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Robert Polk Sharp 1807 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1807

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1879

Death Location: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky

Father: William Sharpe

Mother: Deborah Allen

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In 1807, Robert Polk Sharp entered the world in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA, born to William Sharpe and Deborah Allen. Robert Polk Sharp passed away in 1879 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Robert Polk Sharp entered the world in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA, born to William Sharpe and Deborah Allen.
  • Robert Polk Sharp passed away in 1879 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky.

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Robert Sharp's Ancestors

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Robert Sharp
1807 – 1879
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Sharpe
1764 – 1820
Frederick Co, Virginia, USA
Deborah Allen
1766 – 1841
Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Sharp
1726 – 1768
Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Harrison
1728 – 1788
Major (John) Allen,
1732 – 1794
Armagh Parish, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Ann ("Nancy") Pollock
1743 – 1805
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sharp
1698 – 1762
Elizabeth Smith
1698 – 1762
Robert Allen
1695 – 1769
Deborah Montgomery
1705 – 1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sharp,
1661 – 1729
Elizabeth Paine
1661 – 1705
James Allan
1658 – 1701
Margaret Hervie
1656 – 1720

Robert Sharp's Timeline

2 Records

1807
16 Dec 1807
Birth of Robert Polk Sharp in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
1879
14 Jan 1879
Age 72
Death of Robert Polk Sharp in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky
Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1807
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky

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