Family Group Sheet
NameAllie Young Sorrell, 3C2R
Birth9 Oct 1887 (?), Farmers, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death5 Sep 1959, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialSlaty Point Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJoseph Henry Sorrell (1864-1912)
MotherAlice Reed (1861-1890)
Marriage16 Jun 1908, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMinnie Belle Warren, 3C3R
Birth8 Oct 1884, Bluestone, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death1 Aug 1973, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherMartin V. Warren (1858-1932)
MotherHerma Cynthia Ramey (1862-1942)
Other spousesJason Flannery
Children
1 FLena Warren (Stepchild of father (child of mother)), 4C1R
Birthabt 1905, Kentucky
2 FLovell Flannery Warren Sorrell (Stepchild of father (child of mother)), 4C1R
Birth15 Aug 1906, Kentucky
Death31 May 1926, Bluestone, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseAdron Coldiron
3 MNoah Howard Sorrell, 4C1R
Birthabt 1909, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death27 Jun 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
4 MLeslie Sorrell, 4C1R
Birth18 Jan 1912, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseThelma Ramey
5 MLilburn Vanburen Sorrell (Died as Child), 4C1R
Birth4 Apr 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death1 Jun 1918, Rowan Co., Kentucky
7 FLillian Madeline Sorrell, 4C1R
Birth26 Jul 1921, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseVirgil T. Wescott , 2C2R
8 ?J. A. Sorrell, 4C1R
Birth1 Oct 1923, Rowan Co., Kentucky
9 MHerbert Owen Sorrell, 4C1R
Birth25 Aug 1926, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJacqueline V. Salyer
Notes for Allie Young Sorrell
His WW I draft card records Allie Sorrell, age 30, born 9 Oct 1886 in Farmers, Kentucky, residence Freestone, Kentucky, occupation rock quarying, employer W. H. Daniels, Bluestone, Ky, married supporting a wife and three children.
His obituary in the Rowan County News of Thu, 9 Sep 1959 reads:
"A former Rowan County jailer, Allie Young Sorrell, passed away Sunday at age 71. He was one of the best known citizens of Rowan County and was often referred to as "the biggest man in these parts." Mr. Sorrell, an astute Democrat, weighed over 300 pounds and was jovial by nature.
He spent most of his life farming on Licking River, but was for several years custodian of the Morehead Stockyards.
Mr. Sorrell, son of the late Joe Henry Sorrell and Alice (Reede) Sorrell, was born at Farmers Oct 9, 1887. He lived all his life in the Farmers community.
He married Minnie Warren, who survives, along with three children, Mrs. Lennie Poston, Morehead; Mrs. Madeline Wescott, Farmers; and Herbert Sorrell, Dayton, Oh. Other survivors are 21 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Genny Livingood of Chicago; and two brothers, Boyd Sorrell and Frank Sorrell, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Mr. Sorrell attended the Slaty Point Church. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at Slaty Point Church by Rev. Ivan Hinton with burial in the nearby church cemetery. Grandsons served as casket bearers. Lane Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Mr. Sorrell was sitting in his front yard when the end came, probably from a heart attack. He had been in apparent good health.”
The birthdate cited above, which also appears on his death certificate and gravestone, is inconsistent with the 1900 census, which lists him as age 9, born June 1890. Ages on censuses are often wrong, but it would be hard to fit his full siblings Genny and Bart between John H. and Allie if John was born in 1884 and Allie in 1887. The age for Allie on his marriage record (19 on 16 June 1908) is consistent with a birthdate in the second half of 1888 or the first half of 1889. So perhaps the truth is in between.
His obituary in the Rowan County News of Thu, 9 Sep 1959 reads:
"A former Rowan County jailer, Allie Young Sorrell, passed away Sunday at age 71. He was one of the best known citizens of Rowan County and was often referred to as "the biggest man in these parts." Mr. Sorrell, an astute Democrat, weighed over 300 pounds and was jovial by nature.
