William Preston Sharpe Sr. (1850 - 1920)

Born 31 May 1850 in Davidson, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Balinda Stack — married 10 Dec 1872 in Union Grove. Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Died 18 Dec 1920 at age 70 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Biography

William Preston Sharpe, Sr. was born on May 31, 1850 in Davidson County, North Carolina, USA. His parents were David Stokes Sharpe and Sarah Angeline Young.

He married Mary Balinda Stack on Dec 10, 1872 in Iredell County, North Carolina. William and Mary had the following children:

1. William Preston Sharpe, Jr. (1879-1953), who married Martha Elizabeth York (1879-1964)
2. James Wilson Sharpe (1883-1941), who did not marry
3. John Cleveland Sharpe (1886-1943), who married Polly Iona Van Hoy (1891-1923)
4. Carl Walter Sharpe (1889-1951), who married Annie Mullis (1895-1963)

William Preston Sharpe, Sr. died on Dec 18, 1920 in Union Grove, Iredell County and is buried at Union Grove Methodist Church Cemetery in Iredell County.

Sources

• Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1306; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 579. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=32494889&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1851Birth place: North CarolinaResidence date: 1920Residence place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina. APID: 6061::32494889
• Source: Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: T9_968; Family History Film: 1254968; Page: 216.3000; Enumeration District: 152; Image: 0744. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=19594979&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1850Birth place: N CResidence date: 1880Residence place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, United States. APID: 6742::19594979
• Source: Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1118; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 750. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=20613872&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1851Birth place: North CarolinaResidence date: 1910Residence place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina APID: 7884 20613872
• Source: Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Winslow, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T623 79; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 108. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=2975996&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1845Birth place: North CarolinaResidence date: 1900Residence place: Winslow, Washington, Arkansas APID: 7602::2975996
• Source: Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1306; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 579. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=32494889&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1851Birth place: North CarolinaResidence date: 1920Residence place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina APID: 6061::32494889
• Source: Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: T9_968; Family History Film: 1254968; Page: 216.3000; Enumeration District: 152; Image: 0744. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=19594979&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1850Birth place: N CResidence date: 1880Residence place: Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, United States APID: 6742 19594979

• Source: Page: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was Note: Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/5732234/person/-1355083095/facts APID: 1030
• Source: Page: Data Source: County court records located in Lexington, North Carolina or Family History Library microfilm # 1008648-1008652. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ncmarriages&h=2549543&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: 18 Mar 1845Marriage place: Davidson, North Carolina APID: 8909::2549543
• Source Title: 1900 United States Federal Census, Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.
• Source Title: 1880 United States Federal Census, Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Source North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City
• Source North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina