Eliphalet Franklin Sharpe was born on 17 November 1823, the son of John Sharpe and Rebecca Lassiter.
He served in the 61st Regiment of the Georgia Infantry, Company BK, in 1861 for the Confederate side in the Civil War. His first rank was First Sargent and at the end of his service his rank was Captain.
Eliphalet died on 27 February 1900 in Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida and was buried in Parton Settlement Cemetery
"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWCK-C52), Eliphalet R. Sharpe and Mahala Smith, 16 Mar 1843; citing , Tattnall, Georgia; FHL microfilm 206,419.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY6-1G9), Eliphalet F Sharpe, Tattnall county, Tattnall, Georgia, United States; citing family 252, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWCK-XQ2), Eliphalet F. Sharpe and Maria Grace, 04 Mar 1858; citing , Tattnall, Georgia; FHL microfilm 206,420.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMB-FSF), E F Sharpe, 1860.
"Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFCS-LGP), Eliphalet F Sharpe, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers.
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS7B-LMX), Eliphalet F. Sharpe, Captain, Company BK, 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M226 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 54; FHL microfilm 821,753.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3T-XB9), Eliphalet Sharpe, 1870.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLF-3JNJ), Eliphalet F. Sharpe, 1900; Burial, Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, United States of America, Partin Settlement Cemetery; citing record ID 95046339, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Buried Partin Settlement Cemetery, KISSIMMEE, Occeola Co. Fl. 1900. (http://sovelenkowilliams.familytreeguide.com/getperson.php?personID=I4884&tree=T1&PHPSESSID=40ec3192296d92a3cd650edfd5397224)
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