He spent most of his life farming on Licking River, but was for several years custodian of the Morehead Stockyards.
Mr. Sorrell, son of the late Joe Henry Sorrell and Alice (Reede) Sorrell, was born at Farmers Oct 9, 1887. He lived all his life in the Farmers community.
He married Minnie Warren, who survives, along with three children, Mrs. Lennie Poston, Morehead; Mrs. Madeline Wescott, Farmers; and Herbert Sorrell, Dayton, Oh. Other survivors are 21 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Genny Livingood of Chicago; and two brothers, Boyd Sorrell and Frank Sorrell, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Mr. Sorrell attended the Slaty Point Church. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at Slaty Point Church by Rev. Ivan Hinton with burial in the nearby church cemetery. Grandsons served as casket bearers. Lane Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Mr. Sorrell was sitting in his front yard when the end came, probably from a heart attack. He had been in apparent good health.”
The birthdate cited above, which also appears on his death certificate and gravestone, is inconsistent with the 1900 census, which lists him as age 9, born June 1890. Ages on censuses are often wrong, but it would be hard to fit his full siblings Genny and Bart between John H. and Allie if John was born in 1884 and Allie in 1887. The age for Allie on his marriage record (19 on 16 June 1908) is consistent with a birthdate in the second half of 1888 or the first half of 1889. So perhaps the truth is in between.
Notes for Allie Young & Minnie Belle (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 6, p. 393, records marriage on 16 Jun 1908 of Allie Sorrell, 19, s/o J. H. & Alice Sorrell, to Minnie Warren, 23, d/o Mart & Cyntha Warren, at Willie Flannery's by Rev. H. G. Alderson, witnesses Willie Flannery & David Cassity.
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 14 May, lists on pp. 20A-20B as family #346/353:
Sorrell, Alley Y., 20, first marriage; Minnie, wife, 25, second marriage, married 1 year, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Noah H., son, 1; Warren, Lenna, stepdau, 5; Lovell, stepdau, 3. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The information about a previous marriage for Minnie is interesting, since her marriage license to Alley gave her parents as Martin and Cynthia Warren.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 31 Jan, lists on p. 15B as family #191/192:
Sorrel, Alley, 32, laborer at stone quarry; Minnie, wife, 34; Lena, dau, 14; Lovel, dau, 13; Leslie, son, 3 9/12; Ottis, son, 8/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove district, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 1A as family #2:
Sorrell, Allie, 40, age at first marriage 17, stone cutter at rock quarry; Minnie, wife, 44, age at first marriage 23; Leslie, son, 14; Ottis, son, 10; Madeline, dau, 8; Herbert, son, 3; Naomi, granddau, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is that of Minnie’s parents. Naomi is the daughter of Lovell and her husband Adrion Coldiron; she should be listed as a Coldiron.
Sorrell, Alley Y., 20, first marriage; Minnie, wife, 25, second marriage, married 1 year, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Noah H., son, 1; Warren, Lenna, stepdau, 5; Lovell, stepdau, 3. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The information about a previous marriage for Minnie is interesting, since her marriage license to Alley gave her parents as Martin and Cynthia Warren.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 31 Jan, lists on p. 15B as family #191/192:
Sorrel, Alley, 32, laborer at stone quarry; Minnie, wife, 34; Lena, dau, 14; Lovel, dau, 13; Leslie, son, 3 9/12; Ottis, son, 8/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove district, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 1A as family #2:
Sorrell, Allie, 40, age at first marriage 17, stone cutter at rock quarry; Minnie, wife, 44, age at first marriage 23; Leslie, son, 14; Ottis, son, 10; Madeline, dau, 8; Herbert, son, 3; Naomi, granddau, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is that of Minnie’s parents. Naomi is the daughter of Lovell and her husband Adrion Coldiron; she should be listed as a Coldiron.
