Katie wrote: "Bowles surname is not in my direct line; Elizabeth Ammelia SHARP (BOWLES) was my 2nd Great Grand Aunt and she married Robert Glasby BOWLES." You'll have to write to Katie directly if you know this family, as she's not a member of our list. Yours, Linne ============================================ Match: Bowles Source: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com From: "katie debleeker" <kdebleeker@earthlink.net> Subject: James Robertson Sharp James Robertson Sharp born 20 Jun 1809 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee and died 22 May 1863 Kaysville, Davis, Utah he was a minister and later converted and was an early Mormon pioneer. He was married to Martha Arminta Griffith on 5 Mar 1835 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. James Robertson Sharp Grandfather and Grandmother Sharp As told by Elizabeth Bowles, July, 1947 My grandfather James Robertson Sharp was born Nashville Tennessee on June 20, 1807. Grandfather loved the woods and was a good hunter. He trained his boys to be good shots too. He used to give them so many rounds of ammunition and they would be expected to bring so much game back with it. Grandfather joined the Mormon Church not long after it was organized. His name is mentioned in church history as early as 1843. He was a witness to the six plates that were found near Kinderhook. He was a very devout church member and worked hard in the church all of his life. Grandfather and his family came across the plains to Utah and he was one of the leaders of the company. I don't remember my grandfather Sharp at all because he died before I was born. I only know things about him that I remember father telling about. Grandfather Sharp died Kaysville, Utah on May 22, 1863. I do not remember my grandmother Sharp very well however. Her name was Martha Griffith before she was married to grandfather. She was born in Nashville Tenn. On August 7, 1820 and was a daughter of Jonathon T. Griffith and Sarah Lumley Griffith. She has sparkling blue eyes and brown curly hair. She always wore her hair cut down to her collar and it fell in little curls around her head. Grandma Sharp told me about coming across the plains and leaving her bedding and other things piled high on the banks Missouri River, as they could only take so much with them. Her father and grandfather also came west. Her grandfather lived in Orin, Utah and owned a lot of property there. I remember hearing them tell that he lived to be about 109 years old. He remarried when he was 100. Sometime after grandfather Sharpís death grandmother married a man by the name of Dwiggens. They moved to Washington. Grandmother Sharp died in Reardon Washington April 12, 1905. If any of this sounds like it connects, I would like to hear from anyone who is connected. Katie Phoenix, AZ ===========================