chambers Co., AL (Age 81 years)   12. Katheryne Le Merle Sorrell,   b. 9 Sep 1925, White Plans, Chambers Co., AL d. 19 Feb 2001, Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F17276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Rufus Alonza and Odecie Sharp Sorrell

  
  

• Notes

  Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) Name: Rufus Sorrell Gender: Male Spouse: Odecie Sharp Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1899 Marriage Place: Chambers Performed By: J. P. Surety/Perf. Name: Geo. W. Hall OSPage: 9 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Rufus A Sorrell County: Chambers State: Alabama Birth Date: 9 Aug 1879 Race: White 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Rufus A Sorrell [Rufus A Sowell] Age: 20 Birth Date: Aug 1879 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1900: Hamburg, Chambers, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Nephew Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Walt W Sorrell 25 Walter Sorrell 21 Warren Sorrell 19 Francis S Sorrell 56 Rufus A Sorrell 20 Odiesa Sorrell 21 Rufus Alonza Sorrell Birth: Aug. 9, 1879 Chambers County Alabama, USA Death: Aug. 16, 1948 Chambers County Alabama, USA ************************************************* Married 12/03/1899 in Chambers Co., AL to Odecie "Dece" Sharp. (All children listed below.) ************************************************* "The LaFayette Sun", date & page unknown: Well Known Penton Citizen died last Monday Rufus Sorrell, age 69, well known Penton citizen passed away August 16 at 4:05 p.m. following an illness of several months. Funeral services were held from the Penton church at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, with Rev. T. E. Beddingfield in charge. Interment was in the Penton cemetery with Johnson & Sanders conducting. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Ruby Sorrell, White Plains, and Mrs. Williard Scott, Lanett; 8 sons, H. H., Rae, Curtis, Glenn, O. D. and Lewis Sorrell all of Lanett, and Jack and Engman of White Plains; 1 sister, Mrs. G. P. Adams, West Point; 1 brother, Claud Sorrell, Lanett; 2 half-brothers, Rev. S. D. Lankford, Lincoln, Ala., and Charlie Lankford, Tallassee, Ala. Pallbearers were sons. Mr. Sorrell had lived his entire life in the Penton and White Plains communities. ************************************************* Family links: Parents: Nathan Riley Sorrell (1859 - 1890) Celia Edge Lankford (1858 - 1942) Spouse: Odecie Sharp Sorrell (1878 - 1938) Children: C. Rae Sorrell (1905 - 1988)* Curtis Worth Sorrell (1907 - 1987)* Rubie Joy Sorrell (1911 - 1980)* Henry Lewis Sorrell (1916 - 1999)* Engman Riley Sorrell (1917 - 2003)* Jack Eliot Sorrell (1921 - 2002)* Katheryne LeMerle Sorrell Scott (1925 - 2001)* Burial: Penton Church of God Cemetery Penton Chambers County Alabama, USA