William Hardy Sharp (1819 - 1902)

Born 2 Oct 1819 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1902 at age 82 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Hardy Sharp was born on 2 Oct 1819 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, son of William Hardy Sharp (~1787 - 1844) and Anne (Richey) Sharp (1793 - 1869).

His siblings were:

1. Mary G Sharp (~1814 - 1870)
2. Margret Eliza Sharp (~1816 - 1890)
3. John Richey Sharp (~1821 - 1882)
4. Agnes Lucinda Ellen (Sharp) Bowie (~1826 - 1904)
5. Elizabeth Ann (Sharp) Agnew (1829 - 1869)
6. Jane F Sharp (1831 - 1909)
7. Almanzy Taphpens Sharp (1834 - ~1835)
8. Robert W Sharp (1836 - 1863)

William married Catherine Elizabeth McKee (1834 - 1908). Their children were:

1. James William Sharp (1859 - )
2. Anne Louisa Ellen Sharp (1862 - )
3. John Robert Oliver Sharp (1864 - 1956)
4. Sara Ida Camelia Sharp (1866 - )
5. George Washington Sharp (1868 - )
6. Andrew Hugh Thomas Sharp (1872 - ).

William married Frances Arnold (~1827 - ). Their daughter was Frances Elmansy Sharp (1848 - ).

William H Sharp lives with widowed mother and has a two year old daughter, Fanny.^[1]. 1860 Census has remarried and has a small child. ^[2] Served in Confederate Army. ^[3], ^[4]. 1900 Census record. ^[5]

William died on 8 Jun 1902 in Abbeville aged 82.

Burial

Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Shoals Junction, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA.  ^[6]

William Hardy Sharp (2 Oct 1819–8 Jun 1902)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #73853906

Catherine Elizabeth McKee Sharp (24 May 1834–7 Jul 1908) (spouse)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #73854028

Research Notes

Original details:
Ancestry.com research findings: 1860 Census, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, Carpenter, Living next door to widowed mother. Eliza 26,(second wife) son James W age one. 1880Census, Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina,Elizabeth age 48. children in household are James, Ann, Robert, Ida, George and Hugh. 1900 census gives Oct 1819 as birth date, Long Cane Township, Abbeville, South Carolina, Elizabeth 61, 3 adult children: Sarah, George, Thomas and 4 grandchildren all <5 yrs old. Gravestone has Oct 2 1819 as birth date.Son ,John Robert Sharp, death certificate give full names of his parents, William Hardy Sharp and Catherine Elizabeth McKee. Other researchers indicate William H Sharp's first wife was Frances Arnold and they had one child (Fanny born 1848) before her death probably 1848-1849. His second marriage was to Elizabeth McKee. He served in Confederate Army. William Hardy Sharp, 10/2/1819 - 6/8/1902 CSA. In the 1850 Federal Census he was living with his mother and 30 years old. His first wife had died and his daughter, Fanny ,was living with Ann Sharp's family. William Hardy is buried in Greenville Presbyterian Church Graveyard in Abbeville Co., SC. William Hardy married twice: First to Frances Arnold, one child: Frances "Fanny" Sharp, born 1847 Second married to Catherine Elizabeth McKee, 5/14/1834 - 7/7/1908, three children: (1) James W. Sharp, born 1859 (2) John Robert Oliver Sharp, 4/6/1864 - 10/30/1956, married Willie Louisa Newell, (3) George Washington Sharp, 10/3/1868 - 6/10/1934 ^[7]

"Descendants of Edward Sharp, Vol 1 " by C Newell Bowie and Jerold "Jerry" B Sanders, Bagpipe Press, Inc, 1985. Available in Greenville Public Library, Greenville, SC., page 14, "William Hardy Sharp lived on land granted to his grandfather Edward Sharp. He was a licensed distiller of peach brandy and gifted carpenter and gunsmith. Neighbors would bring him peaches to be distilled & stored by William Hardy Sharp until government inspection and taxes were paid. As a gunsmith he converted guns from flintlock to cap and ball and re-rifled many guns with tools he made himself. The homes he built were mortise and tended held together with wooden pegs."

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-B99 : 23 December 2020), ]William Sharp in household of Anna Sharp, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch[ (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTW-HLZ : 18 February 2021),] William Sharp, 1860.
3. ↑ "South Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGPS-S6F : 12 December 2014), ]William H Sharp, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit First (Orr's) Rifles, NARA microfilm publication M267 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1959), roll 143.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch [(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9VV-G6F : 25 August 2021), ]William H. Sharp, 1861-1865.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch [(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3R9-PJS : 14 January 2022), ]William Sharp, 1900.
6. ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73853906/william-hardy-sharp: accessed 27 August 2022), memorial page for William Hardy Sharp (2 Oct 1819–8 Jun 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #73853906, citing Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Shoals Junction, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Robert Barbi (contributor 46889958).
7. ↑ [ https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/hagan/1295/]

Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Genealogical Book