Elisha Webb SHARP, b. 30 Nov. 1854 in MS is the son of William Wood SHARP who was b. 5 March 1827 in Marion Co. AL and Nancy LUSK. Elisha Webb SHARP married Martha L. MUSGROVE, b. 1856, Fayette Co. AL; daughter of John Wesley MUSGROVE, b. 1823 Fayette Co. AL and Mary Ann CASEY. Elisha and Martha are buried in Sandhill Cemetery, Lafayette Co. MS. Martha died in 1918 and Elisha died in 1928. Monya Fayette Co. AL list manager ASTON surname list manager MUSGROVE surname list manager THOMPSON surname list manager Researching: ANDERSON, ANDERSEN (Norway), ASTON, BISHOP, DODSON, FYLLINGSNES (Norway), GRANT, HARRIS, HOWELL, JORDAN, LESLIE, McDILL, McDONALD, MILLIGAN, MORTON, MUSGROVE, OWEN, PEDEN, SOUTH, THOMPSON and WEBSTER On Dec 14, 2004, at 12:19 AM, suemoore60@cablelynx.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Webb > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AKB.2ACI/ > 375.377.461.494.573.753.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > I'm getting confused here. Is ELISHA WEBB SHARP the same Elisha A. > Sharp listed on the 1850 census as a child of John J. Sharp? > > I'm assuming that the John Sharp, age 85, on the 1850 census is the > father of John J. Sharp, age 50. Do you agree? I'm also assuming they > had only been in MS for about six years as the youngest child, Elisha > A, was born in AL. So, did Mary Sharp's family follow her and Elisha > to MS or did they all come together? > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >
Thank you, Monya; But, these two Elishas seem to be different men. I can find no Sandhill cemtery on the USGS directional page or on the MDAH index of cemeteries for Lafayette Co. MS. Do you , by chance, know where this cemetery is located in Lafayette, Co. MS.? Evie Crocker CC Lafayette Co. MSGenWeb Project --- Monya Havekost <MonyaH@conterra.com> wrote: > Elisha Webb SHARP, b. 30 Nov. 1854 in MS is the son > of William Wood > SHARP who was b. 5 March 1827 in Marion Co. AL and > Nancy LUSK. > > Elisha Webb SHARP married Martha L. MUSGROVE, b. > 1856, Fayette Co. AL; > daughter of John Wesley MUSGROVE, b. 1823 Fayette > Co. AL and Mary Ann > CASEY. Elisha and Martha are buried in Sandhill > Cemetery, Lafayette > Co. MS. Martha died in 1918 and Elisha died in > 1928. > > Monya > > > Fayette Co. AL list manager > ASTON surname list manager > MUSGROVE surname list manager > THOMPSON surname list manager > Researching: ANDERSON, ANDERSEN (Norway), ASTON, > BISHOP, DODSON, > FYLLINGSNES (Norway), GRANT, HARRIS, HOWELL, JORDAN, > LESLIE, McDILL, > McDONALD, MILLIGAN, MORTON, MUSGROVE, OWEN, PEDEN, > SOUTH, THOMPSON and > WEBSTER > On Dec 14, 2004, at 12:19 AM, > suemoore60@cablelynx.com wrote: > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to > this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: Webb > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AKB.2ACI/ > > > 375.377.461.494.573.753.1.1.1 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > I'm getting confused here. Is ELISHA WEBB SHARP > the same Elisha A. > > Sharp listed on the 1850 census as a child of John > J. Sharp? > > > > I'm assuming that the John Sharp, age 85, on the > 1850 census is the > > father of John J. Sharp, age 50. Do you agree? > I'm also assuming they > > had only been in MS for about six years as the > youngest child, Elisha > > A, was born in AL. So, did Mary Sharp's family > follow her and Elisha > > to MS or did they all come together? > > > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about > your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > ===== Evie Crocker http://rootsweb.com/~msyalobu http://rootsweb.com/~txbailey http://rootsweb.com/~txborden http://rootsweb.com/~txlamb http://rootsweb.com/~txalhn http://texannusa36.us