Micajah Sharp was born in August of 1806 in Kentucky, the son of John Sharp and Eleanor Mayfield. He married Martha Mayfield in about 1827 or 1828 in Tennessee.
In the 1850 United States Census for Fayette, Illinois, Micajah was 44, Martha was 42, and their children were: John, 21, Thomas, 19, James W., 17, Micajah S., 13, William H., 12, Francis M., 10, Samuel I., 7, Martha I., 4, and Sarah, 1. Also living within the household were Lydia E. Stallings, 10, and Mary M. Stallings, 7.
Micajah died on 29 April 1866 in Seminole Township, Fayette, Illinois and was buried in Seminole Cemetery in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois,
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-6SM), Mcajah Sharp, Fayette, Illinois, United States; citing 237, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 25; FHL microfilm 7,650.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85P-SF9), Micajah Sharpe, Fayette county, Fayette, Illinois, United States; citing family 8, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6BT4-13Z), Micajah Sharp, Fayette, Illinois; citing Fayette, Illinois, , p. , Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
"Illinois State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCK9-BQK), Micajah Sharp, Seminary, Fayette, Illinois; citing , Seminary, Fayette, Illinois, Census, p. 3, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:73B9-NKT2), null, ; Burial, Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States of America, Seminary Cemetery; citing record ID 193986243, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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