Sharon, No, my George was not. What part of Kansas are you looking for. My husband's Sharp where around, Chanute, Lola, Yates, Shaw, and Eric. Lisa SHARON ATWOOD wrote: > Lisa, do you know if your George Sharp was a minister in Kansas in the early 1900's? > Sharon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lisa L. Leatherman > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 3:29 PM > To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SHARP-L] CHEROKEE MARRIED TO SHARP MALE > > Thanks Ruth, > > I still don't have any answers to this. My husband's great great grandfather > was born in Casey. He later moved to Illinois with his wife and children. They > also had children in Illinois. They Son George Sharp later moved from Illinois > to Chanute Kansas. I just wish we could figure this out. There are also > Combest in Casey County Ky as well as Caldwell. > > Lisa > > ruth sharp wrote: > > > Lisa, all that I have are the names of William Henrys parents.I got them off > > Wm.Henry's Marriage Licenes, He married Rose Anne M. Ham in the state of > > Illinois,Sangamon County,Small town of Glenarm in 1903. It list his mother > > as Theresa an his father as John Sharp.No maiden name for Theresa.I left all > > my papers at our cabin in Illinois, and am doing this from Memory.This > > family was never discused around my husband an his brothers,because his > > mother an dad were first cousins.About 40 years ago I had the Asiatic Flu,an > > was very bad.(They didn't think that I was going to make it, an my father > > inlaw came to my house an sit with me for several hours.The story he told > > me(long brfore computers) was that his father was born in Casey Co. an that > > his mother had carried Wm.Hemry an Mary on her back from Casey Co. to > > Illinois.I also remembered him talking about being related to the Combest an > > Callwell or Caldwell familys.It was hard to understand him as he could not > > wear dentures and had lost all his teeth many years before that. He did say > > that Theresa his grand mother was Indian.He did not mention any first > > names.As i said I got them from his dads marriage lincense.How ever when his > > dad Wm.Henry died he put on his death record that his father was unknown an > > also his mother.How ever Wm. Henry an Mary had a brother boen in > > Illinois,Charles Franklin Sharp, who had no children of his own an a step > > son gave the name of John as his father when he died.And mother unknown.That > > is all that I know. I do have a picture of Theresa holding a baby that I > > believe was taken about the time that Wm. an Rose were Married.As she is > > sitting in a chair that is also in what I have been told was the wedding > > picture of Wm.Henry and Rose's.We do not know what happened to Theresa as > > there was a dispute in the Timber camp they were living in an a story that > > my husband's Aunt Shirley told.Theresa had a very bad temper an got mad at > > som man there an had his head across a choping block an ready to chop his > > head off with a axe when she was stopped. It is said that she picked up her > > Youngest son an put him accross her shoulders an took off down the timber > > road an was never heard of after that. The son she took with her My father > > inlaw spoke his name but I can't remember what it was.The son she took with > > her never contacted the family after he was grown.It is thought that she > > went to a Indian Reservation in Oaklahoma. This incidence took plase close > > to the Iowa, Illinois, an Missouri Lines where they come together. > > This is all that I know. I just wish that someone on the list would reconize > > this last story as being tokd by the son she took with her an make contact > > with me.In my mind this child was 5 to 10 years old when she left with him > > an should have remember what happened the day she left with him.It is said > > thast she was about 6 foot tall an very strong. > > Ruth > > > > >From: "Lisa L. Leatherman" <lleather@gte.net> > > >Reply-To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [SHARP-L] CHEROKEE MARRIED TO SHARP MALE > > >Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:09:15 -0400 > > > > > >Ruth, > > > > > >We have talked before. My husband is part of the Casey County KY Sharp's. > > >Last > > >time we talked I could help with Wm Henry Sharp's parents. I'm sure if > > >they > > >were in Casey to give birth to Wm then they had to be related to the Casey > > >County Sharp's some how. Do you now have more information on Wm Henry's > > >parents > > >or grandparents? If so let me know maybe now we could make a connection. > > > > > >Lisa > > > > > >ruth sharp wrote: > > > > > > > Kentucky an Illinois.Don't know where before Ky.but brought 2 children > > >to > > > > Illinois in mid to late 1885 to 90. A girl Mary,don't have anything at > > >all > > > > on her, a son William Henry,born 1878 to 81.In his obit. it gives that > > > > Wm.Henry was born in Casy, Co. Ky. but can find no trace of them having > > >been > > > > there.There is Sharps there however they have nothing on a John an > > >Theresa > > > > Sharp,so maybe they were traveling an just stoped over in Casey Co. for > > >her > > > > to give birth.The girls name was Mary, do not know if she was older > > >tham > > > > her brother or not. It is said that she carried the two kids on her back > > >to > > > > Illinois. > > > > Joe an Ruth Sharp > > > > > > > > >From: aburba@webtv.net (Audrey Burba) > > > > >Reply-To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com > > > > >To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com > > > > >Subject: Re: [SHARP-L] CHEROKEE MARRIED TO sHARP MALE > > > > >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 16:09:57 -0600 (CST) > > > > > > > > > >Which state were they in? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== SHARP Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe &Ruth > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > > > > > > ==== SHARP Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > >==== SHARP Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe &Ruth > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Join the worldâs largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > ==== SHARP Mailing List ==== > > ==== SHARP Mailing List ==== > Rootsweb has searchable archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ==== SHARP Mailing List ====