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Emily Sharp 1848–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1848

Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee

Death Date: 17 Jan 1939

Death Location: Queenstown, South Australia

Father: Martin Sharp

Mother: Hurespah Lynch

Spouse(s): John Dowsett

Children(s): Jessie Dowsett, Herbert Dowsett, Florence Dowsett, Walter Dowsett, George Dowsett, Arthur Dowsett, Elizabeth Dowsett, Edward Dowsett, William Dowsett

In 1848, Emily Sharp entered the world in Claiborne, Tennessee, born to Martin Sharp And Hurespah Rispah Lynch. In 1850, Emily Sharp resided in Morgan, Illinois, USA. Emily Sharp married John Henry Dowsett, and had children including Arthur Starsmore Dowsett, Edward John Dowsett, Elizabeth Kate Dowsett, Florence Emily Dowsett, George Albert Dowsett, Herbert Henry Dowsett, Jessie May Dowsett, Walter Charles Dowsett, William Ernest Dowsett. Emily Sharp passed away in 1939 in Queenstown, South Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Emily Sharp entered the world in Claiborne, Tennessee, born to Martin Sharp And Hurespah Rispah Lynch.
  • In 1850, Emily Sharp resided in Morgan, Illinois, USA.
  • Emily Sharp married John Henry Dowsett, and had children including Arthur Starsmore Dowsett, Edward John Dowsett, Elizabeth Kate Dowsett, Florence Emily Dowsett, George Albert Dowsett, Herbert Henry Dowsett, Jessie May Dowsett, Walter Charles Dowsett, William Ernest Dowsett.
  • Emily Sharp passed away in 1939 in Queenstown, South Australia.

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Spouses(s)

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Emily Sharp's Ancestors

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Emily Sharp
1848–1939
Birth Place: Claiborne, Tennessee
Parents
Martin Sharp
1787–1871
Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Hurespah ("Rispah') Lynch
1789–1850
, Laurens, South Carolina
Grandparents
George (R. Sharp) Sr.
1755–1833
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
John (Henry Lynch) Sr.
1760–1846
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Jane) Ellison
1763–1855
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Lynch\Linch
1738–1838
Jean Allison
1734–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emily Sharp's Descendants

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Emily Sharp (6 Jun 1848–17 Jan 1939) m. John (Henry) Dowsett (29 May 1846–18 May 1935)
  1. 1. Jessie (May) Dowsett 1869–1873
  2. 2. Herbert (Henry) Dowsett 1870–1871
  3. 3. Florence (Emily) Dowsett 1872–1877
  4. 4. Walter (Charles) Dowsett 1874–1954
  5. 5. George (Albert) Dowsett 1876–1877
  6. 6. Arthur (Starsmore) Dowsett 1878–1942
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Kate) Dowsett 1880–1960 m. Arthur (Edward) Baynes 1883–1906 m. Charles (Norman) Weir 1881–1962
    1. 1. Arthur (Frank) Baynes 1904–1982
  8. 8. Edward (John) Dowsett 1886–1888
  9. 9. William (Ernest) Dowsett 1892–1938

Emily Sharp's Timeline

3 Records

1848
6 Jun 1848
Birth of Emily Sharp in Claiborne, Tennessee
Claiborne, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 2
Emily Sharp resided here in Morgan, Illinois, USA
Morgan, Illinois, USA
1939
17 Jan 1939
Age 91
Death of Emily Sharp in Queenstown, South Australia
Queenstown, South Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Morgan, Illinois; Roll: 122; Page: 220b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Morgan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Morgan, Illinois; Roll: 122; Page: 220b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Queenstown, South Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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