William Alva Sharp (1908 - 1976)

Born 8 Jun 1908 in Ellis County, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Oct 1976 at age 68 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, United States

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Biography

W. Alva Sharp was born on June 8,1908 in Ellis County, Texas.^[1] He was the oldest child of William Sharp and Leola Martin.^[2]

By 1910, at the age of 2 he was living with his parents in Jonesboro, Jackson County, Louisiana.^[2]

In 1930, he was again living in Ellis County, Texas and working as a farm laborer while living in the household of Beulah Moses.^[3] They were married sometime before 1932.

Their daughter, Mary Ruth, was born on March 18, 1932 in Traxahachin, Ellis County, Texas.^[4][5] According to the original birth certificate, Mary Ruth was the seventh child of Beula (Laury) Moses Sharp.

He died on October 12, 1976 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas.^[6] He was buried in Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas.^[7]

Research Notes

• Per his FindAGrave bio, he was married to Clintus (Brock) Allen Sharp at the time of her death in 1973. See also Find A Grave: Memorial #25346843
• Per her grave marker Beulah is listed as Beulah E. Sharp Allen Harris. See Find A Grave: Memorial #59567421

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6PH-238 : 12 March 2020), William Alva Sharp, 1908.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPYS-89K : accessed 23 February 2022), W Alva Sharp in household of William M Sharp, Jonesboro, Jackson, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 54, sheet 7A, family 125, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 516; FHL microfilm 1,374,529.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQX-Z3Z : accessed 23 February 2022), Alva Sharp in household of Beulah Moses, Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 6A, line 39, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2326; FHL microfilm 2,342,060.
4. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6GC-P1G : 1 March 2021), William Alva Sharp in entry for Mary Ruth Sharp, 18 Mar 1932; citing Traxahachin, Ellis, Texas, United States, certificate 20747, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,281,741.
5. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6GC-P1K : 1 March 2021), William Alva Sharp in entry for Sharp, 18 Mar 1932; citing , Ellis, Texas, United States, certificate 20747, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,281,741.
6. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K78G-BB6 : 20 February 2021), William Alva Sharp, 12 Oct 1976; citing certificate number 83250, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,983.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/59567748/william-alva-sharp : accessed 22 February 2022), memorial page for William Alva Sharp (9 Jun 1908–12 Oct 1976), Find A Grave: Memorial #59567748, citing Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by John Smith (contributor 46816801) .

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVWF-16J : 1 February 2021), Alva Sharp in entry for W M Sharp, 1920.
• "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDMF-MRH : 5 December 2014), Wm Alva Sharp in entry for MM9.1.1/VDMF-MRZ:, 29 May 1934; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
• "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4LVW-CW3Z : 12 March 2020), William Alva Sharp in entry for Trabis Alva Sharp, 1937.
• "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4LVL-76W2 : 12 March 2020), William Alva Sharp in entry for Travis Alva Sharp, 1937.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWVS-JQM : 10 January 2021), Alva Sharp, Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-2, sheet 5A, line 23, family 102, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4026.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLJQ-X46 : 10 January 2021), William Sharp, Oct 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Acknowledgments

This person was created through the import of breesefam.ged on 09 May 2011.