Maxine B. Sorrells (1928–2015)
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- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 2015
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- Names in Stone
When was Maxine B. Sorrells born? 1928.
When did Maxine B. Sorrells die? 2015.
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Maxine B. Sorrells (1928–2015) was born in 1928, and died in 2015, at about age 87. A cemetery record documents Maxine B.'s grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Maxine B.'s life.
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1929 · age 1 — The stock market crash began the Great Depression
1939 · age 11 — World War II began in Europe
1947 · age 19 — Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier
1955 · age 27 — Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
1963 · age 35 — President Kennedy was assassinated
1974 · age 46 — President Nixon resigned
1986 · age 58 — The Space Shuttle Challenger was lost
2001 · age 73 — The September 11 attacks took place
Questions about Maxine B. Sorrells
When was Maxine B. Sorrells born?
Maxine B. Sorrells was born in 1928.
When did Maxine B. Sorrells die?
Maxine B. Sorrells died in 2015.
How old was Maxine B. Sorrells at the time of death?
Maxine B. Sorrells was about 87 years old.
Where is Maxine B. Sorrells buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Maxine B.'s grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Maxine B. Sorrells was born?
Calvin Coolidge was president of the United States when Maxine B. was born.
Who was president when Maxine B. Sorrells died?
Barack Obama was president of the United States when Maxine B. died.
What generation was Maxine B. Sorrells part of?
Born in 1928, Maxine B. Sorrells was part of the Silent Generation.
What major events happened during Maxine B. Sorrells's lifetime?
During Maxine B.'s lifetime: the stock market crash began the Great Depression (1929, age 1); Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day (1944, age 16); Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott (1955, age 27); the Voting Rights Act was signed (1965, age 37); the Space Shuttle Challenger was lost (1986, age 58); the global financial crisis began (2008, age 80).
Which U.S. censuses would include Maxine B. Sorrells?
Federal censuses taken during Maxine B.'s lifetime and now public: 1930, 1940, 1950.
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1928
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2015
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