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- Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Name: Eleanor M King
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 9 Mar 1843
Marriage Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: William Serrills
Children and information are from his Bible records in the possession of Mrs. Joe J. SORRELLS, 605 First Ave., Fayetteville, TN.
1840 Lincoln Co., TN Census: 11001-11001
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: William Sarrels
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1850: District 9, Lincoln, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Family Number: 261
William Sarrels 39
Elin Sarrels 26
Catharine Sarrels 16
Joseph Sarrels 15
James Sarrels 14
Jane Sarrels 12
Thomas Sarrels 8
Margaret Sarrels 4
Nancy Sarrels 3
Needham Sarrels 0
Fayetteville Observer, Oct 21, 1858: Chancery Sale of Land: "In pursuance of a decree of the Chancery Court of Lincoln County, TN, made at the August term 1858, in the case of T.R.W. Crane and others vs James Richardson and others, I will sell, on Friday, the 26th day of November, 1858 (after the sale of the Freeman land at Glidewell's) on the premises, to the highest bidder, on a credit of one, two, and three years, a Tract of land belonging to the estate of William Sorrels, dec., containing about 360 acres, except that portion assigned to the widow for her dower. Said land lies in adjoining tracts, on the head waters of Cane and Norris' Creeks, in Civil District No. 5 and 1-, purchased of A. Flack, James Rutlege, B. F. Harkins and A. G. Gilbert-see their deeds for description.
Bond with two or more good and sufficient securities will be required of the purchaser, and a lien retained upon the land for the purchase money. R. Farquharson, Clk & M. 21 Oct, 1858"
1858 January, Bedford Co., TN County Court Records, Page 61: The death of William Sorrell leaving as his heirs &c. his widow Elinor Sorrells and children, Catherine wife of T.R.W.Crane, Joseph, James, Jane wife of James Richardson, William, Margaret, Nancy, Needham, Marion, Isom,Henry, and Newton Sorrells.
1860 March, Bedford Co., TN County Court Records, page 554: Isham Sorrells, guardian & c. presented the following paper &c. State of Tennessee, Lincoln County. At County Court at Lincoln County, Tennessee in Town of Fayetteville on 1st Monday in September 1858, it being the 6th day of the month, Robert Farquaharson, chairman and presiding Justice Benjamin F. Clark and F. Motlow. "Copy of appointment of guardianship Isham Sorrels appeared and moved the Court to grant him guardianship of Margaret P., Nancy C., Needham J., Ephraim M.., Isham S., Henry C., and Newton A. Sorrels, minors. Thomas M. Harkings, T.R.W. Crane and J. W. Barham securities."
William Thomas Sorrells
Birth: 1810
Georgia, USA
Death: Sep. 10, 1857
Lincoln County
Tennessee, USA
He was born in 1810 in Georgia. He married Margaret P. Harkins on 11 Oct 1832 in Lincoln Co., TN. They had 6 children. Margaret died 24 Sept 1841. He married 2) Elizabeth M. "Nellie" King on 5 Mar 1843 (see image). They had 8 children. William died 10 Sep 1857 in Lincoln Co., TN. Nellie King Sorrells died 19 March 1892 in Lincoln County, TN.
I descend from William and Nellie King Sorrells, through their daughter, Margaret P. Sorrells, b 1846, who married Washington A. Gilbert on 3 Dec 1865 in Lincoln County.
Family links:
Spouse:
Margaret P. Harkins Sorrells (1813 - 1841)
Children:
James Madison Sorrells (1836 - 1904)*
William Thomas Sorrells (1841 - 1898)*
Inscription:
William Sorrells
Born 1810
Died
Sept. 10, 1857
Verse several lines long below this - unable to read
Burial:
Harkins Cemetery
Petersburg
Lincoln County
Tennessee, USA
Buried right beside Isham SORRELLS in the cemetery!
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