Joseph Arrington Sharp, Sr. (1815 - 1902)

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Born: December 28, 1815, Rockingham County, North Carolina
Died: October 7, 1902, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi
Married: Orleanna McGehee, May 8, 1827, Amite County, Mississippi.

Father: George Hinds Sharp
Mother: Mary Hamilton

Story of Joseph Arrington Sharp
Here is a copy of a very old photocopy that my Uncle Red (William Irvin Fox) and Aunt (Martha Chrisman Fox) received about 1980 or earlier when they went to Mississippi looking for information about the family. I don't know where this is from, but the handwriting does look very old. Click image to enlarge.



Story of Orleanna McGehee
This is another handwritten family history that my Uncle Red (William Irvin Fox) and Aunt (Martha Chrisman Fox) received about 1980 or earlier when they went to Mississippi looking for information about the family. I also don't know where this is from, but the handwriting does look very old. Click image to enlarge.



Children of Joseph Arrington Sharp, Sr. and Orleanna McGehee:

1. Edward Christopher Sharp
b. March 20, 1844, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. March 30, 1923, New Orleans, Louisiana; m. Theodosus Mary Jones, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi.

2. George Hinds Sharp
b. June 18, 1847, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. after 1910 possibly in Washington, Louisiana; m. Leona Gardner, October 20, 1869, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi.

3. David Hamilton Sharp
b. February 12, 1849, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. January 30, 1936, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; m #1 Melissa J. Wilkinson, September 3, 1873; m. #2 Sarah Elizabeth Causey July 2, 1879, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi. Click here for more information about David Hamilton Sharp and Sarah Elizabeth Causey at Descendants of William Causey, 1744-1828, of Mississippi on Family Tree Maker.


4. Mary Musadorah Sharp
b. April 23, 1851, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. unknown; m. Thomas A. Robinson, October 21, 1869, Mississippi.

5. Verona Jane Sharp
June 19, 1853, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. May 19, 1937, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi

6. William Crawford Sharp
b. October 17, 1855, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. October 20, 1927, Vicksburg, Mississippi, m. Nancy Dixon, December 19, 1852, Amite County, Mississippi.

7. Joseph Arrington Sharp, Jr.
b. January 19, 1858, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. 1951, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi

8. Emma Virginia Sharp
b. November 21, 1861, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. August 11, 1863, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi

9. John Hilton Sharp
b. December 19, 1864, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. July 10, 1934, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; m. #1 Mattie Howell, September 9, 1888, Mississippi.

10. Virgil Hiller Sharp
b. November 14, 1867, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi

11. Orleanna Sharp (a.k.a. Emma Anna Sharp)
b. August 28, 1862, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; d. March 8, 1926, Memphis, Tennessee; m. John Noel Barwick January 8, 1879, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi.

In Amite County, Mississippi, just north of Liberty is the Sharp family cemetery at the intersection of Freeman Road and Meadville Road. Here are the inscriptions found on the headstones in that cemetery:

Browder, Emily (McGehee)
Nov. 14, 1823 - Apr. 1, 1903
Married Samuel H. Browder, April 16, 1840

Browder, W. F.
June 2, 1841 - Oct. 13, 1887
Married D. G. Baty, February 26, 1870

Sharp, A. J.
1858 - 1951

Sharp, Mentor & Bud Sharp
(Mentor) Mar. 19, 1899 - Oct. 6, 1889
(Bud) Jan. 19, 1884 - Sept. 25, 1885
Sons of W.C. & M.O. Sharp*

*W.C. Sharp wed M.O. Dixon Dec. 5, 1879

Sharp, D. H. (David Hamilton Sharp)
Feb. 12, 1849 - Jan. 30, 1936
Married Malissa J. Wilkinson, September 3, 1873; married July 2, 1879 Sarah E. Causey, b. September 5, 1856 and d. February 12, 1909

Sharp, Deborah
Jan. 21, 1936 - Jan. 23, 1936

Sharp, Emma V.
Nov. 21, 1861 - Aug. 11, 1863
D/o J.A. & O.A. Sharp

Sharp, Hinds
July 21, 1886 - Aug. 21, 2886
S/o G.H. & L.M. Sharp

Sharp, J. A.
Dec. 28, 1815 - Oct. 7, 1902

Sharp, J. L.
July 19, 1889 - Oct. 30, 1961

Sharp, John H.
1865 - 1933
Married Mattie E. Howell, September 9, 1888

Sharp, Joseph Turner
Stillborn Feb. 7, 1937

Sharp, M. E. (Mattie E. Howell)
Apr, 28, 1869 - Aug. 8, 1910
W/o J.H. Sharp

Sharp, Sarah E.
Sept. 5, 1856 - Feb. 12, 1909
W/o D.H. Sharp

Shanahan, Lelia Sharp
Feb. 2, 1908 - Feb. 18, 1935
D/o Tyson A. and Daisy Cotten Sharp

Sharp, Tyson A. & Daisy Cotten Sharp
(Tyson) Dec. 16, 1882 - Jan. 30, 1967
(Daisy) Feb. 21, 1880 - Aug. 3, 1942