James McCoy Sharpe

M, b. circa 1825, d. 21 May 1885
FatherFieldon Sharpe b. 1804, d. b Mar 1881
MotherSarah Allen b. c 1812, d. a 4 Jun 1880
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Randolph Stephen Waugh
     James McCoy Sharpe was born circa 1825 at Iredell Co, North Carolina. He was the son of Fieldon Sharpe and Sarah Allen. James McCoy Sharpe married Mary J. Shoemaker before 1865.1 James McCoy Sharpe died on 21 May 1885 at Concord Twp., Iredell Co, North Carolina; James' obituary says James was depressed and committed suicide by hanging.2
     He appeared on the census of 6 August 1870 at Concord Twp., Iredell Co, North Carolina; J.M. Sharpe, 45, a farmer, and wife Mary, 32, had daughter, Florence, 5. They lived next door to Fieldon and Sally Sharpe, his parents.1 He appeared on the census of 1880 at Concord Twp., Iredell Co, North Carolina; James Sharpe, 54, Mary J., 45, Fidelia, 15 along with his parents, Fielding Sharpe, 78, and Sarah Sharpe, 68.3

Family

Mary J. Shoemaker b. c 1835, d. a 22 May 1885
Child
Last Edited24 Jun 2012

Citations

  1. [S209] 1870 US Federal Census , North Carolina, Iredell Co, Concord Twp. Series 593 Roll: 1144 Page 44, Household 127.
  2. [S544] Ancestry.com Inc., 2004: The Landmark (Statesville, North Carolina). [database online] , 22 May 1885.
  3. [S87] 1880 US Census, North Carolina, Iredell Co, Concord. FHL# 1254968; NA Film # T9-0968; Page 34A.