Joseph Franklin Sorrells

1835 - 1915  (80 years)

• Name	Joseph Franklin Sorrells
  Birth	19 Jan 1835	Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln Co., TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	34ABDAF2EC0FD511B568BD47275DDA4E5921
  Death	12 Sep 1915	Coulterville, IL   [2]
  Person ID	I7369	sorrells
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2001

  
  

  Father	William Sorrells,   b. 1810, GA d. 10 Sep 1857, Lincoln Co., TN (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Margaret P. Harkins,   b. 16 Aug 1813   d. 24 Sep 1841, Lincoln Co., TN (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1832
  Family ID	F2032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Emily Blair,   b. 8 Feb 1836, Lincoln Co., TN d. 30 Jun 1915, Perry Co., IL (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1857	Marshall Co., TN   [3]
  Notes	Issued Sep 23, Executed Sep 29, 1857, by Z. Haislip, J.P.
  Children	1. Cornelia Anne Kathryn Sorrells,   b. 18 Feb 1859, Lincoln Co., TN d. 22 Aug 1912, Coulterville, IL (Age 53 years)   2. John William Sorrells,   b. 7 May 1861, Lincoln Co., TN d. 25 Feb 1865 (Age 3 years)   3. Katy E. Margaret Sorrells,   b. 2 Jul 1863   d. 4 Jan 1937 (Age 73 years)   4. Thomas Jefferson Sorrells,   b. 12 Jun 1865   d. May 1938, Coulterville, IL (Age 72 years)   5. Rufus Edward Sorrells,   b. 14 Sep 1867   d. 10 Jun 1877, Blair, Randolph Co., IL (Age 9 years)   6. Martha Elizabeth Sorrells,   b. 10 Mar 1870   d. 15 Jul 1940 (Age 70 years)   7. George Calvin Sorrells,   b. 10 Aug 1872   d. 21 Oct 1894, Coulterville, IL (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F2712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  I have a detailed family group sheet of this family written by: Caroline Clark Crockett 6 Aug 1942. There is a copy of her document at TN State Archives: Microfilm 657, Reel 6, Papers of Caroline Clark Crockett, Folder 226, 30 Pages. It contains much research from early NC records. (Sherry S. Finchum) Fayetteville Observer, 26 Mar 1868: J. F. Sorrels to James C. Davis, 73 acres. "By authority I appoint and constitute that, Thomas M. Harkins, Joseph Sorrells, W. A. King, J. A. Prosser, Moses Freeman, & John G. Glidewell to be, and to act as patrols & searchers in the 10th District 17th Dec 1856. (Thos M. Harkins, Capt. Powers unlimited, bound general, wherein necessary) G----Moore, J.P. for Lincoln Co. " Joseph F. Sorrells listed in the 18 May 1871 and on 25 May, 1871, "Fayetteville Observer" in Chancery court records in case Thos. M. Harkins vs B. F. Harkins, Susan Flack & others: with an unknown residence. Also listed Joseph L. Sorrells. 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Sorrells Age in 1910: 80 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Patient Home in 1910: Jacksonville Ward 4, Morgan, Illinois Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male

  
  

• Sources

  [S62] William SORRELLS Bible. [S72] Caroline Clark Crockett, Papers of Caroline Clark Crockett, (Manuscripts Microfilm # 657, Reel 6, Folder 226, 30 pages). [S73] Marshall County, TN Marriage Records.