Jacksonville, Texas : William Harris ('Bill') Sory

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Name:

William Harris ('Bill') SORY

Birth:

1850

Death:

12 Aug 1917

Church:

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Father:

John SORY

Marriage 1:

10 Jan 1875

Spouse:

Cynthia Ann ALEXANDER

Birth:

Death:

30 Sep 1881

Father:

Carnes B. ALEXANDER

Mother:

Mary Allison UNKNOWN

Children:

1	Bruce Lee SORY	1876-1943	Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas
2	Harry Neil SORY	Died at age 11	Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas
3	William Henry SORY	1881-1953	Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas

Marriage 2:

3 Sep 1884

Spouse:

Mattie Lee HENRY

Birth:

Possibly Shelby Co., Tennessee

Death:

Note:

Came to Jacksonville as a pianist for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Children:

1	Asa Dixon SORY	1885 - 1952	Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas
2	John Harvey SORY	Died at age 1	Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas
3	Ruby Otis SORY	1890 - 1946	Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas
4	Bessie Kate SORY (SWIFT)	1892 - 1970	Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas
5	Bonnie Craig SORY (ROBERTSON)	13 Jun 1894	Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas
6	Julian Albert SORY	1896 - 1970	Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas

	William Harris Sory and wife, Mattie Henry Sory, in wedding picture, 1884. He arrived, at age 21, in 1872, to help move town to I. & G. N. Railroad.
	W. H. Sory home, 301 S. Patton, in rare snow storm, 1887. It still is standing.
	Jacksonville Aldermen (now called City Council) of 1885. R. H. Small, mayor, center. Others, clockwise from top, H. L. Morris, George Tilley, J. A. Templeton, J. H. Bolton, J. L. Douglas and W. H. Sory..

Sources:
Jacksonville: the Story of a Dynamic Community, 1872-1972
Published for the Jacksonville Centennial

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