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Emma Ophelia Sharp 1894–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1894

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 18 Apr 1968

Death Location: Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Louis Sharp

Mother: Amanda Loyd

Spouse(s): William Holliday

Children(s): Luther Holliday, Joseph Holliday, Louis Holliday, Rovella Holliday, Bevie Holliday, Ellie Holliday

Emma Ophelia Sharp was born in 1894 in Louisiana, the child of Louis Angus Jake Sharp And Amanda Mandia Mandy Loyd. In 1935, Emma Ophelia Sharp resided in St Tammany, Louisiana. In 1940, Emma Ophelia Sharp resided in Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA. Emma Ophelia Sharp married William Preston Holliday, and had children including Bevie Holliday, Ellie Orel Holliday, Joseph Benjamin Holliday, Louis Angus Holliday, Luther Pervin Holliday, Rovella Hattie Holliday. Emma Ophelia Sharp passed away in 1968 in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emma Ophelia Sharp was born in 1894 in Louisiana, the child of Louis Angus Jake Sharp And Amanda Mandia Mandy Loyd.
  • In 1935, Emma Ophelia Sharp resided in St Tammany, Louisiana.
  • In 1940, Emma Ophelia Sharp resided in Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA.
  • Emma Ophelia Sharp married William Preston Holliday, and had children including Bevie Holliday, Ellie Orel Holliday, Joseph Benjamin Holliday, Louis Angus Holliday, Luther Pervin Holliday, Rovella Hattie Holliday.
  • Emma Ophelia Sharp passed away in 1968 in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Emma Sharp's Ancestors

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Emma Sharp
1894–1968
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Louis Angus Jake Sharp
1857–1936
Louisiana, United States of America
Amanda (Mandia “Mandy”) Loyd
1872–1938
St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Sharp's Descendants

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Emma (Ophelia) Sharp (25 Oct 1894–18 Apr 1968) m. William (Preston) Holliday (28 Mar 1887–30 May 1965)
  1. 1. Luther (Pervin) Holliday 1917–1987
  2. 2. Joseph (Benjamin) Holliday 1920–1998
  3. 3. Louis (Angus) Holliday 1921–1959
  4. 4. Rovella (Hattie) Holliday 1925–2011
  5. 5. Bevie Holliday 1914–1970
  6. 6. Ellie (Orel) Holliday 1923–1979 m. Agnes Adams 1932–2002

Emma Sharp's Timeline

4 Records

1894
25 Oct 1894
Birth of Emma Ophelia Sharp in Louisiana
Louisiana
1935
1935
Age 41
Emma Ophelia Sharp resided here in St Tammany, Louisiana
St Tammany, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 46
Emma Ophelia Sharp resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
1968
18 Apr 1968
Age 74
Death of Emma Ophelia Sharp in Covington, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
Covington, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: St Tammany, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1968
    Event Place: Covington, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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