Notes


Note for:   Charles B. Sorrells,   17 Nov 1842 - 5 Mar 1879         Index

Occupation:   
     Place:   Farmer

Event:   
     Type:   Census # 2
     Date:   1870
     Place:   Walton Co., Geogria

Burial:   
     Place:   Sorrells Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Walton Co., Georgia

Note:   CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: Georgia COUNTY: WaltonDIVISION: Lindleys 415 Dist REEL NO: M593-180 PAGE NO: 337aREFERENCE: 7 July 1870 - Monroe Post Office - Wm N. Pendergrass

    7 98 99 Sorrells C. B. 27 M W farmer 300Georgia
    8 98 99 Sorrells A.W. 22 F W keeping houseGeorgia
    9 98 99 Sorrells Etelle 2 F WGeorgia
10 98 99 Sorrells Charles S. 1 M WGeorgia



Notes


Note for:   Charles Scott Sorrells,   25 Aug 1868 - 22 Aug 1925         Index

Event:   
     Type:   Census # 2
     Date:   1880
     Place:   Brantleys, Walton Co., Georgia

Burial:   
     Place:   Sorrells Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Walton Co., Georgia



Notes


Note for:   Charles James Sorrells,   ABT. 1807 - 23 Dec 1886         Index

Event:   
     Type:   Census # 2
     Date:   1860
     Place:   Walton Co., Geogria

Burial:   
     Place:   Sorrells Cemetery, Walton Co., Georgia

Note:   CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: Georgia COUNTY: WaltonDIVISION: Lindleys 415 Dist REEL NO: M593-180 PAGE NO: 337aREFERENCE: 7 July 1870 - Monroe Post Office - Wm N. Pendergrass

12 99 100 Sorrells C.J. 62 M W farmer 1,200800 Georgia
13 99 100 Sorrells Susan A. 35 F W keeping houseGeorgia
14 99 100 Sorrells M.C. 33 F W at homeGeorgia
15 99 100 Sorrells Louisa 23 F W at homeGeorgia
16 99 100 Sorrells S. A. T. 19 F W at homeGeorgia
17 99 100 Sorrells Virginia 17 F WGeorgia

Charles and Sarah Sorrells' children:
1 ELIZABETH J. 4, b. ca. 1832; m. JOSEPH BELL, 25 June 1853, Walton Co.[Bk D:414]
2 SUSANNAH ADLINE, b. ca. 1833; buried Sorrells Cem., Walton Co. nearparents; never married; no dates on tombstone. Mentioned in will ofsister, Mary Catherine Sorrells, 9 May 1876, Walton Co. Loose papers,
Ga. Archives: Petition of Eleanor Wright, next of kin to SusannahSorrells, deceased, 4 Mar. 1889. Petition for permanent L/A, Minutes1889:51, Eleanor Wright.
3 MILDRED JANE, b. 3 Sept. 1834; d. 4 Feb. 1920, Oconee Co., Ga.; m.JEREMIAH HARRISON (b. 19 May 1824, Walton Co.; d. 29 Mar. 1910, WaltonCo.), son, of Nancy Chaffin and James Harrison, on 3 Dec. 1850, WaltonCo. [Bk D:340]. Buried Sorrells Cemetery, Walton.
4 MARY CATHERINE, b. ca. 1837; d. June 1876; unmarried; buried SorrellsCemetery, no dates on tombstone; member Sorrells Spring Church. Will,Walton Co. Return S:324 bequeaths to father, Charles J. Sorrells, herone-third interest in 63 ac. Lot #79, where she then lived with father;also 4 ½ ac. NW Lot #78, adj. the 63 ac. She stated "other two-thirdsinterest in said land belongs to my two sisters, Susannah Adline andLouisa Sorrells". Signed 9 May 1876; probated Oct. 1876. Wit: MartinStill, David M. Moore, James M. Smith.
5 ELEANOR, b. 10 July 1842; d. 9 July 1910 [tombstone]; but 1900Walton census says b June 1840. She m. *on Dec. 18, 1856 in Walton Co.,Georgia, (Book D, Page 491) JAMES R. WRIGHT (b. 14 Oct. 1837; d. 2 Sept.1912 [tombstone], but 1900 census says b. Mar. 1837). Buried SorrellsCemetery, Walton Co.
6 LOUISA, b. ca. 1841; bur. Sorrells Cemetery; no dates on stone.
7 CHARLES B. (Charles J., Charles, Richard), b. 17 Nov.1842; d. 5March 1879 [tombstone], Walton Co; m. ALMEDA BURSON, dau. of SeabornC. Burson, Sr. on 25 Jan. 1866, Walton Co. Buried Sorrells Cemetery.Their children were ESTELLE THORTON, CHARLES SCOTT SORRELLS of WaltonCo., DAVID BENJAMIN SORRELLS, Prescott, AZ, SEABORN SORRELLS, Sierra Co.,NM, MARY LILLIE WIGGINS, Walton Co.
8 NANCY FRANCES, b. 28 Apr. 1844; d. 3 June 1910 [ tombstone], but 1900Walton Co. census says b. Apr. 1846; m. JAMES L. BROOKS (b. 14 Feb. 1847;d. 6 May 1914), on 1 Feb. 1866, Walton Co. Buried Sorrells Cemetery.
9 HUGH B. (thought to be HUGH BENJAMIN, but no proof), b. ca. 1846; d.in Feb., year. unknown. [Still Bible]. He was one of the longest livedConfederate vets from Walton Co. Served Co. D, 2nd Regt. Pvt. Enlisted1 July 1864, Monroe, Georgia; absent without leave, Nov.-Dec. 1864;Paroled Charlotte, N.C., 3 May 1865 Service record Ga. Archives; alsohas a pension claim]. He m. SARAH E . GRIFFIN, 1 Mar. 1866, Walton Co.Georgia. (Book E, Page 171) Burial place unknown.
10 WILLIAM TAYLOR, b. 17 Apr. 1847; d. 3 July 1910; served Co. D, 2ndRegt. m. LOUISA INDIA GRIFFIN (b. 10 Dec. 1844; d. 23 Jan. 1925), Feb.23, 1869, Walton Co. Georgia . Buried across road from Shoal CreekPrimitive Bapt. Church, Walton Co. The Griffins are said to be sisters.
11 SARAH A., b. ca. 1850; no data.
12 VIRGINIA, b. ca. 1853; d. Feb. 1884; m. JOHN W. BROOKS, 22 Dec.1870, Walton Co.
13 T.W., daughter in 1880 census; b. ca. 1855; not found in earliercensuses; no data; initials faded, may be
misread.
-"Our Southern Ancestors" by Thelma Faye Cain Prince