Born in Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Andrew Erwin Sorrells
and Nancy Randle (Brooks) Sorrells
Sister of
Mary Ann (Sorrells) Shankel, Susan English (Sorrells) Hodge, David Brooks Sorrells Sr., William Leander Sorrells, Amanda Elvira (Sorrells) Shankle and Andrew Madison Sorrells
Wife of
Jonathan White Huff
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Andrew Sorrells Huff
Died about
at about age 48
in Arkansas, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Nancy Marilda Sorrells was born April 9, 1843 in Mississippi, the daughter of Andrew Erwin Sorrells and Nancy Randle (Brooks) Sorrells.
Nancy's siblings were:
- Mary Ann (Sorrells) Shankel (1829-1925)
- Susan E Sorrells (b. abt. )
- David Brooks Sorrells Sr. (1833-1913)
- William L. Sorrells (b. abt. )
- Amanda Elvira Sorrells (b. abt. 1842 in Tennessee)
- Andrew Madison Sorrells (b. abt. 1849 in Tennessee)
Nancy married Jonathan W. Huff on September 20, 1865 in Dallas County, Arkansas. Jonathan was born March 28, 1840 in Alabama, the son of Daniel and Matilda Huff.[1][2]
The children of Nancy and Jonathan, all born in Arkansas, were:[3]
- Daniel M Huff (b. abt. 1870)
- Nancy L Huff (b. abt. 1873)
- Anna M Huff (b. abt. 1874)
- Andrew Sorrells Huff (b. abt. 1876)
- Lunda W Huff (b. abt. 1879)
In the 1880 U.S. Census, Nancy is listed at the age of 37, with her husband and five children living in Greenville Township of Clark County, Arkansas where Jonathan worked as a farm laborer.[3]
Nancy Marilda (Sorrells) Huff is thought to have died about 1892, possibly in Arkansas.
Sources
- ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM19-V87 : 5 November 2017), Johnathan W Heoff and Nancy M Sorrells, 20 Sep 1865; citing Marriage, , Dallas, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 984,226.
- ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMKR-M8J : 10 February 2018), Johnathan W Huff and Nancy M Sorrells, 20 Sep 1865; citing Marriage, , Dallas, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 985,894.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN71-8TM : 24 August 2017), Nancy M Huff in household of Jonathan Huff, Greenville, Clark, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 31, sheet 403C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0040; FHL microfilm 1,254,040.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marilda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marilda:
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~3.12%
Pamela (Shankle) Davis
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~1.56%
James Elam :
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~0.78%
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