William Leander Sorrells (abt. 1835 - abt. 1916)

Born about 25 Dec 1835 in Tennessee, United States

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Died about 9 Jul 1916 at about age 80 in Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States

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William Leander Sorrells was born December 25, 1835 in Tennessee, the son of Andrew Erwin Sorrells and Nancy Randle (Brooks) Sorrells.

Williams siblings were:

• Mary Ann (Sorrells) Shankel (1829-1925)
• Susan English (Sorrells) Hodge (1831-1900)
• David Brooks Sorrells Sr. (1833-1913)
• Amanda Elvira (Sorrells) Shankle (1841-1915)
• Nancy Marilda Sorrells (1843-1892)
• Andrew Madison Sorrells (1849-1892)

William married Elizabeth Lavonia Pryor on June 20, 1866 at Elizabeth's family home in Dallas County, Arkansas. The ceremony was performed by James R. Harvey, an ordained minister. William was 30 years old, Elizabeth was 18, born in 1848 in Dallas County, the daughter of Philip H. Pryor and Mary E. Head.^[1]

The children of William and Elizabeth, all born in Arkansas, were:^[2][3][4]

• Walter Burrell Sorrells (b. abt. 1869)
• George Lawrence Sorrells (b. abt. 1870)
• John Knox Sorrells (b. abt. 1872)
• James Byron Sorrells (b. abt. 1875)
• Phillip Erwin Sorrells (b. abt. 1877)
• Mary Adeline Sorrells (b. abt. 1879)
• William Malcolm Sorrels (b. abt. 1881)
• Robt Emery Sorrels (b. abt. 1884)
• Lester Bradford Sorrels (b. abt. 1886)

The 1880 U.S. Census lists William at the age of 44 with his wife Elizabeth and six children living in the town of Holly Springs in Holly Springs Township of Dallas County, Arkansas where William worked as a blacksmith. Living with them is William's 70 year old widowed mother Nancy.^[2]

By the 1900 Census, William was 67 years old and Elizabeth at 52 had been married for about 34 years and were shown with four children, William M. Sorrells age 19, Robert E. Sorrells age 16, Lasker (Lester) Sorrells age 15, and Mary A. Sorrells age 11 living at home on their own farm in Holly Springs Township.^[3]

The 1910 Census shows William at 74 years of age and Elizabeth at 62, with their youngest son, 24 year old Lester and his 22 year old wife Frankie living on the family farm in Holly Springs Township.^[4]

William Leander Sorrells died in July of 1916 and was buried at the Holly Springs Cemetery in Holly Springs, Dallas County, Arkansas. Elizabeth survived him and passed away in 1933, she was buried beside him. ^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM19-VXP : 5 November 2017), W S Sorrells and Elizabeth L Pryor, 20 Jun 1866; citing Marriage, , Dallas, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 984,226.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW3-6M8 : 12 August 2017), William L Sorrells, Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 69, sheet 209A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0042; FHL microfilm 1,254,042.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XB-SRT : accessed 27 January 2019), William Sorrels, Holly Springs & Jackson Townships, Dallas, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 15B, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,057.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKJG-VGY : accessed 27 January 2019), William L Sorrels, Holly springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 15A, family 240, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 48; FHL microfilm 1,374,061.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVS-4M6Y : 13 December 2015), William Leander Sorrells, ; Burial, Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States of America, Holly Springs Cemetery; citing record ID 5985085, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2019), memorial page for William Leander Sorrells (1836–1916), Find A Grave Memorial no. 5985085, citing Holly Springs Cemetery, Holly Springs, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Annie202 (contributor 30783445).

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