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Ruth Sharp 1885–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 FEB 1885

Birth Location: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 28 FEB 1964

Death Location: Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA

Father: Louis Sharp

Mother: Mary Shreve

Spouse(s): Louis Ely

Children(s):

Ruth Sharp was born in 1885 in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA, the child of Louis Kramer Sharp And Mary Hannah Shreve. Ruth Sharp married Louis Adam Ely. Ruth Sharp passed away in 1964 in Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Sharp was born in 1885 in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA, the child of Louis Kramer Sharp And Mary Hannah Shreve.
  • Ruth Sharp married Louis Adam Ely.
  • Ruth Sharp passed away in 1964 in Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA.

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Ruth Sharp's Ancestors

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Ruth Sharp
1885–1964
Birth Place: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Parents
Louis Kramer Sharp
1853–1906
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Mary (Hannah) Shreve
1858–1933
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Amos Shreve
1820–1864
Perry County, Ohio, USA
Margaret Brockman
1822–1874
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Shreve
1784–1860
Anna Starkey
1792–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shreve
1754–1839
Mary Williams
1749–1831

Ruth Sharp's Timeline

2 Records

1885
5 FEB 1885
Birth of Ruth Sharp in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1964
28 FEB 1964
Age 79
Death of Ruth Sharp in Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1885
    Event Place: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Find A Grave, Compiler, Find a Grave, database and images ( accessed August 23, 2025), memorial page for Ruth Sharp Ely (5 Feb 1885–28 Feb 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48526622, citing Fon du Lac Township Cemetery, East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Stephen Cantrell (contributor 48212706).

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Find A Grave, Compiler, Find a Grave, database and images ( accessed August 23, 2025), memorial page for Ruth Sharp Ely (5 Feb 1885–28 Feb 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48526622, citing Fon du Lac Township Cemetery, East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Stephen Cantrell (contributor 48212706).

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1964
    Event Place: Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Find A Grave, Compiler, Find a Grave, database and images ( accessed August 23, 2025), memorial page for Ruth Sharp Ely (5 Feb 1885–28 Feb 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48526622, citing Fon du Lac Township Cemetery, East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Stephen Cantrell (contributor 48212706).

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