Individual Details
Rebecca Pruett
(15 Apr 1852 - 7 Jan 1932)
Events
| Birth | 15 Apr 1852 | Madison, Missouri, United States |  | ||
| Birth | 15 Apr 1853 | Madison, Missouri, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Nov 1868 | Madison, Missouri, United States - John Wesley Sharp | | ||
| 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 | 7 Jan 1932 | Wayne, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Rebecca Pruitt | | |||
| Alt name | Rebeca Pruett | ||||
| Burial | Chapel Hill Cemetery, Wayne, Missouri, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | John Wesley Sharp (1850 - 1914) |
| Child | Margaret J Sharp (1871 - ) |
| Child | Ira C Sharp (1878 - ) |
| Father | Crawford Pruett (1802 - 1879) |
| Mother | Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Johnson (1819 - 1862) |
Notes
Birth
Family Search user reports birth year of 1853 comes from death certificate. All other details are the same. The year 1852 is on the gravestone.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. "Rebecca Pruitt Sharp," #62020280, accessed 23 December 2013.
2. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "John Wesley Sharp," #62017767, accessed 23 December 2013.
3. 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. "John W. Sharp," Williams, Wayne, Missouri, roll 740, film 1254740, page 167D, enumeration district 184, image 0540.
4. 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.
5. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "Rebecca Pruitt Sharp," #62020280, accessed 23 December 2013.
6. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "Rebecca Pruitt Sharp," #62020280, accessed 23 December 2013.
7. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "Rebecca Pruitt Sharp," #62020280, accessed 23 December 2013.