Calvin Sharp (1835 - 1916)

Born 18 Apr 1835 in Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Lucinda (Pratt) Sharp — married 20 Oct 1863 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Died 7 Jul 1916 at age 81 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Calvin was born in North Carolina in 1835. He was the son of James Sharp and Margaret Joyce. In 1863 Calvin married Mary Lucinda Pratt and together they were parents of four children. In 1864 Calvin enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private in Co H North Carolina 13th Infantry Regiment. They farmed in Belews Creek for several years until sometime before 1880 when Calvin suffered an incident that left him an invalid for the rest of his life. He later lived in Winston-Salem where he passed away in 1916 at age 82.

Notes

• CIVIL WAR SOLDIER RECORDS AND PROFILES: Name: Calvin Sharp; Residence:  ; Rank at enlistment: Private; State Served: North Carolina; Survived the War?: Yes; Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, North Carolina 13th Infantry Regiment on 26 Nov 1864. Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

• EXCERPTED FROM WRITING ON CALVIN’S FINDAGRAVE SITE: “Mr. Sharp while still a young man moved to Belews Creek, where fifteen years he lived and worked on his farm. His labors, however, were there brought to an ened by sun stroke which left him an invalid for the rest of his life.”

• 1880 Census asked “Is the person sick or temporarily disabled so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business activites?” with answer for Calvin written in ”Neurol...”. This information is consistent with note given above.

Sources

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: M432_643; Page: 85B; Image: 177;Source Information;Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Belews Creek, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1137; Page: 327B; Family History Library Film: 552636;Source Information;Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Belews Creek, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: 963; Page: 326A; Enumeration District: 076; Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S.

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Winston Ward 1, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1111; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1375124;Source Information;Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

• Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.( CALVIN SHARP m. MARY L. PRATT, 20 OCT 1863)

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.Original data: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28156921

• North Carolina, Forsyth County, Wills; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Forsyth County); Probate Place: Forsyth, North Carolina;Source Information;Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data: North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts. (WILL WRITTEN 28 AUG 1914, PROBATED 9 AUG 1916.)