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James Gaul Sharp 1836 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1836

Birth Location: Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Apr 1909

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Thomas Sharp

Mother: Helen Gaul

Spouse(s): Anne Hutchinson

Children(s): James Sharp, Emma Sharp, Charlotte Sharp, Matilda Sharp

In 1836, James Gaul Sharp entered the world in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Sharp and Helen Gaul. James Gaul Sharp married Anne Jane Hutchinson, and had children including James Thomas Sharp, Emma Caroline Sharp, Charlotte Helen Sharp, Matilda Sharp. James Gaul Sharp passed away in 1909 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1836, James Gaul Sharp entered the world in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Sharp and Helen Gaul.
  • James Gaul Sharp married Anne Jane Hutchinson, and had children including James Thomas Sharp, Emma Caroline Sharp, Charlotte Helen Sharp, Matilda Sharp.
  • James Gaul Sharp passed away in 1909 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sharp's Ancestors

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James Sharp
1836 – 1909
Birth Place: Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Sharp
1801 – 1871
Forglen, Banffshire, Scotland
Helen Gaul
1798 –
Turriff, Aberdeenshire
Grandparents
George Sharp
1771 – 1841
Banffshire, Scotland
Jean Grant
1758 –
Ardclach, Nairnshire
John Gaul
1754 – 1841
Turiff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian Simpson
1749 –
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Sharp
1730 –
John Elgin
1731 – 1814
Anne Southerland
1736 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elspet Wilson
1709 –
Hugh Knockando
Jean Rose

James Sharp's Descendants

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James (Gaul) Sharp (27 Sep 1836 – 26 Apr 1909) m. Anne (Jane) Hutchinson (06 Aug 1838 – 21 Sep 1898)
  1. 1. James (Thomas) Sharp (08 Apr 1860 – 28 Jan 1942) m. Mary (Evelyn) Kepler (May 1872 – 1964)
    1. 1. James (Thomas) Sharp (25 Nov 1908 – Apr 1976) m. Gladys (Winifred) Ogden (07 Dec 1910 – 01 Aug 2005)
      1. 1. Sharp m. Wooldridge
        1. 1. Tom Sharp
  2. 2. Emma (Caroline) Sharp (09 Mar 1862 – 20 May 1942) m. John (Charles) Mann (Abt. 1865 – January 1933)
    1. 1. Clarence (John) Mann (abt 1898 – ) m. Charlotte C
      1. 1. Robert (John) Mann (1922 – 2010)
        1. 1. Mary Mann m. Granata
      2. 2. Shirley (M) Davis (abt 1924 – )
      3. 3. Joseph (C) Mann (abt 1932 – )
      4. 4. Carolyn (E) Mann (abt 1935 – )
  3. 3. Charlotte (Helen) Sharp (31 Jan 1864 – )
  4. 4. Matilda Sharp (23 Mar 1866 – 20 Jun 1917)

James Sharp's Timeline

3 Records

1836
27 Sep 1836
Birth of James Gaul Sharp in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1909
26 Apr 1909
Age 73
Death of James Gaul Sharp in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1909
26 Apr 1909
Age 73
Death of James Gaul Sharp in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1836
    Event Place: Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

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