Individual Details
Nancy Jane Young
(30 Jul 1830 - 4 Nov 1896)
Documentation:
1860 US Census - Missouri
Events
| Birth | 30 Jul 1830 | Wayne, Missouri, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 30 Dec 1847 | Madison, Missouri, United States - Fines E. Sharp Sr. |  | | |
| Census-shared | 18 Sep 1850 | (Fines E. Sharp Sr.) Madison, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 12 Jun 1860 | "domestic" - Liberty, Madison, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Census-shared | 12 Jun 1860 | (Fines E. Sharp Sr.) Liberty Township, Madison, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Property-shared | 5 Mar 1870 | (Fines E. Sharp Sr.) SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17, Township 32N, Range 5E; the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 18, Township 32N, Range 5E; and the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 18, Township 32N, Range 5E; and the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 18, Township 32N, Range 5E - containing 110 acres (more or less). He and wife Nancy J. Sharp sold this property to William M. Madkin for $750,, Madison, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Census-shared | 1876 | (Fines E. Sharp Sr.) Township 25, Range 4, Butler, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 11 Jun 1880 | "keeps house" - Williams, Wayne, Missouri, United States | |||
| Census-shared | 11 Jun 1880 | (Fines E. Sharp Sr.) Williams, Wayne, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Death | 4 Nov 1896 | Wayne, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Finis E. Sharp | ||||
| Burial | Chapel Hill Cemetery, Williamsville, Wayne, Missouri, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Fines E. Sharp Sr. (1822 - 1896) |
| Child | John Wesley Sharp (1850 - 1914) |
| Child | William Spencer "Bill" Sharp (1851 - 1885) |
| Child | Fines E. Sharp Jr. (1854 - ) |
| Child | Francis M. Sharp (1856 - ) |
| Child | Mary J. Sharp (1858 - 1929) |
| Child | Sarah Lucretia Sharp (1858 - 1858) |
| Child | Levi Anderson Sharp (1861 - 1898) |
| Child | George Joshua Sharp (1863 - 1948) |
| Child | Charles Wesley Sharp (1868 - 1923) |
| Spouse | Finis E. Sharp (1822 - 1895) |
| Child | George Joshua Sharp (1863 - ) |
| Father | George Washington Young (1813 - 1860) |
| Mother | Sarah A. "Sary" McClard (1809 - 1888) |
| Sibling | William Henry Young (1831 - 1860) |
| Sibling | James Washington Young (1833 - 1889) |
| Sibling | John Thomas Young ( - 1864) |
| Sibling | Francis Marion Young ( - 1901) |
| Sibling | George Harrison Young ( - 1900) |
| Sibling | Joshua McClard Young (1842 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Ann Young ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Adeline Young (1846 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Andrew Martin Young (1849 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Frances Ellen Young (1852 - 1936) |
Notes
Marriage
Fines & Nancy were married by William PolkCensus-shared
The family of Fines E. Sharp, Sr. is recorded in the 1850 U. S. Census under "Finnie Sharp." Fines is recorded as a male aged 30, born about 1820 in Missouri. His residence is listed as Madison, Missouri. There are two other members of his household at this time, including wife Nancy J. Sharp (age 19) and son John Sharp (2 months).Fines' occupation is listed as "farmer."
Census-shared
The family of Fines E. Sharp, Sr. is recorded in the 1860 U. S. Federal Census under the name "Finis E. Sharp" or "Ferris E. Sharp," depending on the interpretation. Fines is recorded as a male aged 37, born about 1823 in Missouri. His residence is listed as the township of Liberty, Madison County, Missouri. There are six other members of his household at this time, including wife Nancy J. Sharp (age 27), son John W. Sharp (age 10), son William S. Sharp (age 8), son Fines E. Sharp (spelled "Finis" in the entry) (age 6), son Francis M. Sharp (age 4), and daughter Mary J. Sharp (age 1); all born in Missouri.Fines' occupation is listed as "farmer" and Nancy's is listed as "domestic."
The value of Fines' estate is recorded as $1,000 for real estate and $300 for personal property.
John, William, and Fines Jr. are recorded as being in school, and Nancy is recorded as being unable to read or write.
Their post office is listed as Fredericktown, Missouri.
