Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathMay 20, 1933, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina470, James Monroe Sharpe
BurialCedar Grove United Methodist Church, 5218 Efland-Cedar Grove, Rd, Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina470, James Monroe Sharpe
FatherWilliam Anderson SHARP (1853-1925)
MotherMary Elizabeth FULLER (1847-1919)
Spouses
BirthApr 28, 1883, Orange County, North Carolina470, Ophelia Wright Sharpe
DeathMay 18, 1970, Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Ophelia Wright Sharpe
BurialCedar Grove United Methodist Church, 5218 Efland-Cedar Grove, Rd, Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina470, Ophelia Wright Sharpe
MarriageApr 28, 1914, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Ophelia Wright Sharpe
ChildrenMary Ellis (1915-1992)
Obituary Online notes for James Monroe SHARPE
Son of William Anderson Sharp and Mary Elizabeth Fuller Sharp.

Married to Ophelia Wright on April 28, 1914 in Alamance County, North Carolina.

James and Ophelia were the parents of Mary Ellis Sharpe (10 May 1915-29 Sep 1992).
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: James M. Sharp
Age: 4
Birth Date: Abt 1876
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Cedar Grove, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Dwelling Number: 241
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Anderson Sharp
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Mary E. Sharp
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Anderson Sharp 27
Mary E. Sharp 28
James M. Sharp 4
William J. Sharp 2
Narcissus Sharp 1

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: James M Sharpe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1883
Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1914
Marriage Place: Alamance, North Carolina
Father: W A Sharpe
Mother: Mary E Sharpe
Spouse: Ophelia E Wright
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 31
Spouse Father: Nick Wright
Spouse Mother: Pattie Wright
Event Type: Marriage

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James Monroe Sharpe
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 May 1876
Street address: 2 Cedar Grove
Residence Place: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina
Relative: Ophelia Wright

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: James M Sharpe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 57
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: 7 May 1876
Birth Place: Orange
Death Date: 20 May 1933
Death Place: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina
Father: W A Sharpe
Mother: Elizabeth Fuller
Cause of death: Pellagra
Informant: Mrs James Sharp, Cedar Grove
470, James Monroe Sharpe
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