Ewell Sharp and Luella Dobbs
This home page was created for descendants of Everett and Erma (Sharp) Rector, in large part from materials presented in The History of the Ewell Sharp Family, compiled by W. Sharp Burnett. Since then, I have been able to document quite a bit of what follows from other sources.
Ewell S. Sharp was born 4 Mar 1848 in Old Buckeye, Anderson (or Campbell) County, Tennessee to James "Jimper" Sharp and Mary Polly Gibbons Smith. He was raised in Scott County, Tennessee. He married Luella Dobbs in October 1872. He seems to have had an interest in genealogy and history, and shared information about the Sharp family with his children. Ewell Sharp died of dropsy at Langum Fork, Wayne County, Kentucky on June 19, 1927, and is buried at the Blevins Cemetery at Langum Fork. Please click here to read a copy of the very loving eulogy read at his funeral by his grandson, Elmer Ewell Crabtree. Click here for a picture of Ewell Sharp. Find a Grave Memorial #46518161
Luella Dobbs was born in 1853 at Wayne County, Kentucky. Her father was Squire William "Bill" Dobbs, Sr. (1822-1901) and her mother was Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Burk (1827-1891). I was told that Luella was short and stout, and always wore an apron. She was a midwife, and delivered most of her grandchildren, including my grandmother, Erma Sharp Rector. Luella died on 1 Sep 1919 at Langham Fork, Wayne County, Kentucky. Click here for a picture of Luella Dobbs. Find A Grave Memorial #46518653
click here for a picture of most of the family
The Children of Ewell Sharp and Luella Dobbs:
1.Sarah Emma Sharp, born 12 Oct 1873 at Wayne Co., KY, she married Stokley R. Crabtree in 1892. Sarah died 14 May 1946 at Wayne County, KY. Stokely R. Crabtree was born 25 Feb 1870 at TN to Stokely Crabtree (1834-1903); and Eliza J. Delk (1836-1903), and he died 27 Jul 1948 at Monticello, Wayne County, KY. Both are buried in the Elk Springs Cemetery in Monticello, Wayne Co., Kentucky. They had the following children: Ampar Lee "Amp" Crabtree (1894-1974); Elmer Ewell Crabtree (1896-1953); William Earl Crabtree (1898-1963); Roy Crabtree (1902-1967); Ruby Crabtree (1905-1950); Roxie Crabtree (1907); Kelly Crabtree (1909-1994).
2.Thomas Lee "Tom" Sharp, born 3 May 1875, and married Polly Ethel Barrier on February 24, 1898. They had seven children. Thomas died on 1 Jun 1919. Thomas is buried in the Blevins-Dobbs Cemetery at Langham Fork, Wayne Co., Kentucky (Find A Grave Memorial #46519046). Polly is buried in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Go to this link for more information about his family (my direct line).
3.Mary Francis Sharp, born 13 Jan 1877, married Mack Henry Pyles and had one child, Nannie Ella Pyles (1893-1983). Mary Francis died on August 15, 1900. Mack Pyles was born abt 1870 to William Pyle and Jane Kidd, and he died 19 Apr 1939, both in TN. Mary Sharp Pyles and Mack Pyles are both buried in the Upchurch Cemetery at Fobus, Tennessee.
4.William "Will" F. Sharp, born 22 Sep 1878, married Ermon "Erma" Stella Pyles on 12 Feb 1906 and had four children. William died 23 Jun 1956 at Wayne Co., Kentucky. Erma Pyles Sharp was born in 1882 to James P. Pyle (1849-1937) and Margaret Jane Evans (1851-1911) and Erma died in 1964. Both are buried at Elk Springs Cemetery in Monticello, Wayne Co., Kentucky. They had the following children: Winter R. Sharp (1907-1907); William Oliver Sharp (1908-1986); Beulah Sharp (1910-1967); and Olen Sharp (1912-1985)
5.Laura Sharp, born 10 May 1880. She married Daniel Sherman Powers on 15 Apr 1909, and had one child, Mable Ella Powers (1910-1980). Sherman Powers was born 16 Jan 1865 to Daniel Littrell Powers (1818-1889) and Dicey Marcum (1824-1900). Laura died on 3 Jan 1928 and she is buried at Powersburg, Kentucky.
6.Elizabeth Sharp was born on January 22, 1882. She died on January 27, 1882.
