Barbara: The world is a small place.The possibility is there that Sarah may be related.I am aware of the many Sharp's in Newaygo County. Most are related. My father and his two brothers were born there.We are going to that county tomorrow.Saturday there will be a rededication of a Civil War Memorial at Ashland Center Cemetery,west of Grant,Mich.Many of the Sharp's are buried there,including four of five Sharp brothers that served in the Civil War.My great grandfather was one of them.We were part of an effort to restore that monument plus one for my great great grandparents(John Sharp that we working on). Meeting us there will be my youngest sister "Barbara." We have done a lot of research in that area;met several distant "cousins" there and filled a lot of empty slots in our tree.A nice community and one we will continue to research. I will look further into your information and see if it fits. Thanks for the response. Charles A.Sharp csharp@modempool.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <BDean70020@aol.com> To: <SHARP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 9:13 PM Subject: [SHARP-L] Re: Posting by Charles Sharp re: John Sharp, d. 1899 Newaygo Co., MI > Charles, > I have a Sarah Ann Sharp, b. abt. 1811 in New York, d. Feb. 15, 1886 in > Sherman Twp., Newaygo Co., MI. She m. Orson Artemus David who was b. Sept. > 4, 1811 in New York and d. April 8, 1876 in Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co., MI. > Both are buried at the Pioneers Cemetery in Newaygo Co., MI. We aren't sure > where this family came from in NY, but between 1835 and 1837, they moved to > Geauga Co., OH where they were enumerated in 1840. Between 1840 and 1850 the > moved to Michigan. They were enumerated twice in 1850, once in Hillsdale > Co., and once in Jackson Co., perhaps b/c they lived close to the county > line. Orson's brother lived in Branch Co. By 1860 the family had relocated > to Newaygo Co. It could be possible that you John was a brother to my Sarah, > and Sarah and Orson may have moved to Newaygo because Sarah already had > family living there. Do you see a connection? There are many, many Sharps > in the vital records and cemetery records of Newaygo Co. > Barbara Dean > > > ==== SHARP Mailing List ==== > > > > > >