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Collection Overview
| Size | 5.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1700 items items) |
| Abstract | Members of the Holloway and Sorrell family were from of Leesville, Wake County, N.C. The collection consists of family papers, correspondence, genealogical notes, and pictures relating to the Holloway and Sorrell family of Leesville, Wake County, N.C. Much of the collection consists of genealogical correspondence and notes, dating from the 1960s to the 1990s, relating to Frances Holloway Wynne's efforts to compile a history of the Holloway and Sorrell family, as well as a collection of about 600 pictures of various family members. In addition, there is a smaller collection of family papers, apparently collected by Frances Holloway Wynne while doing genealogical research. Early papers are chiefly deeds and indentures relating to purchases and sales of property of members of the family. In the 1860s, there are a few letters about military life from family members fighting with Confederate forces. Materials in the 1870s through the 1900s consist of a few scattered family letters and financial items. In the 1900s and 1910s, several items relate to Lydia Sorrell, first as a student at Leesville High School and, for a short time, at Peace Institute in Raleigh, and later as an applicant for a position with the United States Post Office. Genealogical correspondence and notes include materials about the Holloway and Sorrell family, as well as related families, including the Bledsoe, Brightwell, Cheshire, Cooke, Cooper, Dillard, Nipper, Ward, and Williams families, most of which were either resident or had strong ties to North Carolina. Some letters discuss activities of family members scattered around the United States, but most are chiefly concerned with family history. Some materials relate to the study of genealogy, and some display a particular interest in African-American genealogical studies in North Carolina. Included are the bylaws and constitution of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. Pictures, many of which were annotated by Frances Holloway Wynne, show various family members, covering approximately four generations. |
| Creator | Holloway family.
Sorrell family. |
| Language | English |
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Biographical Information
The earliest Sorrell family member documented in the United States appears to have been Edward Sorrell, who was born in Virginia around 1740, although it may be that the Sorrells have lived in the United States since before 1700. The earliest mention of a Holloway family member appears to date back to George Holloway, who died in 1759 in Lunenburg County, Va. In the succeeding years, most Holloway and Sorrell family members lived in or around Wake County, N.C., where they were among the more prominent landowners of the region. The Holloway and Sorrell families were linked when Joseph Turner Holloway married Eva Estille Sorrell on 15 August 1893.
Frances Holloway Wynne, granddaughter of Joseph Turner Holloway and Eva Estille Sorrell Holloway, received an A.B. in English from Duke University, and spent 34 years teaching in the Fairfax County, Va., public school system. She became interested in genealogy in 1969 and was active in the North Carolina Genealogical Society, Tidewater Genealogical Society, and the National Genealogical Society, among others. She published a number of genealogical abstracts and registers dealing with Wake County, N.C., Durham County, N.C., and African Americans in Brunswick County, Va.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of family papers, correspondence, genealogical notes, and pictures relating to the Holloway and Sorrell family of Leesville, N.C. Much of the collection consists of genealogical correspondence and notes, dating from the 1960s to the 1990s, relating to Frances Holloway Wynne's efforts to compile a history of the Holloway and Sorrell family, as well as a collection of about 600 pictures of various family members. In addition, there is a smaller collection of family papers, apparently collected by Wynne while doing genealogical research. Early papers are chiefly deeds and indentures relating to purchases and sales of property of members of the family. In the 1860s, there are a few letters about military life from family members fighting with Confederate forces. Materials in the 1870s through the 1900s consist of a few scattered family letters and financial items. In the 1900s and 1910s, several items relate to Lydia Sorrell, first as a student at Leesville High School and, for a short time, at Peace Institute in Raleigh, and later as an applicant for a position with the United States Post Office. Genealogical correspondence and notes include materials about the Holloway and Sorrell family, as well as related families, including the Bledsoe, Brightwell, Cheshire, Cooke, Cooper, Dillard, Nipper, Ward, and Williams families, most of which were either resident or had strong ties to North Carolina. Some letters discuss activities of family members scattered around the United States, but most are chiefly concerned with family history. Some materials relate to the study of genealogy, and some display a particular interest in African-American genealogical studies in North Carolina. Included are the bylaws and constitution of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. Pictures, many of which were annotated by Frances Holloway Wynne, show various family members, covering approximately four generations.
