Powell Sharp
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Powell Hamilton Sharp (1793 - 1856)

Captain Powell Hamilton Sharp
Born in Montgomery, Fayette, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1 Jul 1811 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 63 in DeKalb, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Powell Sharp was born in Virginia.

Powell Hamilton was born in 1793 and was the son of George Sharp and Catherine Kirk. He died in 1856 and was buried in Sharp Cemetery, De Kalb County, Missouri, USA.

Powell served in the War of 1812; his service lasted three years, from 1812 to 1815. He achieved the rank of Captain. [1]

Parents

George R. Sharp (1755 - 1833)
Catherine Elizabeth Kirk Sharp (1761 - 1842)

Siblings

  1. Mary Sharp Long (1771 - 1858)
  2. Martin Sharp (1787 - 1871)
  3. George R. Sharp Jr (1791 - 1865)
  4. Peter Sharp (1799 - 1876)
  5. Isaac Sharp (1801 - 1850)
  6. Henry Sharp (1804 - 1867)
  7. Agnes Sharp Berry (1812 - 1899)

Spouse

Mary Malinda Van Bibber Sharp (1791 - 1860)

Children

  1. Nancy B Sharp Dodson (1812 - 1891)
  2. John B. Sharp (1820 - 1884)
  3. Joshua Tillman Sharp (1821 - 1903)
  4. Hannah Sharp Tyler (1827 - 1871)
  5. Isaac Newton Sharp (1835 - 1911)

Burial

Sharp Cemetery, Oak, De Kalb County, Missouri, USA

Sources

  1. "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5ZN-VDF?cc=1916219&wc=M6YX-738%3A203332601 : 11 March 2016), Set - Shav > image 2214 of 2685; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).




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Powell Hamilton Sharp married Mary Malinda Van Bibber. they lived in NW Missouri were they had a farm, raised a family, til there death

Powell was the son of George R. Sharp (1755 - 1833) Catherine Elizabeth Kirk (1761 - 1842)

please see Find A Grave Memorial# 15477348 for more details

Thanks bill

posted by Bill Alexander Jr
Sharp-4916 and Sharp-1455 appear to represent the same person because: Appear to be the same but I'm unsure which one is the mother??
posted by Cindy (Modrall) Krieg

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