Family Group Sheet
NameGeorge W. Sorrell
Birthabt 1827, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam Sorrell (~1801-1870)
MotherCatherine “Kate” McCarty (~1803-1870)
Marriageabt 1849, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseElizabeth Sorrell
Birthabt 1829, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherJoseph Lorenzo Sorrell (~1799-1880)
MotherPhebe McCarty (~1807-1880)
Children
Birthabt 1851, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1854, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birth25 Nov 1857, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Elizabeth Highley , 3C4R
Birthabt 1862, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1865, Bath Co., Kentucky
Notes for George W. & Elizabeth (Family)
George and Elizabeth were double first cousins - their fathers were brothers, and their mothers were sisters.
Census
1850 census of Bath Co., Ky, enumerated 8 Aug, lists on p. 26B as family #349:
George W. Sorrell, 25; Elizabeth, 23; Olliver P. 2/12. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is for Alfred Sorrell age 21, and two households later is William R. Sorrell, age 28.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 6 Aug, lists on p. 192 as family #1380:
Sorrell, George, 33; Elizabeth, 31; Artemesia, 10; Joseph, 6; Parthena, 3; Henry, 7/12. All born in Kentucky.
I cannot find this family in the 1870 census, not even by doing a first-name only search on the names of the family members.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, lists as family #331:
Sorrell, George, 52, shoemaker, Ky/Va/Ky; Elizabeth, 51, wife; Ky/Va/Ky; Joseph N., 24, son; Henry W., 20, son; Jasper, 18, son; John T., 15, son; Leander, 12, son; Mary E., 19, daughter in law; Alice, 7/12, b. Nov, granddaughter.
George W. Sorrell, 25; Elizabeth, 23; Olliver P. 2/12. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is for Alfred Sorrell age 21, and two households later is William R. Sorrell, age 28.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 6 Aug, lists on p. 192 as family #1380:
Sorrell, George, 33; Elizabeth, 31; Artemesia, 10; Joseph, 6; Parthena, 3; Henry, 7/12. All born in Kentucky.
I cannot find this family in the 1870 census, not even by doing a first-name only search on the names of the family members.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, lists as family #331:
Sorrell, George, 52, shoemaker, Ky/Va/Ky; Elizabeth, 51, wife; Ky/Va/Ky; Joseph N., 24, son; Henry W., 20, son; Jasper, 18, son; John T., 15, son; Leander, 12, son; Mary E., 19, daughter in law; Alice, 7/12, b. Nov, granddaughter.
