Son of Ernest Sorge/Sorg and Barbara Baker/Becker both born in Germany.
Note:
marriage record for his parents - Ernest Sorge born October 27 1831, Neuhaus, Dukedom of Brunswick, Germany to Barbara Becker Born June 25, 1832, Leidweiler, Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, married March 29, 1854 Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia.
His parents Friedrich Sorge and Charlotte Hofmeister;
her parents Peter and Elizabeth Becker.
A female Sorge, father Ernest, died Feb 7, 1858, Wheeling, age 1.
George 5 months is listed on the 1860 census, Wheeling, with parents name spelled Salyer, Ernest 27, Barbara 27 and siblings Mary 2 and Louis 5.
George's birth year must be 1860 if he was only 5 mons on 1860 census.
His father registered for draft Oct 1863, residence Caldwells Run, age 33 a shearer.
His father made an Oath of Loyalty to Constitution and Union Jan 28, 1864, Wheeling.
George 10 appears on the 1870 census, Wheeling, (name incorrectly written/trans as Sawyer), with parents Ernst 38 works in rolling mill, Barbara 36, and siblings Louis 15, Mary 12, Matilda 8, Louisa 6, Kate 4, John 3, and Ferdinand 1.
There is a death record for a Louis Sorge, May 14, 1873, age 3 yrs 7 mons, no parents names given.
Death record for a Charles Sorge, age 2, Feb 1, 1876, son of Ernest and Barbara.
His sister Matilda Sorge 18 married Henry Grimm 25, both born Wheeling, Jan 7, 1877, Wheeling with consent of her father E. Sorge.
There is a death record for a Maria Sorge, 41 born Germany, wife of Ernst Sorge, Feb 3 1879, Wheeling. This is his mother since Ernest is with wife Mary on 1880 census, Wheeling and children Louisa 17, Ferdinand 11, John 13, and Maggie 8. They would all be from his first wife.
Maggie/Margaret R Sorge married Robert A. Deary born Jefferson County, Ohio, age 23, Oct 24, 1892, Brooke County, WV.
His sister Mary Sorge 20 married John Wolff, 30, Oct 16, 1877, Wheeling, with consent of her father Ernest Sorge. She then married Harry Kramer. Henry Wolf her son is informant on DC.
His sister Louisa Sorge 23 married Jesse Martin born Wheeling, 23, Oct 4, 1885, at John Wolf's near Delhany, with consent of her father Ernest Sorge.
His brother Ferdinand 'Fred' Sorge married Stachia Snyder born Ohio and they lived in Michigan, where he was a machinist in auto factory.
His brother John Sorge married Margaret 'Maggie' Frye and they lived in Wayne, Michigan, but John appears as divorced on the 1940 census and is a restaurant proprietor.
Mary Acker Sorge died 1927, buried Rose-Hill/Greenwood Cem, Belmont, Ohio, memorial 171688593.
George worked at Stifel's Calico Works.
Mrs. Bertha Fonner was informant on his death cert.
Note:
marriage record for his parents - Ernest Sorge born October 27 1831, Neuhaus, Dukedom of Brunswick, Germany to Barbara Becker Born June 25, 1832, Leidweiler, Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, married March 29, 1854 Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia.
His parents Friedrich Sorge and Charlotte Hofmeister;
her parents Peter and Elizabeth Becker.
A female Sorge, father Ernest, died Feb 7, 1858, Wheeling, age 1.
George 5 months is listed on the 1860 census, Wheeling, with parents name spelled Salyer, Ernest 27, Barbara 27 and siblings Mary 2 and Louis 5.
George's birth year must be 1860 if he was only 5 mons on 1860 census.
His father registered for draft Oct 1863, residence Caldwells Run, age 33 a shearer.
His father made an Oath of Loyalty to Constitution and Union Jan 28, 1864, Wheeling.
George 10 appears on the 1870 census, Wheeling, (name incorrectly written/trans as Sawyer), with parents Ernst 38 works in rolling mill, Barbara 36, and siblings Louis 15, Mary 12, Matilda 8, Louisa 6, Kate 4, John 3, and Ferdinand 1.