Liberty Township, as recorded in the 1860 census, is centered in the vicinity of Marble Creek Campground along Highway E in Madison County. This is the area where Fines is recorded as having owned property in 1870.
Property-shared
This property is located in Madison County in the vicinity of the intersections of Highway E and Madison County Highways 513 and 515, east of Marble Creek Campground. It is the same property that Fines owned in 1856/1859.Census-shared
The family of Fines E. Sharp, Sr. is recorded in the 1876 Missouri State Census. Fines is recorded as a male aged 53, born about 1823. His residence is listed as Township 25, Range 5 of Butler County, Missouri. There were five other members of his household also recorded in the census, including wife Nancy J. Sharp (age 46), son Levi A. Sharp (age 15), son George J. Sharp (age 12), son Charles W. Sharp (age 7), and daughter Mary J. Sharp (age 18).Fines and Levi were the only two family members recorded as being able to read and write.
Census-shared
The family of Fines E. Sharp, Sr. is recorded in the 1880 U. S. Census records under "Finiz E. Sharp" in Williams Township, Butler County, Missouri. Fines is recorded as a 57 year old white male, head of the household, married to Nancy J. Sharp (age 50). Other members of the household include: daughter Mary J. Sharp (age 20), son Levy A. Sharp (age 19), George J. Sharp (age 17), and Charles W. Sharp (age 10).Fines' occupation is recorded as "farming." Nancy is recorded as "keeps house," and Levy and George are recorded as "works on farm." No occupation is listed for daughter Mary.
Charles W. Sharp is the only member of the family recorded as being unable to read or write.
The birthplace of Fines' father and mother are both listed as in Kentucky. The birthplace of Nancy's father is recorded as Missouri, while her mother's is listed as Kentucky. Both Fines and Nancy are recorded as having been born in Missouri.
The family of Fines' son John W. Sharp is the next entry in the census record. This suggests the families were living together, or immediately adjacent. Perhaps on the same farm. John's family includes himself (age 30), his wife Rebecca (entered as "Ribicco") (age 24), and daughters Margaret J. (age 9) and Ira C. (age 2).
John's occupation is recorded as "farmer" and Rebecca's is listed as "keeping house." No occupation is listed for the two daughters.
Margaret and Ira are the only two members of the household listed as unable to read or write.
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "Nancy Jane Young Sharp," #23400341, accessed 23 December 2013.
2. Ancestry.com (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com), online database, http://www.ancestry.com, library edition media files, s.v. "Nancy Jane Young," accessed 15 February 2013..
3. Missouri Marriage Records (Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives, 1805-2002), online database, accessed through Ancestry.com and Archives.com, s.v. "Finas W. Sharp".
4. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1850 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "Finnie Sharp, Madison, Missouri, roll M432_405, page 237B, image 484.
5. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1860 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "Ferris E. Sharp," Liberty, Madison, Missouri, roll M653_631, page 0, image 414.
6. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1860 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "Ferris E. Sharp," Liberty, Madison, Missouri, roll M653_631, page 0, image 414.
7. Fines E. Sharp and Nancy J. Sharp to William M. Madkin, General Warranty Deed, 5 March 1870, Iron County Genealogy Society, Scanned Letters, Wills, Deeds, and Misc. Old Documents, Iron and Madison Counties (collection), online document: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moicgs/documents.html, accessed November 2015. .
8. Missouri State Census Collection, 1844-1881, Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives, online database, accessed through Ancestry.com, 1876, s.v. "Fines E. Sharp," Township 25, Butler, Missouri.
9. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1880 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "Finie E. Sharp," Williams, Wayne, Missouri, roll 740, film 1254740, page 167D, enumeration district 184, image 0540.
10. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., "Nancy Jane Young Sharp," #23400341, accessed 23 December 2013.
11. Ancestry.com (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com), online database, http://www.ancestry.com, library edition media files, s.v. "Nancy Jane Young," accessed 15 February 2013..
12. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "Nancy Jane Young Sharp, #23400341, accessed 23 December 2013.
13. Ancestry.com (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com), online database, http://www.ancestry.com, library edition media files, s.v. "Nancy Jane Young," accessed 15 February 2013..