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Sharp, Benjamin F. 'Ben'

Sharp, Benjamin F. 'Ben'

Male 1872 - 1952  (79 years)


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  • Name Sharp, Benjamin F. 'Ben' 
    Birth Aug 1872  Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • The 1940 census says Ben, 68 years of age, was born in 1911. If he was 68, he would have been born about 1872. The 1930 census shows he was born in 1872.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer  [2, 3, 4] 
    Reference Number SHAR.B002 
    _FGRAVE 20760222 
    Death 19 Jan 1952  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Headstone, Sharp, Ben and Annie    		 Headstone, Sharp, Ben and Annie
    Headstone, Sharp, Ben and Annie    		 Headstone, Sharp, Ben and Annie


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
    Person ID I3113  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Sharp - Gregg

    Benjamin F. 'Ben' Sharp and Anna Frances 'Annie' Gregg Descendants, Shock - Belt

    John Shock and Sarah Jane Belt Descendants
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2023 

    Family Gregg, Anna Frances 'Annie',   b. 1886, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1962 (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2, 3, 5, 11] 
    Children 
    +1. Sharp, Lester,   b. 22 Dec 1904, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1970, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +2. Sharp, Roy Edward,   b. 27 Apr 1907, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 2000, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    +3. Sharp, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 30 Sep 1909, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1995, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +4. Sharp, Leonard,   b. 2 Jul 1912, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1972 (Age 59 years)
    +5. Sharp, Melvin James,   b. 2 Feb 1915, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1997, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +6. Sharp, Leora,   b. 9 Jan 1918, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 2001 (Age 83 years)
    +7. Sharp, Lillie Mae 'Lil',   b. 10 Mar 1921, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1997, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +8. Sharp, Ida Francis,   b. 12 May 1924, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1994, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    >9. Sharp, Aline,   b. 7 Feb 1927, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1990, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +10. Sharp, Raymond Earl 'Butch',   b. 9 Jun 1929, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 2020, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Mother: Stepchild]
    >11. Sharp, Mildred Ferne 'Millie',   b. 9 Oct 1930, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 2009, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Aug 1872 - Wayne County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • She was a housewife and retired nurse, and a member of the Clay City Church of God.

  • Sources 
    1. [S396] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 17, page 9a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S850] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 03, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S851] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 8A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00621&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S168] Clay County Genealogical Society (Louisville, Clay County, Illinois), 1930 Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (Clay County Genealogical Society (Louisville, Clay County, Illinois), 2003), Page CC96, Family #39, none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S1757] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharp, Ben and Annie, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20760222/benjamin-franklin-sharp), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S1758] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Cook, Aline, 63, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=105786&GRid=29821718&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S1759] The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Eastin, Lillie Mae, (The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), date unknown), none. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S1760] Obituary, Persinger, Ida Mae, none. (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S1761] Obituary, Sharp, Roy E., 93, none. (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S1043] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sharp, Melvin J., 82, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36681052/melvin-j-sharp), none. (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S849] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 18, page 9b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).


 

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