7.James Sterling "Jim" Sharp was born on 23 Feb 1883. He married Laura Pearl Crouch on May 1, 1920 and they had six children: Artist Calvin Sharp (1921-1994); Ewell Sterling Sharp (1925-1926); and the rest may still be living, so I won't list them. James died July 8, 1944. Laura Pearl Crouch was born 4 Jun 1893 in Tennessee to Martin Crouch (1846-1923) and Mary Pearl Latham (1854-1924). Laura Pearl Crouch Sharp died 5 Nov 1963 at Fentress Co., TN
8.Isaac Shepard Sharp was born 29 Apr 1887. He married Bonnie Mae Smith on April 22, 1915 and they had at least the following children: Alma Frances Sharp (1916-2007); Doris Eva Sharp (1918-1991); Wilma Opal Sharp (1922-2011); Isaac Floyd Sharp (1925-2007) and possibly a James Sharp. Isaac died on 6 Mar 1963 in Iowa. Bonnie Smith Sharp was born 10 Jun 1899 to George Washington Smith (b. 1848) and his wife, Mary (no information). Bonnie died 22 Mar 1994 at Jaspar, Iowa.
9.Albert Douglas Sharp was born on June 8, 1889. He married Minnie Barrier (sister of Polly Ethel Barrier, who married Albert's older brother, Thomas Lee Sharp) on January 22, 1911 and they had nine children. Albert died on July 3, 1957. Minnie was born 9 Oct 1890 and died 12 Jan 1982. Albert and Minnie are buried in the Blevins-Dobbs Cemetery at Langham Fork in Wayne County, Kentucky. Their children were: Virgil Sharp (1911-1911); Effie Eula Sharp (1912-1999); Sterlie Henderson Sharp (1914-1995); Flonnie Mae Sharp (1916-1971); Frona Lee Sharp (b. 1918, d. 1998); Laura Grace Sharp (1921-1929); Woodrow Wilson Sharp (1923-2006); Allen Denton Sharp (1925-1995); and Eva Sharp (1929-2005)
10.Dolly Jane Sharp was born on 2 May 1892. She married David Fulton Buck on 1 Jan 1911 and they had six children: Ernest Kellen Buck (1913-2009); Bessie Buck (1915-1992); Willie Buck (1917); Willard James Buck (1918); Isaac Smith Buck (1921-1994); Luella Laura Buck (1923-2001). Dolly died on July 15, 1953 at Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee. David Buck was born 20 Aug 1884 to Isaac Lewis Buck (1845-1894) and Rebecca Elizabeth Kidd (1845-1927) and he died 3 Aug 1924. Dolly and David are both buried in the Upchurch Cemetery, Fobus, Tennessee.
11.John Gibbons Sharp was born 2 Sep 1984. On 20 Feb 1916 he married Reggia Ruth Bonnie Woods (b. 29 Apr 1895 to John Eddie Woods (1872-1960) and Generia Jane Crouch (1877-1958)). Bonnie died 14 Apr 1992. They had at least eight children: Gene Wilson Sharp (1916-1985); Berthie Irene Sharp (1918-1941); Abbie Evelyn Sharp (1920); and the rest may still be living. John died 17 Nov 1965, and he is buried at Sharp Place Cemetery in Fentress Co., Tennessee.
12.Hughie Thompson Sharp was born 29 Mar 1897. He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thompson 21 Jul 1923. Hughie died 20 Jul 1957. Hughie Sharp is buried at Sharp Place Cemetery in Fentress Co., Tennessee. Lizzie Thompson Sharp was the sister of George Thompson, who married Hughie's niece, Bertha (daughter of Thomas Sharp and Polly Ethel Barrier). She was born about 1907 to Andrew Johnson Thompson (1873-1941) and Emerine Bernita Roysden (1874-1971). Hughie and Lizzie had the following children: Ova Ethel Sharp (1925-2001); Luella Emerine Sharp (1926-1994); Cecil Frances Sharp (1929-1987); Sarah Ruth Sharp (1931-1999); Jack Douglas Sharp (1944-2011)
13.George Denby Sharp was born 18 May 1900. He married Maggie Doss. Denby died 15 Mar 1962. He is buried in the Alexander Cemetery in Monticello, Wayne Co., Kentucky. Maggie Doss was born 6 June 1905 to Fount F. Doss (1856-1941) and Evaline Brummett (1861-1944), and she died at Sweetwater, TX on 16 Apr 1980. George and Maggie had at least the following children: Woodrow Windell Sharp (?); Elsie Loraine Sharp (1922-1994); Charles Denby Sharp (1926-1946)
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