George Washington Sharpe (1848 - 1915)

Born 9 Aug 1848 in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes Rosanna (Wooten) Sharpe — married 1871 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1915 at age 66 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Biography

George and Agnes Sharpe

George Washington Sharpe was born on Aug 9, 1848 in Davidson County, North Carolina, USA. His parents were David Stokes Sharpe and Sarah Angeline Young. His family moved from Davidson County to Eagle Mill Township, Iredell County, North Carolina sometime between 1857 and 1860. George married Agnes Rosanna Wooten (1849-1918) in 1871 in Iredell County. ^[1]

Sharpe Washington Sharpe Family

George and Agnes had the following children:

1. John David Sharpe (1871-1941), who married Betty Smith^[2]
2. William Preston Sharpe (1874-1950), who married first Sara Malinda Henderson and second, Allie Florance Cass^[3]

George and Agnes, Martha, Lewis, Leander, Georgia, and Rosanna

1. Thomas Pinkney Sharpe (1876-1944), who married Marie C. Bondenson^[4]
2. Martha D. Sharpe (1878-1951), who married Roswell Pearson Crater^[5]
3. Lewis Sharpe (1881-1959), who married Hessie Privette Sharpe^[6]
4. Charles A. Sharpe (1883-1885), who died as an infant
5. Leander Washington Sharpe, Sr. (1888-1959), who married Josephine Bell Mullis^[7]
6. Rosanna Almedia Sharpe (1889-1946), who married Thomas Vance Haynes^[8]
7. George Dora Sharpe (1895-1979), who married George Bradley Campbell^[9]

George was a farmer. He died on Mar 23, 1915 and is buried at the Union Grove Methodist Church, Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ #FindaGrave, #Marriage, #Death, #C1850, #C1860, #C1870, #C1880, #C1900, #C1910, #Death
2. ↑ #C1880
3. ↑ #C1880, #C1900
4. ↑ #C1880
5. ↑ #C1880, #C1900
6. ↑ #C1900
7. ↑ #C1900, #1910
8. ↑ #C1900, #1910
9. ↑ #1900, #1910
10. ↑ #FindaGrave, #Death, #C1880

• "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: accessed 8 December 2014), George Washington Sharp, 23 Mar 1915; citing Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, reference fn 90 cn 314, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,865.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (Link: accessed 13 December 2015), George Washington Sharpe, 1915; Burial, Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, United States of America, Union Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 65323662, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States
• 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.
• 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration.
• 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860, Grahams District, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: 9 November 2014), George W Sharp in household of David Sharp, Davidson county, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1227, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Note: Could not locate this record. 1900 Census says he was married 29 years.