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William Crawford Sharp 1855 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 OCT 1855

Birth Location: Amite County, Mississippi

Death Date: 20 OCT 1927

Death Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi

Father: Joseph Sharp

Mother: Orleana McGehee

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William Crawford Sharp was born in 1855 in Amite County, Mississippi, the child of Joseph Arrington Sharp and Orleana McGehee. William Crawford Sharp passed away in 1927 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • William Crawford Sharp was born in 1855 in Amite County, Mississippi, the child of Joseph Arrington Sharp and Orleana McGehee.
  • William Crawford Sharp passed away in 1927 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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William Sharp's Ancestors

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William Sharp
1855 – 1927
Birth Place: Amite County, Mississippi
Parents
Joseph Arrington Sharp
1815 – 1902
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Orleana McGehee
1827 – 1921
Liberty, Mississippi
Grandparents
David (James) McGehee
1797 – 1848
Broad Creek Settlement, Georgia, United States
Mariah Downs
1808 – 1859
Harris, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel McGehee
1759 – 1821
Olivia Muse
1750 – 1827
Crawford Downs
1814 – 1882
Susanna Downs
1817 – 1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Silas Downes
1785 –
Nancy Epsy

William Sharp's Timeline

2 Records

1855
17 OCT 1855
Birth of William Crawford Sharp in Amite County, Mississippi
Amite County, Mississippi
1927
20 OCT 1927
Age 72
Death of William Crawford Sharp in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 OCT 1855
    Event Place: Amite County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 OCT 1927
    Event Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi

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