Mary Amanda Johnson

1828–
Bath, Kentucky, United States

The Life of Mary Amanda

When Mary Amanda Johnson was born in 1828, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, her father, Isaac Johnson, was 45 and her mother, Lucinda Loueda Edy Taylor, was 39. She married John Hall Sorrell on 10 September 1846, in Bath, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Rowan, Kentucky, United States in 1860.

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Family Time Line

Mary Amanda Johnson
1828–
John Hall Sorrell
1819–1880
Marriage: 10 September 1846
Jane Elizabeth Sorrill
1847–1930
Mahala Sorrell
1849–
Milton Sorrell
1851–
Sarah Elizabeth Sorrell
1853–
Melvina Sorrell
1855–
Amanda Sorrell
1857–
Laban T Sorrel
1859–
Scott Sorrell
1862–
Dora Sorrell
1864–

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
10 September 1846
Bath, Kentucky, United States
children

(9)

  • Jane Elizabeth Sorrill

    Female1847–1930Female

  • Mahala Sorrell

    Female1849–Female

  • Milton Sorrell

    Male1851–Male

  • Sarah Elizabeth Sorrell

    Female1853–Female

  • Melvina Sorrell

    Female1855–Female

+4 More Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Isaac Johnson

    Male1783–1851Male

  • Lucinda Loueda Edy Taylor

    Female1789–1860Female

siblings

(16)

  • Lucinda Johnson

    Female1807–1860Female

  • James Johnson

    Male1807–Male

  • Jonathan Johnson

    Male1809–1870Male

  • Anderson Johnson

    Male1812–1840Male

  • Lueda Johnson

    Female1810–Female

+11 More Children

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 2

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

Age 2

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1861

Age 33

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name John . As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Polly A Sorrel in household of J H Sorrel, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary A Sorrell in household of John H Sorrell, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Polly Amanda Johnson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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