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Melville SORRELL

Melville SORRELL

Male 1822 - 1880  (57 years)

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  • Name Melville SORRELL  [1] 
    Born 7 Oct 1822  Clandey, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Melvin Grave    		 Melvin Grave
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Age: 27, District 1, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1860  Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1860  Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 1861  [1] 
    Residence Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1865  [4] 
    Residence 1865  [5] 
    Residence 1865  [5] 
    Residence 1866  [6] 
    Residence 1866  [7] 
    Residence 1870  Age: 48, Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1870  Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1880  Bergin, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 30 Jun 1880  Age at Death: 57, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Melvin Grave    		 Melvin Grave
    Buried McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Person ID I444  Rofheart-Jones Ancestry.com Current Tree
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 

    Father James (Speculative Relationship) SORREL, Jr.,   b. 1776, Culpepper, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1869, Greenwood, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary A (Speculative Relationship) MCDONALD,   b. 1776, Amherst, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1847, Indian Creek, Bath Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 20 Oct 1798  Amherst County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Family ID F466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Amanda COLEMAN,   b. 8 Jan 1824, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1885, Age: 61, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1845  Melville Sorerell & W.L. Coleman are bound to the Commonwealth for the sum of 50 pounds current money., Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds    		 Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds
    Jane Amanda Coleman is 21 signed her brother - marriage    		 Jane Amanda Coleman is 21 signed her brother - marriage
    Children 
     1. James SORRELL,   b. 15 Nov 1846, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1908, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [natural]
     2. Mary Elizabeth SORRELL,   b. 2 Jul 1849, Mercer, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1919, Age: 70, McCreary, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     3. Henry Coleman SORRELL,   b. 23 May 1851, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1927, Age: 76, Mercer, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     4. Willis Lynfield SORRELL,   b. 14 Oct 1853, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1899, Died of Cancer, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)  [natural]
    Photos
    Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965    		Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965
    Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965    		Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - McAfee, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    1870 United States Federal Census    		1870 United States Federal Census
    Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_488; Page: 546B; Image: 276; Family History Library Film: 545987
    1860 United States Federal Census    		1860 United States Federal Census
    Year: 1860; Census Place: Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M653_387; Page: 717; Image: 173; Family History Library Film: 803387
    1850 United States Federal Census    		1850 United States Federal Census
    Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M432_213; Page: 255A; Image: 177
    1880 United States Federal Census    		1880 United States Federal Census
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Bergin, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 434; Family History Film: 1254434; Page: 97A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0196
    U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918    		U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
    U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918    		U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
    U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918    		U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
    U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918    		U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
    U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918    		U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
    U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918    		U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
    Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965    		Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965
    Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965    		Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965
    Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953    		Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953
    Melvin Grave    		Melvin Grave
    Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds    		Jane Amanda Coleman and Melville Sorrell Marriage Bonds
    JAMES DEATH SON TAKEN TO ASYLUM POSTING    		JAMES DEATH SON TAKEN TO ASYLUM POSTING

    Documents
    1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules    		1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
    Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953    		Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953
    Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;), Year: 1860; Census Place: , Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 717; Image: 173.
      Birth date: abt 1822
      Birth place: Virginia
      Residence date: 1860
      Residence place: Mercer, Kentucky, United States
      1860 United States Federal Census      		 1860 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M653_387; Page: 717; Image: 173; Family History Library Film: 803387


    2. [S11] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the ;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M432_213; Page: 255A; Image: 177.
      1850 United States Federal Census      		 1850 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M432_213; Page: 255A; Image: 177


    3. [S2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1822
      Birth place: Virginia
      Residence date: 1870
      Residence place: Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
      1870 United States Federal Census      		 1870 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 6, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_488; Page: 546B; Image: 276; Family History Library Film: 545987


    4. [S194] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209. For comp;).
      Residence date: 1865
      Residence place:
      U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918      		 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918


    5. [S194] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209. For comp;).
      Residence date: 1865
      Residence place:
      U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918      		 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918


    6. [S194] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209. For comp;).
      Residence date: 1866
      Residence place:
      U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918      		 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918


    7. [S194] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209. For comp;).
      Residence date: 1866
      Residence place:
      U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918      		 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918


    8. [S81] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    9. [S6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    10. [S310] Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800, Dodd, Jordan, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).

    11. [S82] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    12. [S189] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
      Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965      		 Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965