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James Harley Sharp 1847–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1847

Birth Location: Sandy Mush, Buncombe, NC

Death Date: 5 Jan 1892

Death Location: Gilmer County, Georgia, USA

Father: John Sharp

Mother: Clerissa Sharp

Spouse(s): Rachel Smith

Children(s): John Sharp, Elias Sharp, Lillian Morris, Mary Quinn, Louella Fulton, Martha Jones, Nola Searcy, James Sharp

James Harley Sharp was born in 1847 in Sandy Mush, Buncombe, NC, the child of John Monteville Sharp And Clerissa Katherine Sharp. James Harley Sharp married Rachel Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Elias Monroe Sharp, James Harley Sharp, John Franklin Sharp, Lillian Elizabeth Morris, Louella Matilda Fulton, Martha Rosa Jones, Mary Malissa Quinn, Nola Maline Searcy. James Harley Sharp passed away in 1892 in Gilmer County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Harley Sharp was born in 1847 in Sandy Mush, Buncombe, NC, the child of John Monteville Sharp And Clerissa Katherine Sharp.
  • James Harley Sharp married Rachel Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Elias Monroe Sharp, James Harley Sharp, John Franklin Sharp, Lillian Elizabeth Morris, Louella Matilda Fulton, Martha Rosa Jones, Mary Malissa Quinn, Nola Maline Searcy.
  • James Harley Sharp passed away in 1892 in Gilmer County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sharp's Ancestors

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James Sharp
1847–1892
Birth Place: Sandy Mush, Buncombe, NC
Parents
John Monteville Sharp
1826–1902
North Carolina, United States of America
Clerissa (Katherine) Sharp
1827–1917
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Turner) Sharpe
1803–1875
Buncombe, North Carolina
Margaret Hipps
1803–1875
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
George (Hise) II
1757–1846
Macklinburg, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
George (Hise) II
1757–1846
Macklinburg, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Sharp
1775–1849
Mary Andrew
1783–1803
John Sr
1759–1835
Judith Hicks
1763–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deborah Ayres
1735–1786

James Sharp's Descendants

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James (Harley) Sharp (20 Dec 1847–5 Jan 1892) m. Rachel (Elizabeth) Smith (15 Jun 1848–10 Jun 1881)
  1. 1. John (Franklin) Sharp 1871–1944 m. Jimmie (Harriett) Jones 1875–1952
    1. 1. Edward (Greeley) SHARPE 1899–1967 m. Lillian Howell 1902–1991
      1. 1. Edith Sharpe 1921–2011 m. Arthur (Fanis) Soulis 1921–
      2. 2. Edward (H) Sharpe 1929–2007
      3. 3. James (C) Holcomb 1902–
    2. 2. Thelma (Tim) Thomas 1909–
  2. 2. Elias (Monroe) Sharp 1876–1966
  3. 3. Lillian (Elizabeth) Morris 1874–1924
  4. 4. Mary (Malissa) Quinn 1869–1899
  5. 5. Louella (Matilda) Fulton 1878–1966
  6. 6. Martha (Rosa) Jones 1888–1959
  7. 7. Nola (Maline) Searcy 1890–1955
  8. 8. James (Harley) Sharp 1885–1958

James Sharp's Timeline

3 Records

1847
20 Dec 1847
Birth of James Harley Sharp in Sandy Mush, Buncombe, NC
Sandy Mush, Buncombe, NC
1883
20 Dec 1883
Age 36
James Harley Sharp was married in Gilmer, GA
Gilmer, GA
1892
5 Jan 1892
Age 45
Death of James Harley Sharp in Cherry Log, Gilmer, GA
Cherry Log, Gilmer, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1847
    Event Place: Sandy Mush, Buncombe, NC
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Gilmer, GA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1892
    Event Place: Cherry Log, Gilmer, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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