George Hinds Sharp (about 1790 - 1871)

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The earliest Sharp in my family history is George Hinds Sharp. He may have been born about 1790 possibly in North Carolina or Virginia. Paul Walker of Pike County, Mississippi, has supplied much of the information about George Sharp and his wife, Mary Hamilton. Be sure to visit Paul Walker’s “Walker Family of SW Mississippi” information on Rootsweb. As of this writing, George's and Mary's parents are unknown.

Born: about 1790 (assuming he was about 20 when his son was born)
Died: March 31, 1871, Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee
Married: Mary Hamilton, November 25, 1811, Caswell County, North Carolina

Children of George Hinds Sharp and Mary Hamilton:

1. Joseph Arrington Sharp, Sr.
b. December 28, 1815, Rockingham County, North Carolina; d. October 7, 1902, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; m. Orleanna McGehee, May 8, 1827, Amite County, Mississippi.

2. John Winfield Sharp
b. 1825 in Tennessee or North Carolina; d. June 7, 1887, Summit, Pike County, Mississippi; m. Louisa Ann McGehee, May 12, 1842.

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