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James Thomas Sharp 1860 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Apr 1860

Birth Location: Prescott, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 28 Jan 1942

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: James Sharp

Mother: Anne Hutchinson

Spouse(s): Mary Kepler

Children(s): James Sharp

The story of James Thomas Sharp began in 1860 in Prescott, Ontario, Canada. James Thomas Sharp married Mary Evelyn Kepler, and had children including James Thomas Sharp. James Thomas Sharp passed away in 1942 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Thomas Sharp began in 1860 in Prescott, Ontario, Canada.
  • James Thomas Sharp married Mary Evelyn Kepler, and had children including James Thomas Sharp.
  • James Thomas Sharp passed away in 1942 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sharp's Ancestors

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James Sharp
1860 – 1942
Birth Place: Prescott, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Gaul Sharp
1836 – 1909
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Anne (Jane) Hutchinson
1838 – 1898
Grenville, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas Sharp
1801 – 1871
Forglen, Banffshire, Scotland
Helen Gaul
1798 –
Turriff, Aberdeenshire
Great-Grandparents
George Sharp
1771 – 1841
Jean Grant
1758 –
John Gaul
1754 – 1841
Christian Simpson
1749 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sharp
1730 –
John Elgin
1731 – 1814
Anne Southerland
1736 – 1805

James Sharp's Descendants

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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

James Sharp's Timeline

4 Records

1860
08 Apr 1860
Birth of James Thomas Sharp in Prescott, Ontario, Canada
Prescott, Ontario, Canada
1893
05 Jul 1893
Age 33
James Thomas Sharp was married in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1900
28 Sep 1900
Age 40
James Thomas Sharp - Divorce in Iowa, USA
Iowa, USA
1942
28 Jan 1942
Age 82
Death of James Thomas Sharp in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Apr 1860
    Event Place: Prescott, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1893
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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