EIGHTH GENERATION


105. Francis Joseph SORRELS was born on Nov 14 1896 in Murphysboro, Jackson Co., IL. He died on Mar 10 1988 in Anna, Union Co., IL. He was buried on Mar 13 1988 in Anna Cem. Anna, Union Co., IL. Uncle Francis' SS# was 343-03-6317. He was living at Cobden, IL at the time of his father's death in 1931. Francis was a WW I vet.

He was married to Elizabeth REICHRATH (daughter of Anthony "Anton" REICHRATH and Mary SCHUE) on Aug 20 1920 in Murphysboro, Jackson Co., IL. Elizabeth REICHRATH was born on Nov 18 1899 in , , IL. She died on Dec 15 1972 in Anna, Union Co., IL. She was buried on Dec 18 1972 in Anna Cem. Anna, Union Co., IL. In the 1920 census, Elizabeth is still living at home with her widowed mother and two of her brothers, one of their wives, and a niece. She is listed as making shoes at the Brown shoe factory. This would have been just a few months before she married Francis Joseph Sorrels. Francis Joseph SORRELS and Elizabeth REICHRATH had the following children:

child+167 i. Francis Eugene SORRELS.
child+168 ii. Billy Dean SORRELS.

He was married to Vesta MILLER on Apr 30 1977 in Anna, Union Co., IL. Vesta MILLER was born on Jan 14 1906. She died on May 11 1998 in Anna, Union Co., IL. She was buried on May 14 1998 in Ebenezer (Hall) Cem., Union Co., IL.

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