William Sharp
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William Willoughby Sharp (1801 - 1871)

William Willoughby Sharp
Born in Norfolk, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 20 Dec 1824 in Norfolk, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 69 in Norfolk, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Willoughby Sharp was born on 29 October, 1801[1]. William Sharp ... He passed away on June 9, 1871[1]. He was president of Exchange Bank of Virginia in Norfolk, Virginia from 1840-1865. Buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, VA.

Census

United States Census, 1850.[2] Estimated birth year is 1802
United States Census, 1860.[3] Estimated birth year is 1802
United States Census, 1870.[4] Estimated birth year is 1801

Death

9 June 1871 in Norfolk, Virginia[5][1]

Burial

Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, 23510 USA, GPS: 36.859222, -76.282731[5] Findagrave entry lists birthdate as 29 December 1801 but doesn't indicate its source. The gravestone appears too deteriorated for the date to have been derived as a transcription from the stone.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 for William W Sharp Granville Administrators Bonds, 1868-189. Ancestry.comSharp family bible Preface in possession of Edward Irby Comer, second great grandson of W.W. Sharp.
  2. "United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch, William H Sharp, Norfolk county, part of, Norfolk, Virginia, United States; citing family 564, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. "United States Census, 1860", (\FamilySearch, W W Sharp, 1860.
  4. "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch, Wm W Sharp, 1870
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Find A Grave Index," FamilySearch, William Willoughby Sharp, 1871; Burial, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America, Cedar Grove Cemetery; citing FindaGrave record ID 93184124.




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Sharp-4110 and Sharp-6327 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse and child

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