Posted on: Obion Co. Tn Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tn/Obion/1352 Surname: EARP, LONG, SHARP, HASTINGS, NEWBILL ------------------------- There is a John William Earp, who married my Aunt Effie Lee Welch in what is now Obion County, but not sure of year. Obion County was split off from part of Weakley County in 1870. Their daughter Inez Earp Johnson is still living. There might be a connection. Effie Lee later married a Sharp. Dates unknown.