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Series 1. Family papers, 1777-1930s.
Processing Note: See also addition of October 2004.
Arrangement: roughly chronological.
Early papers are chiefly deeds and indentures relating to purchases and sales of property of members of the Holloway and Sorrell family of Leesville, Wake County, N.C. In the 1860s, there are a few letters from Dillard family members describing military life with Confederate forces near Yorktown. Materials in the 1870s through the 1900s consist of a few scattered family letters and financial items. In the 1900s and 1910s, several items relate to Lydia Sorrell, first as a student at Leesville High School and, for a short time, at Peace Institute in Raleigh, and later as an applicant for a position with the United States Post Office.
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Series 2. Genealogical papers, 1960s-1992.
Processing Note: See also addition of October 2004.
Arrangement: by correspondent or subject.
Correspondence and other items relating to Frances Holloway Wynne's efforts to compile a history of the Holloway and Sorrell family. Also included are materials about related families, including the Bledsoe, Brightwell, Cheshire, Cooke, Cooper, Dillard, Nipper, Ward, and Williams families, most of which were either resident or had strong ties to North Carolina. Some letters discuss activities of family members scattered around the United States, but most are chiefly concerned with family history. Some materials relate to the study of genealogy, and some display a particular interest in African-American genealogical studies in North Carolina. Included are the bylaws and constitution of the North Carolina Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society.
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Series 3. Pictures.
Processing Note: See also addition of October 2004.
Arrangement: by subject.
| Image Folder P-4652/1 |
Photographs of an unidentified graveyard and of Buck Ward #04652, Series: "3. Pictures." P-4652/1 |
| Image Folder P-4652/2 |
Photographs of various members of the Williams family, most of whom are unidentified #04652, Series: "3. Pictures." P-4652/2 |
| Special Format Image SF-P-4652/1 |
Tintype of Calvin Dillard and wife #04652, Series: "3. Pictures." SF-P-4652/1 |
| Special Format Image SF-P-4652/2 |
Tintype of Sewell and Louisa King #04652, Series: "3. Pictures." SF-P-4652/2 |
| Special Format Image SF-P-4652/3-8 |
Tintypes of unidentified family members #04652, Series: "3. Pictures." SF-P-4652/3-8SF-P-4652/3SF-P-4652/4SF-P-4652/5SF-P-4652/6SF-P-4652/7SF-P-4652/8 |
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Addition of October 2004 (Acc. 99920), 1880-1998.
Processing Note: The addition of October 2004 is arranged in the same way as, but has not been incorporated into, the original deposit of materials.
Photographs, family documents, and genealogical papers relating to the history of the Holloway and Sorrell families of Leesville, Wake County, N.C.
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Subseries 1. Family papers, 31 April 1880-5 February 1927.
Arrangement: chronological.
Papers relating to the history of the Holloway and Sorrell family. Included are financial papers; a photo of an auto accident involving F. P. Sorrell; clippings about Shelby Female College, which Ella Sorrell attended; and listings of the members of the 69th United States Congress, convened in 1927. Also included are engraving plates for a wedding invitation for Margaret Elizabeth Brown and Vann Holloway.
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Subseries 2. Genealogical papers, 1939-1998.
Arrangement: by correspondent or subject.
Correspondence and other items relating to Frances Holloway Wynne's efforts to compile a history of the Holloway and Sorrell family. The correspondents include family members who assisted Frances Holloway Wynne in her research. Other items include genealogical notes and photocopies from legal records and family history publications.
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Subseries 3. Pictures.
Arrangement: by correspondent or subject.
Photographs and tintypes of various members of the Holloway and Sorrell family covering approximately four generations.
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Items Separated
Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, April 1993, and Jesse Brown, January 2005.
Encoded by: Jesse Brown, January 2005.
Processing Note: The addition of October 2004 is arranged in the same way as, but has not been incorporated into, the original deposit of materials.
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