My maiden name was Sharp(father's name was Everett Sharp). My mother's mother was Mary Elizabeth Maupin. But, I looked through my information on lineage and did not find those names. The Sharp side I am told was Pennsylvania Dutch. However, I have only traced back to MD. I will continue looking. I will let you know if anything turns up. Nancy Strong nmstrong@msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Tootie Dennis Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 6:07 AM To: MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAUPIN-L] Charles Wesley Maupin and Ada Sharp Dear Maupin Cousins....I have been trying to place this Maupin who married into my Sharp line. He has been a real problem. Bill gave me as much information and advice that he could. Will you look this report over and see if Charles Wesley Maupin fits anywhere in your line? I can take you back on the SHARP side to 1600s and have over 6000 des of the Sharp line. Now, why does this little family have to be such a brickwall? What happened to their children? Who were his parents? The branch of SHARP's that Ada des from migrated to Decatur and Jennings Counties of Indiana in 1805 from Washington County, PA. I have no idea when this line of Maupin's migrated from as the first clue that I have is the marriage certificate of Charles and Ada. Any help?? Yes, I have spent 30 years in April of next year researching my Father's Sharp line and I have tried every thing I have been taught to locate Charles Maupin a family.....so far nothing. Thank you so much. Maybe you have a st! ray Charles in your line!! Or a stray SHARP. Thanks so very much for reading this. Ira Sharp Dennis in Amarillo, Texas Descendants of Charles Wesley Maupin Generation No. 1 1. CHARLES WESLEY5 MAUPIN (JAMES P.4, WILLIAM3, DABNEY2, JOHN1) was born December 1869 in Indiana. He married ADA SHARP May 03, 1893 in Decatur County, Indiana, daughter of SOLOMON SHARP and MARIANNA MILLER. She was born May 03, 1866 in Decatur County, Indiana. Notes for CHARLES WESLEY MAUPIN: He was a Methodist Minister. 1910, April 19, Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana, pp 217, Sheet 4B, Charles W. Maupin Head m W 40 m1 16 years, In In S. Carolina Piano Tuner Ada wife F W 43 m1 16 years, 4 children 3 liv In In In Dressmaker Bessie adopted dau f w 18 s US US US Floyd H. son m w 12 s In In In Bernice C. dau f w 11 s In In In Mary E. dau f w 7 s In In In Mary E Sharp, mother-in-law, f w 73 wd 8 children 5 liv In In In Marriage record Book N, Page 298 Decatur County, Indiana. Children of CHARLES MAUPIN and ADA SHARP are: i. FLOYD H.6 MAUPIN, b. 1898, Indiana. ii. BERNICE C. MAUPIN, b. 1899, Indiana. iii. MARY E. MAUPIN, b. 1903, Indiana. ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== How do you join Ancestry or do online shopping so that RootsWeb gets a percentage? Start here <http://www.rootsweb.com/~affiliate/> and click on the link for Genealogy, Autos, Books, etc. on the left side of the page. Support RootsWeb for free!___________________________________________________________ Get more from your time online. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com