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Bruce Sharp 1870–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1870

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 11 Jan 1936

Death Location: Bell, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Sharp

Mother: Lucy Catlett

Spouse(s): Hettie Compton

Children(s): William Sharp

The story of Bruce Sharp began in 1870 in Tennessee. Bruce Sharp married Hettie Compton, and had children including William Clyde Sharp. Bruce Sharp passed away in 1936 in Bell, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bruce Sharp began in 1870 in Tennessee.
  • Bruce Sharp married Hettie Compton, and had children including William Clyde Sharp.
  • Bruce Sharp passed away in 1936 in Bell, Kentucky, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bruce Sharp's Ancestors

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Bruce Sharp
1870–1936
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
John W Sharp
1849–1908
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Lucy (J "Fleming") Catlett
1855–1892
Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Alexander) Sharp
1823–1880
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann "Polly") Carr
1826–1891
Tennessee, United States
William (S (Will)) Catlett
1817–1895
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Mary Fleming
1837–1907
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Sharp
1790–1850
Mary Zollinger
1804–1894
Benjamin Catlett
1797–1833
Nancy Loveday
1795–1860
William Fleming
1811–1860
Angeline Porter
1814–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sharpe
1760–1842
Elizabeth Borden
1752–1814
Alexander Zollinger
1758–1852
Margaret Baker
1768–1850
William VIG
1787–1854
*Jane Seymoure
1789–1830

Bruce Sharp's Descendants

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Bruce Sharp (4 Jun 1870–11 Jan 1936) m. Hettie Compton (Oct 4, 1884–March 3, 1942)
  1. 1. William (Clyde) Sharp 1906–1971 m. Stella (Ruth Turner (DNA) line) 1911–1969
    1. 1. Lillian (Sharp (DNA) line) 1931–1998 m. Newton Halsey 1925–1964 m. Gillus ("Ray") Gilbert 1928–1999

Bruce Sharp's Timeline

2 Records

1870
4 Jun 1870
Birth of Bruce Sharp in Tennessee
Tennessee
1936
11 Jan 1936
Age 66
Death of Bruce Sharp in Bell, Kentucky, USA
Bell, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1936
    Event Place: Bell, Kentucky, USA

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