William Martin Sorrell

26 September 1831–10 December 1913 (Age 82)
Bath, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of William Martin

When William Martin Sorrell was born on 26 September 1831, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, his father, John P. Sorrell Sr., was 24 and his mother, Martha Stearman, was 25. He married Amanda M Staton on 16 April 1850, in Bath, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Magisterial District 8 Butler, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Butler, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States in 1910. He died on 10 December 1913, in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Butler Cemetery, Butler, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Martin Sorrell
1831–1913
Katherine Robinson
1838–
Marriage: 17 April 1856
Florence Virginia 'Jennie' SORRELL
1857–1929
Robert Sorrell
–1944
Amanda C Sorrell Newkirk
1858–1952
Charles William Sorrell
1860–1925
Robert Sorrell
1863–1932
Ellen "Ella" Sorrell
1866–1939
Henry Sorrell
1868–1872

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 April 1856
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1832 · The Black Hawk War
    Age 1
    Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
    1849
    Age 18
    Lunenberg C Abernathy BIRTH 1800 Fayette County, Kentucky, USA DEATH 9 Nov 1849 (aged 48–49) Kentucky, USA BURIAL Butler Cemetery Butler, Pendleton County, Kentucky, USA MEMORIAL ID 44102795 · View Source
    1861
    Age 30
    Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

    Name Meaning

    English (Middlesex and Essex): nickname for someone with reddish-brown hair, from Middle English and Old French sorel ‘reddish-brown, chestnut-colored’ (see Sorel ).Altered form of French Canadian Sorel 2 and, in some cases, possibly also of French Sorel 1, a cognate of 1 above.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Sorelle
    Sorel
    Sorrells
    Soar
    Sorrels
    Surrell

    Sources (27)

    • William Sowell, "United States Census, 1860"
    • William Sorrell, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
    • William Sorrell in entry for Ellen Burring, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

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