There is a death record for a Louis Sorge, May 14, 1873, age 3 yrs 7 mons, no parents names given.
Death record for a Charles Sorge, age 2, Feb 1, 1876, son of Ernest and Barbara.
His sister Matilda Sorge 18 married Henry Grimm 25, both born Wheeling, Jan 7, 1877, Wheeling with consent of her father E. Sorge.
There is a death record for a Maria Sorge, 41 born Germany, wife of Ernst Sorge, Feb 3 1879, Wheeling. This is his mother since Ernest is with wife Mary on 1880 census, Wheeling and children Louisa 17, Ferdinand 11, John 13, and Maggie 8. They would all be from his first wife.
Maggie/Margaret R Sorge married Robert A. Deary born Jefferson County, Ohio, age 23, Oct 24, 1892, Brooke County, WV.
His sister Mary Sorge 20 married John Wolff, 30, Oct 16, 1877, Wheeling, with consent of her father Ernest Sorge. She then married Harry Kramer. Henry Wolf her son is informant on DC.
His sister Louisa Sorge 23 married Jesse Martin born Wheeling, 23, Oct 4, 1885, at John Wolf's near Delhany, with consent of her father Ernest Sorge.
His brother Ferdinand 'Fred' Sorge married Stachia Snyder born Ohio and they lived in Michigan, where he was a machinist in auto factory.
His brother John Sorge married Margaret 'Maggie' Frye and they lived in Wayne, Michigan, but John appears as divorced on the 1940 census and is a restaurant proprietor.
Mary Acker Sorge died 1927, buried Rose-Hill/Greenwood Cem, Belmont, Ohio, memorial 171688593.
George worked at Stifel's Calico Works.
Mrs. Bertha Fonner was informant on his death cert.
Son of Ernest Sorge/Sorg and Barbara Baker/Becker both born in Germany.
Note:
marriage record for his parents - Ernest Sorge born October 27 1831, Neuhaus, Dukedom of Brunswick, Germany to Barbara Becker Born June 25, 1832, Leidweiler, Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, married March 29, 1854 Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia.
His parents Friedrich Sorge and Charlotte Hofmeister;
her parents Peter and Elizabeth Becker.
A female Sorge, father Ernest, died Feb 7, 1858, Wheeling, age 1.
George 5 months is listed on the 1860 census, Wheeling, with parents name spelled Salyer, Ernest 27, Barbara 27 and siblings Mary 2 and Louis 5.
George's birth year must be 1860 if he was only 5 mons on 1860 census.
His father registered for draft Oct 1863, residence Caldwells Run, age 33 a shearer.
His father made an Oath of Loyalty to Constitution and Union Jan 28, 1864, Wheeling.
George 10 appears on the 1870 census, Wheeling, (name incorrectly written/trans as Sawyer), with parents Ernst 38 works in rolling mill, Barbara 36, and siblings Louis 15, Mary 12, Matilda 8, Louisa 6, Kate 4, John 3, and Ferdinand 1.
There is a death record for a Louis Sorge, May 14, 1873, age 3 yrs 7 mons, no parents names given.
Death record for a Charles Sorge, age 2, Feb 1, 1876, son of Ernest and Barbara.
His sister Matilda Sorge 18 married Henry Grimm 25, both born Wheeling, Jan 7, 1877, Wheeling with consent of her father E. Sorge.
There is a death record for a Maria Sorge, 41 born Germany, wife of Ernst Sorge, Feb 3 1879, Wheeling. This is his mother since Ernest is with wife Mary on 1880 census, Wheeling and children Louisa 17, Ferdinand 11, John 13, and Maggie 8. They would all be from his first wife.
Maggie/Margaret R Sorge married Robert A. Deary born Jefferson County, Ohio, age 23, Oct 24, 1892, Brooke County, WV.
His sister Mary Sorge 20 married John Wolff, 30, Oct 16, 1877, Wheeling, with consent of her father Ernest Sorge. She then married Harry Kramer. Henry Wolf her son is informant on DC.
His sister Louisa Sorge 23 married Jesse Martin born Wheeling, 23, Oct 4, 1885, at John Wolf's near Delhany, with consent of her father Ernest Sorge.
