Family Group Sheet
NameJoseph Harrison Sorrell, 4C3R
Birth25 Oct 1884, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death8 Jun 1947, Menifee Co., Kentucky
FatherMilton Sorrell (1855-1947)
MotherRebecca Thomas (1855-1938)
Marriage28 Mar 1908, Scranton, Menifee Co., Kentucky
SpouseMahala “Halie” Sorrell, 4C3R
Birth1 Jul 1892, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death2 Jul 1975, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio
FatherSilas Sorrell (1857-1916)
MotherAlmira Ellen Mynhier (1855-1936)
Children
1 FChristine Sorrell, 5C2R
Birth24 Dec 1908, Scranton, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death30 Mar 1920, Montgomery Co., Ohio
SpouseBenjamin Franklin Johnson , 3C2R
3 MPaul Sorrell, 5C2R
Birth28 Jul 1917, Menifee Co., Kentucky
4 MMervill Sorrell, 5C2R
Birth24 Jul 1920, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death17 May 1983, Highland Co., Ohio
5 MHerldon Sorrell, 5C2R
Birth18 Sep 1922, Menifee Co., Kentucky
DeathOct 1978, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio
Notes for Joseph Harrison Sorrell
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918 in Frenchburg, Menifee Co., Ky, records Joseph Harrison Sorrell, age 33, residence Scranton, Menifee Co., Ky, occupation mining cole, employer Columbus Mining Co., Hazard, Perry Co., Ky, nearest relative Halie Sorrel, Scranton, Menifee Co., Ky.
Notes for Joseph Harrison & Mahala “Halie” (Family)
Joseph and Halie were first cousins.
Census
1910 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Beaver precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 5B as family #70/74 (sharing a household with William Sorrell age 28):
Sarrell, Joe, 26, foreman at saw mill; Haley, wife, 17, first marriage for both, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Cristena, dau, 1 4/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(The William Sorrell with whom he was living was his first cousin and his brother-in-law. It is not his brother William Henry Sorrell, who died in 1902.)
1920 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 3, records as family #6:
Sorrell, Joe, 35, farmer; Haley, wife, 25; Cristenia, dau, 11; Edyna, dau, 7; Pall, son, 2 5/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Lower Beaver precinct, enumerated 14 April, lists on p. 2A as family #18:
Sorrell, Joe H., 44, age at first marriage 24; Haley, wife, 35, age at first marriage 15; Paul, son, 12; Mirvle, son, 9; Herlden, son, 7. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Sarrell, Joe, 26, foreman at saw mill; Haley, wife, 17, first marriage for both, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Cristena, dau, 1 4/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(The William Sorrell with whom he was living was his first cousin and his brother-in-law. It is not his brother William Henry Sorrell, who died in 1902.)
1920 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 3, records as family #6:
Sorrell, Joe, 35, farmer; Haley, wife, 25; Cristenia, dau, 11; Edyna, dau, 7; Pall, son, 2 5/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Lower Beaver precinct, enumerated 14 April, lists on p. 2A as family #18:
Sorrell, Joe H., 44, age at first marriage 24; Haley, wife, 35, age at first marriage 15; Paul, son, 12; Mirvle, son, 9; Herlden, son, 7. All born Ky Ky Ky.
