Green Matthew Sorrels^{[1, 2]}

1818 - 1854  (36 years)

• Name	Green Matthew Sorrels
  Born	1818	Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Nov 21, 1850	Washington, Ouachita county, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  Died	1854	Ouachita county, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  Notes	Green Mathew Sorrels enlisted for the Mexican War July 1, 1846 at Washington, Arkansas. He joined Captain Hunter's Company, Company G, of the Mounted Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry. The Regimental commander was Colonel Archibald Yell. Other officers of his company were 1st Lieutenant J. S. Dollarhide, 2nd Leutenants R.M. Cown and G.C. Steward. He brought a horse valued at $60 and horse equipment valued at $12. From the regimental record "The Regiment took up the line of march on the 17th of July at Washington, Arkansas, the place of rendevous, and reached Camp Crockett near San Antonio de Bexar, Texas on August 28, 1846, a distance of 580 miles." On October 20, 1846 his horse strayed or was stolen. By October 25, 1846 he had remounted himself. This was the day after Cornelius Brown Tollett died. It was the same day that the regiment moved on to form their camp at Rio Grande. On February 9, 1847 he was absent and sick at Saltillo, Mexico. He was with his unit again on June 20, 1847 in Camargo, Mexico where he was mustered out [Records in the National Archives]. - 1850 census, AR, Ouachita, Washington, Nov 21, HH 43/43 Matthew SORRELS, 32, M, farmer, Miss Rebecca SORRELS, 25, F, AR Elizabeth SORRELS, 9, F, AR Cyntha A SORRELS, 7, F, AR Green M SORRELS, 3, M, AR Joshua SORRELS, 1, M, AR Cyntha SORRELS, 22, F, Miss (his aunt) -
  Person ID	I149979	mykindred
  Last Modified	Dec 31, 2020

  
  

  Father	Ethan Allen Sorrels,   d. Y
  Mother	Nancy Newberry,   d. Y
  Family ID	F49366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Parks Tollett,   b. Dec 1826, Hempstead county, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 1908, Peacock, Stonewall county, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Married	1840  [1]
  Children	1. Elizabeth M. Sorrels,   b. 1841, Arkansas, USA ,   d. Y   2. Cynthia A. Sorrels,   b. 1843, Arkansas, USA ,   d. Y   3. Green Matthew Sorrels, Jr.,   b. May 21, 1848, Ouachita county, Arkansas, USA ,   d. Jun 23, 1921, Ennis, Ellis county, Texas, USA  (Age 73 years)   4. Joshua Parks Sorrels,   b. Feb 28, 1850, Washington, Ouachita county, Arkansas, USA ,   d. Jul 19, 1927, Gatesville, Coryell county, Texas, USA  (Age 77 years)   5. David Sorrels,   b. 1851, Arkansas, USA ,   d. Y   6. Marcella Morgan Sorrels,   b. 1854, Arkansas, USA ,   d. Y
  Family ID	F49264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2700] Descendants of Markus Tollett. [S2666] Gedcom - Coup, William. [S4251] 1850 US federal census, 1850 census, AR, Ouachita, Washington, (M432-28, p 43), HH 43/43.