William Wesley Sharp (1863 - 1938)

Born Jan 1863 in Missouri [uncertain]

Husband of Cinderella Jane (Lamasters) Sharp — married 3 Mar 1887 in Paris, MO

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

Date:

January 1863^[1]

About 1864.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

About 1862 according to the 1925 Iowa census listing for his son Jack Sharp^[7]

Place:

Missouri^{[2][3][1][4][5][8][6]}

Kentucky^[7]

Residence

1870: 1870 US census shows him living in Salt River Township, Audrain County, MO. Household members: William Sharp (45), Sarah Sharp (34), Joseph Sharp (15), Mary Sharp (11), Martha Sharp (8), William Sharp (6), Jacob Sharp (5), Charles Sharp (4).^[2]

1880: 1880 US census shows him living in Salt River Township (Township 52), Audrain County, MO. Household members: Wm. J. Sharp(e?) (head, 53), Rebecca Sharp(e?) (wife, 50), William Sharp(e?) (son, 16), Jacob Sharp(e?) (son, 15), Charles Sharp(e?) (son, 13), George Sharp(e?) (son, 10).^[3]

1900: 1900 US census shows him living in South Fork Township, Monroe County, MO. Household members: William W. Sharp (head, 37), Cinda Sharp (wife, 34), Gertie Sharp (daughter, 10), Arthur Sharp (son, 8), Etta Sharp (daughter, 4), Ada Sharp (daughter, 8/12). Home was a farm, #57 on farm schedule, owned with mortgage.^[1]

1910: 1910 US census shows him living in South Fork Township, Monroe County, MO. Household members: William Sharp (head, 46), Sinda Sharp (wife, 44), Gertie Sharp (daughter, 19), Aurthur Sharp (son, 18), Etta Sharp (daughter, 14), Ada Sharp (daughter, 10). Home was a farm, #14 on farm schedule, owned free (no mortgage).^[4]

1920: 1920 US census shows him living in South Fork Township, Monroe County, MO. Household members: William W. Sharp (head, 56), Synd J. Sharp (wife, 54), Gertrude M. Sharp (daughter, 28). Home was a farm, #115 (? unclear) on farm schedule, owned free (no mortgage).^[5]

1930: 1930 US census shows him living in South Fork Township, Monroe County, MO. Household members: William W. Sharp (head, 66), Gertrude M. Sharp (daughter, 39). Home was a farm, #120 on farm schedule, owned free (no mortgage).^[6]

Education

1870: Attended school.^[2]

1880: Attended school.^[3]

Can read and write.^[1][4][6]

Marriage

William Sharp of Audrain County, MO and Miss Cinda Lamasters of Monroe County, MO were married 3 March 1887 at "my office in Paris" by J.J. Armstrong, Justice of the Peace. Jesse Lewis was the Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder.^[9]

He is listed as widowed in the 1930 census.^[6]

Work

1880: Works on farm.^[3]

1900: Farmer^[1]

In 1910,1920, and 1930 William worked as a farmer, general farm.^[4][5][6]

Military

Not a veteran according to 1930 census.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZY-ZBG : accessed 21 November 2015), William W Sharp, South Fork Township (east half), Monroe, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,876.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XQ-WV9 : accessed 21 November 2015), William Sharp in household of William Sharp, Missouri, United States; citing p. 131, family 952, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,255.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} 1880 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Salt River, Audrain, Missouri; Roll: 672; Family History Film: 1254672; Page: 38; Enumeration District: 004; Image: 0339
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} 1910 United States Federal Census. Census Place: South Fork Township, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: T624_800; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1374813
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} 1920 United States Federal Census. Year: 1920; Census Place: South Fork, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: T625_936; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 277
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} 1930 United States Federal Census. Census Place: South Fork, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: 1213; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 793.0; FHL microfilm: 2340948.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Year: 1925. County: Worth. City: Northwood. Image begins on p. 115 of filmstrip, row 89
8. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Northwood, Worth, Iowa; Roll: T625_518; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 185; Image: 979. Census entry for Jack Sharp, not the listing for self.
9. ↑ Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm., accessed via Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.