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Family Group Record 0129
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Husband's Name Samuel Jefferson Sorrels
Born: 18 Feb 1806 Place: Franklin County, Georgia
Died: 18 Feb 1868 Place: near Sulpher Springs, Sebastian, Arkansas
Married: 11 Dec 1826 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Married: 03 Mar 1844 Place:
Spouse: Mary Minerva Archer
Father: George Washington Sorrels
Mother: Mary B. Chambers
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Wife's Name Eliza Butler
Born: 06 Mar 1810 Place:
Died: 14 Aug 1842 Place: Crawford County, Arkansas
Father: George Butler
Mother: Elizabeth .......
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Children
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1. Sex Name
M George Washington Sorrels
Born: 26 Nov 1827 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Died: 11 Apr 1893 Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse: .......
Married: Place:
Spouse: Charlotte Smedley
Married: Place:
Spouse: Frances Frizzell
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2. Sex Name
M Victor Morreau Sorrels
Born: 16 Apr 1829 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Died: 12 Oct 1880 Place:
Married: 15 Dec 1860 Place:
Spouse: Rosanna Bennett
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3. Sex Name
F Elizabeth Sorrels
Born: 01 Jan 1831 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse: George Colbart
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4. Sex Name
F Malinda Sorrels
Born: 13 Feb 1833 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: 14 Nov 1849 Place: Crawford County, Arkansas
Spouse: James R. Burleson
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5. Sex Name
F Etna Sorrels
Born: 07 May 1835 Place: Pike County, Arkansas
Died: 11 Feb 1853 Place:
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Moved to Crawford County, Arkansas
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6. Sex Name
M Ahira Butler Sorrels
Born: 16 Aug 1838 Place: Crawford County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse: Melvina Parker
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7. Sex Name
M James L. Sorrels
Born: 08 Nov 1840 Place: Crawford County, Arkansas
Died: 13 Mar 1853 Place:
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Sources of Information: Arkansas Genealogical Research Records, Volume 30,
Arkansas D.A.R., 1952-1953, page 111-113; Sorrells and Allied Families,
Pine Bluff Library, Pike Bluff, Arkansas; Census Records: Clark County,
Arkansas 1830.
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Clark County, Arkansas Census 1830
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SCHEDULE of the whole number of persons within the division allotted to
Jacob Barkman.
Head of Household Males Females
Antoine 00 05 10 15 20 00 05 10 15 20
Township 04 09 14 19 29 04 09 14 19 29
Samuel Sorrels 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
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Bible Record
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Nashville, Tenn:
Published by E. Stevenson and F. A. Owen, Agents
For The Methodist Episcopal Church, South
1856
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Births
Sam J. Sorrels born Feb. 18, 1806
Eliza Sorrels born Mar. 6, 1810
George W. Sorrels born Nov. 21, 1827
Victor M. Sorrels born April 16, 1829
Elizabeth Sorrels born Jan. 1, 1831
Malinda Sorrels born Feb. 13, 1833
Etmy Sorrels born May 7, 1835
Ahira B. Sorrels born August 16, 1838
James L. Sorrels born Nov. 8, 1840
Mary M. Sorrels second wife born August 18, 1820
Martha Sorrels born Feb. 29, 1845
Jane Sorrels born Jan. 8, 1847
Narissa Sorrels born March 11, 1849
Harvey B. Sorrels born Jan. 29, 1851
Charles M. Sorrels born Aug. 30. 1853
Eliza Sorrels born Dec. 20, 1855
Frances Sorrels born March 8, 1858
Minnie Sorrels born Aug. 18, 1861
Rosa Sorrels born June 18, 1864
Samuel J. Sorrels born May 25, 1867
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Marriages
Samuel J. Sorrels and Eliza Butler Dec. 11, 1826
Samuel J. Sorrels and Mary M. Archer Feb. 3, 1844
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Deaths
Eliza Sorrels August 14, 1842
Etmy Sorrels Feb. 11, 1853
James L. Sorrels Mar. 13, 1853
Narissa Sorrels Mar. 17, 1849
Charles M. Sorrels Feb. 13, 1863
Eliza Sorrels Feb. 13, 1863
Minnie Sorrels Feb. 11, 1863
Jane H. Sorrels Jan. 7, 1867
Samuel J. Sorrels Feb. 18, 1868
Harvey B. Sorrels Mar. 12, 1870
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Bible of Lena Sorrels Bercher, Fort Smith, Arkansas; Genealogical Records,
1952-1953, Arkansas Society D.A.R., Volume 30, page 111-113. Revised, 1996.
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Died,
Near Sulpher Springs, Sebastian county, on the 18th day of February,
Samuel J. Sorrels, aged (62) years.
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Arkansas Gazette, March 3, 1868, page 3, column 5.
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Malinda (Sorrels) Burleson (Born 1833)
Samuel Jefferson Sorrels (1806-1868) and his first wife, Eliza Butler
(1810-1842) were married in 1826. Their daughter, Malinda Sorrels, was born
13 February 1833. She was married on 14 November 1849 in Sugar Loaf
Township, Crawford County, Arkansas to James R. Burleson of Austin, Texas.
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Sorrels-Hope Family, George Glass, (n.d.), Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.
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Update 11.05.00 David Kelley 2000 FGR-0129.HTM
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