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Willis Monroe Sharp 1848 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1848

Birth Location: , Hickman, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1926

Death Location: , Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jonathan Tolle

Mother: Mary (TOLLE)

Spouse(s): Harriette Harder

Children(s): Elihue Sharpe

Willis Monroe Sharp was born in 1848 in , Hickman, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jonathan H. Tolle and Mary Ann Sharp (TOLLE). Willis Monroe Sharp married Harriette Delilah Harder, and had children including Elihue Leondus Sharpe. Willis Monroe Sharp passed away in 1926 in , Gibson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Monroe Sharp was born in 1848 in , Hickman, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jonathan H. Tolle and Mary Ann Sharp (TOLLE).
  • Willis Monroe Sharp married Harriette Delilah Harder, and had children including Elihue Leondus Sharpe.
  • Willis Monroe Sharp passed away in 1926 in , Gibson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Tolle
1793 – 1875
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Mary (TOLLE)
1826 – 1919
Birth Location: Hickman Co., TN
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Spouses(s)

Harriette Harder
1849 – 1928
Birth Location: Swan Creek, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Elihue Sharpe
1878 – 1926
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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Willis Sharp's Ancestors

Self
Willis Sharp
1848 – 1926
Birth Place: , Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jonathan H. Tolle
1793 – 1875
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann Sharp) (TOLLE)
1826 – 1919
Hickman Co., TN
Grandparents
William Tolle
1769 – 1823
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Diana ("Dinah") Benham
1772 – 1816
Loudon, Virginia, United States
Samuel Sharpe
1802 – 1868
Kentucky, USA
Mary (Millie Mayfield) (Sharp)
1801 – 1876
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Marget Hampton
1748 – 1772
John Benham
1748 – 1782
Margaret Fowler
1751 – 1830
John Sharp
1745 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hampton
1721 – 1778
Elizabeth Hobson
1722 – 1761
Anne JAMES
1727 – 1758
William Fowler
1715 – 1761
Elizabeth Griffin
1718 – 1761

Willis Sharp's Descendants

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Willis (Monroe) Sharp (20 Nov 1848 – 28 Oct 1926) m. Harriette (Delilah) Harder (11 Nov 1849 – 24 Nov 1928)
  1. 1. Elihue (Leondus) Sharpe (31 Jul 1878 – 28 Oct 1926) m. Mildred (Lee) Caperton (9 Oct 1877 – 04 May 1963)
    1. 1. Virgie Sharp (23 October 1901 – 21 February 1975) m. Gentry (Claud) Harris (19 August 1898 – 1 August 1974)
      1. 1. Gentry (Earl) Harris (1927 – 2 April 2017) m. Linda (1932 – 1979)
        1. 1. John Harris (1952 – ) m. kathy pillow (1956 – )
        2. 2. Gyna (Lynn) Harris (1952 – 1954)

Willis Sharp's Timeline

2 Records

1848
20 Nov 1848
Birth of Willis Monroe Sharp in , Hickman, Tennessee, USA
, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1926
28 Oct 1926
Age 78
Death of Willis Monroe Sharp in , Gibson, Tennessee, USA
, Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1848
    Event Place: , Hickman, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1926
    Event Place: , Gibson, Tennessee, USA
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