Jennifer, according to my files: Delas Sharp married Lucy Clay Duncan... Lee W. Sharp married Tennie Day David Sharp married Luzetta Tindell and Stella (unknown last name) In a message dated 3/21/2008 2:16:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, JennH13@aol.com writes: My Great-grandmother, Martha Jane Stansberry/Stansbury (both spellings have been used) was the daughter of William Stansbury (a veteran of the union army and member of Longfield Baptist Church) and his wife Elizabeth Reed (referred to as Betty Elizabeth by my Granny, Esther Sharp Harness Johnson). Elizabeth was the daughter of Rev. John "Sonny" Reed who had started and pastored a number of churches in the Campbell and Anderson County areas. Martha Jane was born 5-6-1864 in Campbell County. She met and courted Isaac Peter Sharp and he asked for her hand in marriage. William, Martha's father, told him no (I was never given a reason as to why). So Isaac and Martha snuck out one night in 1881 (not sure of the exact date) and went to Anderson County to be married. Isaac would later tell his kids that Martha was the 'only piece of meat I ever stole'. They loved each other a great deal and together had 7 children: Lee <married to Tennie LNU>, Sammy (died at birth), Alice <wife of John Massengale>, Bertha (pronounced Berth-ee) <wife of John Day>, Delas <husband to Clay LNU>, Dave <had 2 wives, not sure of names>, and Esther <wife of James Earl Harness Sr. and Hugh 'Hudy' Johnson>. They all farmed the land together. During the early part of 1919, Martha suffered from a lot of pain with her teeth. She finally decided to submit to going to a dentist and had all of her teeth pulled. This caused her a lot of pain and probably also caused a lot of infection. Shortly after having her teeth pulled she took to her bed. On Feb. 3rd, she requested that her youngest daughter, Esther, bring her a dish of peaches with cream, claiming that she was the hungriest she'd ever been. This was her last meal as she passed way sometime during the night on Feb. 4, 1919. Her husband, Isaac, was filled with grief, as were the children, especially her youngest, Esther who said she 'felt empty after the death of my mama.' However, if you look at the census records for 1920 Campbell County, you will find Martha listed as living with her husband, Isaac, and daughter, Esther <called Easter>. Apparently, Isaac could not deal with the fact that his wife was dead and he must have reported her as living to the census record. Isaac died 6 years later in 1926 and was known to be senile. Perhaps his senility had started by the time his wife died. Note: Once, my Granny took me to Norris Dam and we walked along the dam, out to the very middle. She pointed to the tallest tree to the left of the lake and told me that was her favorite tree and the tree she had played with her dolls under. Apparently a good portion of the lake near the dam is the site of her farm. I'm sure that tree would be hard to pick out now though. Jennifer Harness Ayers Chattanooga, TN **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom000 30000000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCAMPBE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)