John H Sorrell

Name Variants
John Sorell
Person ID
229653
About
Black Male born in 1847 died in 1903

26th USCT, Co. B.

Census Records
YearNameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
1880Sorell, John HSon33MulattoMarylandSingleCartman
1900Sorrell, John HSon52BlackMarylandSingleDay Laborer
Relatives in 1880 US Census
NameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
Sorell, Sidney AHead53MulattoMarylandWidowedKeeping House
Relatives in 1900 US Census
NameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
Sorrell, Sidney AHead74BlackMarylandWidowedNone
Sorrell, AnnaAdopted Daughter18BlackMarylandSingleHousework
Sorrell, MaudAdopted Daughter15BlackNew YorkSingleHousework
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Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Edward Sorrell, 38 years old, male, Black, Drayman, Real estate value $150, born in Maryland, cannot read or write
Sidney Sorrell, 34 years old, female, Mulatto, born in Maryland
John Sorrell, 13 years old, male, Black, born in Maryland, attended school
Nancy Martin, 90 years old, female, Black, born in Maryland, cannot read or write

1860 Census Schedule 1 Free Inhabitants, 17th Ward Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, p175 lines 33-36

"Name | John Sorrell
Muster Age | 18
Birth Year | abt 1846
Birth Place | Baltimore, Maryland
Enlistment Date | 1863
Enlistment Location | USA
Muster Date | 1864
Muster Regiment | 26th Regiment, U.s. Colored Troops, 1863-1865"

John Sorrell in the New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, Ancestry.com

“John H. Sorrell left Monday evening for New York, where he has been engaged to take charge of the barn of Mrs. Albert Southworth at 158 west 119th street. John’s numerous friends will wish him success in his new situation.”

“Personal Mention,” Dryden Herald, June 24, 1891, 5.

“John Sorrell, of New York, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Sidney Sorrell.”

“Personal Mention,” Dryden Herald, September 28, 1892, 1.

  “John H. Sorrell died Jan. 13th, aged 55 years and 7 months. He was born at Baltimore, Md.; he enlisted in Co. B, 26thU.S. Infantry on Dec. 24th, 1863, and served until the close of the war.
  The funeral will be held Friday at two o’clock and the remains will be placed in the Green Hills vault.”

Obituary of John H. Sorrell, Dryden Herald, January 14, 1903, 1.

"John H. Sorrell

BIRTH
1847
Baltimore, City of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

DEATH
13 Jan 1903 (aged 55–56)
New York, USA

BURIAL
Green Hills Cemetery
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, USA

PLOT
Sect 2 Lot 4"