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Margaret Orla Sharp 1916 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1916

Birth Location: Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 2000

Death Location: Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA

Father: Orla Sharp

Mother: Daisy Black

Spouse(s): Walter Garrett

Children(s): Grover Garrett, Richard Garrett, Carl Garrett, Wendell Garrett, Carol Garrett

In 1916, Margaret Orla Sharp entered the world in Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA, born to Orla Enos Sharp and Daisy Pearl Black. In 1934, Margaret Orla Sharp resided in Greenup. In 1935, Margaret Orla Sharp resided in Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois. Margaret Orla Sharp married Walter Scott Garrett, and had children including Grover Scott Garrett, Richard O Garrett, Carl E Garrett, Wendell D Garrett, Carol Susan Garrett. Margaret Orla Sharp passed away in 2000 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Margaret Orla Sharp entered the world in Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA, born to Orla Enos Sharp and Daisy Pearl Black.
  • In 1934, Margaret Orla Sharp resided in Greenup.
  • In 1935, Margaret Orla Sharp resided in Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois.
  • Margaret Orla Sharp married Walter Scott Garrett, and had children including Grover Scott Garrett, Richard O Garrett, Carl E Garrett, Wendell D Garrett, Carol Susan Garrett.
  • Margaret Orla Sharp passed away in 2000 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Sharp's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Sharp
1916 – 2000
Birth Place: Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Orla Enos Sharp
1891 – 1973
Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
Daisy (Pearl) Black
1889 – 1974
Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
Grandparents
James (Greenville) Black
1856 – 1930
Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Rachel Dukes
1856 – 1942
Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Black
1828 – 1924
Margaret Graves
1835 – 1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Black
1800 – 1851
Ann Black
1804 – 1888
Greenville Graves
1815 – 1884
Mary Cook
1810 – 1862

Margaret Sharp's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Orla) Sharp (21 Jan 1916 – 17 Nov 2000) m. Walter (Scott) Garrett (9 Aug 1914 – 26 Oct 1964)
  1. 1. Grover (Scott) Garrett (25 Sep 1939 – 11 Feb 2025) m. Carol (Lorene) Little
    1. 1. Grover (Scott) Garrett
    2. 2. Patricia Garrett
    3. 3. Norabelle (Lynn) Garrett
    4. 4. Debbie Garrett
    5. 5. Martha Garrett
  2. 2. Richard (O) Garrett (abt 1941 – )
  3. 3. Carl (E) Garrett (abt 1943 – )
  4. 4. Wendell (D) Garrett (abt 1945 – )
  5. 5. Carol (Susan) Garrett (abt 1946 – )

Margaret Sharp's Timeline

7 Records

1916
21 Jan 1916
Birth of Margaret Orla Sharp in Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
1934
Abt 1934
Age 18
Margaret Orla Sharp resided here in Greenup
Greenup
1935
1935
Age 19
Margaret Orla Sharp resided here in Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois
Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 24
Margaret Orla Sharp resided here in Greenup Township, Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
Greenup Township, Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
1949
1949
Age 33
Margaret Orla Sharp resided here in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Margaret Orla Sharp resided here in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
2000
17 Nov 2000
Age 84
Death of Margaret Orla Sharp in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA
Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1934
    Event Place: Greenup

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greenup Township, Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenup, Illinois
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 2000
    Event Place: Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

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