Ephraim is the son of John Downs and Mary (Parent) Sharp. He married 1) Mary, daughter of Gilbert Compton. Their children are:
Ephraim married 2) Lucy, daughter of John Bowen, and they had 3 children:
Lucy died in 1865 and he married Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, possibly the widow of John Turner. See: Elizabeth Shelhorn Turner
Notes The 1840 New Jersey Census shows 1 Male age 30-40, 1 Male and 1 Female age 15-20, 1 Male and 2 Females age 10-15, and 1 Male 5 or under. Their address was listed as Downe, Cumberland, New Jersey,
The 1860 New Jersey Census shows Ephraim at age 59, living with his wife Lucy at age 47, daughter Elizabeth, 15, and son Wesley, 11. They are living in Downe Township, Cumberland, New Jersey.
The 1870 New Jersey Census shows Ephraim at age 70, living with his wife Elisabeth at age 59, and son Wesley, 21.
The 1880 New Jersey Census, Ephraim is 79, living with his wife Elisabeth at age 68, and Elizabeth Joslin, 15. (granddaughter?) Their census address is given as Commercial Township, Cumberland, New Jersey.
All of Ephraim's census records list him as a farmer.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHY7-KN4 : 24 August 2015), Ephraim Sharp, Downe, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States; citing p. 75, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 249; FHL microfilm 16,516.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFCC-SXM), Ephraim Sharp, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MND8-CNQ), Ephram Sharp, New Jersey, United States; citing p. 27, family 225, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,358.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZT-7W6), Ephraim Sharp, Commercial, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district ED 77, sheet 206D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0775; FHL microfilm 1,254,775.
"New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZZ8-G78), Ephraim Sharp, 02 Sep 1888; citing Commercial, Cumberland, New Jersey, reference v 24 p 197; FHL microfilm 589,312.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Ephraim is 23 degrees from Herbert Adair, 22 degrees from Richard Adams, 22 degrees from Mel Blanc, 26 degrees from Dick Bruna, 18 degrees from Bunny DeBarge, 32 degrees from Peter Dinklage, 20 degrees from Sam Edwards, 17 degrees from Ginnifer Goodwin, 23 degrees from Marty Krofft, 15 degrees from Junius Matthews, 16 degrees from Rachel Mellon and 19 degrees from Harold Warstler on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.