Individual Details
Francis M. Sharp
(1856 - )
Events
| Birth | 1856 | Missouri, United States | |||
| Census-shared | 12 Jun 1860 | (Fines E. Sharp Sr.) Liberty Township, Madison, Missouri, United States |  |  | |
| Alt name | Frances M. Sharp |
Families
| Father | Fines E. Sharp Sr. (1822 - 1896) |
| Mother | Nancy Jane Young (1830 - 1896) |
| Sibling | John Wesley Sharp (1850 - 1914) |
| Sibling | William Spencer "Bill" Sharp (1851 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Fines E. Sharp Jr. (1854 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary J. Sharp (1858 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Sarah Lucretia Sharp (1858 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Levi Anderson Sharp (1861 - 1898) |
| Sibling | George Joshua Sharp (1863 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Charles Wesley Sharp (1868 - 1923) |
Notes
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.
Endnotes
1. 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.