NameIsaac Sorrell, 1C4R
Birth18 Sep 1840, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death10 Jan 1884, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1864, Kentucky
SpouseMahala Bradshaw
Birth21 Dec 1841, prob. Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death18 Jan 1918, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth20 Apr 1864, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Dec 1912, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth18 Dec 1866, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death4 Dec 1925, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth25 Oct 1868, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death18 Oct 1940, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth16 Apr 1872, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death5 Nov 1940, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth16 Apr 1872, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BirthOct 1874, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1878, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth29 Aug 1880, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Dec 1950, New Castle, Henry Co., Indiana
Birth23 Jun 1881, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Oct 1953, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Census Notes for Isaac Sorrell
I cannot find Isaac in either 1850 or 1860.
Notes for Mahala Bradshaw
Her death certificate records Mahalia Sorrell, age 79 years 27 days, born 21 Dec 1834 in Rowan Co., died 18 Jan 1918 in Farmers, Rowan Co., Ky, widow, father David Bradshaw, born in Va, mother’s maiden name Marine Myers, born in Ky, cause of death paraplegia, informant W. S. Sorrell, Farmers, Ky, burial in Slaty Point.
The birthdate is very wrong, since she was listed as age 8 in 1850, age 23 in 1870, and age 38 in 1880. (I have not found her in 1860.) The reported age at death would imply a birthdate in 22 Dec 1838. I think she was probably really born in either 1840 or 1841.
Notes for Isaac & Mahala (Family)
The marriage date of about 1864 is based on the age of their oldest child (Joseph) in the 1870 census. However, I cannot find either Isaac or Mahala in the 1860 census, so it is possible they were already married by then, and that any children they had before 1865 died young.
Census
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, p. 127B, lists as family #82:
Sorrell, Isaac, 25, saw mill hand; Mahala, 23; Joseph, 5; Caleb, 3; Edgar, 1. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, precinct #2 (Licking City and Cross Roads, aka Farmers), lists as family #169:
Sorrel, Isaac, 37, laborer; Haley, 38; James H., 16; Marcus K., 13; William E., 11; Lucretia F., 9; Luvena, 9; Cora A., 6; Tamsy A., 2. All born in Ky.
The son listed as James H. is probably really Joseph Henry.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 22 June, lists on p. 25 as family #343/346:
Sorrell, Mahala, head, farmer, 59, b. Dec 1830; Wm E., son, 31, b. Feb 1869; Lucrecia, daughter, 29, b. Apr 1871; Cora, dau, 27, b. Oct 1872; Winfield S., son, 18, b. Aug 1881; Mary D., dau, 18, b. June 1881. (The last two entries make no sense together at all. Two children of the same mother cannot be born 2 months apart. The reported age and birthdate for Mahala are also not consistent with each other, since a birth in Dec 1830 would mean she was 69, not 59.)
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 14 May, lists on p. 20B as family #345/352:
Sorrell, Mahala, 69, widowed, mother of 10 children, 7 living, farmer; William E., son, 41, single; Lucretia F., dau, 39, single; Cora A., dau, 37, single; Roberts, Edna, ward, 7. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 2 Jan, lists on p. 1B as family #16:
Sorrel, Lucresie, 42; Edgar, brother, 37; Cora, sister, 29. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The ages are very wrong. Judging by earlier censuses, Lucretia should be 47, Edgar 51, and Cora 46.