His brother Ferdinand 'Fred' Sorge married Stachia Snyder born Ohio and they lived in Michigan, where he was a machinist in auto factory.
His brother John Sorge married Margaret 'Maggie' Frye and they lived in Wayne, Michigan, but John appears as divorced on the 1940 census and is a restaurant proprietor.
Mary Acker Sorge died 1927, buried Rose-Hill/Greenwood Cem, Belmont, Ohio, memorial 171688593.
George worked at Stifel's Calico Works.
Mrs. Bertha Fonner was informant on his death cert.
Note:
marriage record for his parents - Ernest Sorge born October 27 1831, Neuhaus, Dukedom of Brunswick, Germany to Barbara Becker Born June 25, 1832, Leidweiler, Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, married March 29, 1854 Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia.
His parents Friedrich Sorge and Charlotte Hofmeister;
her parents Peter and Elizabeth Becker.
A female Sorge, father Ernest, died Feb 7, 1858, Wheeling, age 1.
George 5 months is listed on the 1860 census, Wheeling, with parents name spelled Salyer, Ernest 27, Barbara 27 and siblings Mary 2 and Louis 5.
George's birth year must be 1860 if he was only 5 mons on 1860 census.
His father registered for draft Oct 1863, residence Caldwells Run, age 33 a shearer.
His father made an Oath of Loyalty to Constitution and Union Jan 28, 1864, Wheeling.
George 10 appears on the 1870 census, Wheeling, (name incorrectly written/trans as Sawyer), with parents Ernst 38 works in rolling mill, Barbara 36, and siblings Louis 15, Mary 12, Matilda 8, Louisa 6, Kate 4, John 3, and Ferdinand 1.
There is a death record for a Louis Sorge, May 14, 1873, age 3 yrs 7 mons, no parents names given.
Death record for a Charles Sorge, age 2, Feb 1, 1876, son of Ernest and Barbara.
His sister Matilda Sorge 18 married Henry Grimm 25, both born Wheeling, Jan 7, 1877, Wheeling with consent of her father E. Sorge.
There is a death record for a Maria Sorge, 41 born Germany, wife of Ernst Sorge, Feb 3 1879, Wheeling. This is his mother since Ernest is with wife Mary on 1880 census, Wheeling and children Louisa 17, Ferdinand 11, John 13, and Maggie 8. They would all be from his first wife.
Maggie/Margaret R Sorge married Robert A. Deary born Jefferson County, Ohio, age 23, Oct 24, 1892, Brooke County, WV.
His sister Mary Sorge 20 married John Wolff, 30, Oct 16, 1877, Wheeling, with consent of her father Ernest Sorge. She then married Harry Kramer. Henry Wolf her son is informant on DC.
His sister Louisa Sorge 23 married Jesse Martin born Wheeling, 23, Oct 4, 1885, at John Wolf's near Delhany, with consent of her father Ernest Sorge.
His brother Ferdinand 'Fred' Sorge married Stachia Snyder born Ohio and they lived in Michigan, where he was a machinist in auto factory.
His brother John Sorge married Margaret 'Maggie' Frye and they lived in Wayne, Michigan, but John appears as divorced on the 1940 census and is a restaurant proprietor.
Mary Acker Sorge died 1927, buried Rose-Hill/Greenwood Cem, Belmont, Ohio, memorial 171688593.
George worked at Stifel's Calico Works.
Mrs. Bertha Fonner was informant on his death cert.
Gravesite Details
A deed was made by Ernst Sorge for Lot # 290 in Mt. Zion Cemetery in 1873.
Family Members
Siblings
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Louis Fredrick Sorge
1855–1912
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Mary Elizabeth Sorge Kramer
1858–1925
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Matilda Grimm "Tillie" Sorge Barritt
1860–1885
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Louisa Sophia Sorge Martin
1861–1889
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Katherine Lillian "Kate" Sorge Tolbert
1864–1953
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John Sorge
1867–1951
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Ferdinand "Fred" Sorge
1869–1941
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Margaret R "Maggie" Sorge Deary
1872–1944
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Carl "Charles" Sorge
1874–1876
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