Brief Life History of Eleanor Ann
When Eleanor Ann Sharp was born on 14 February 1828, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, her father, Joseph "Hof" Sharp, was 25 and her mother, Ann "Nancy" Armstrong, was 31. She married Elijah Jones on 21 August 1851, in Miami, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Springdale, Lincoln, Dakota Territory, United States in 1880 and Canton, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States in 1900. She died on 6 December 1915, in Spooner, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 87.
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Sources (9)
- Ellen Jones in household of Elijah Jones, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ellen A. Sharp, "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958"
- Eleanor in entry for John W Jones, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
Spouse and Children
1828–1911 Male
1828–1915 Female
Children (7)
1852–1933 Male
1852–1932 Male
1853– Male
1855– Male
1858–1862 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1802–1884 Male
1797–1876 Female
Siblings (8)
1817–1884 Female
1823–1874 Male
1825–1833 Male
1828–1915 Female
1830– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 2
1846
Age 18
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
Age 29
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English sharp(e) ‘sharp, quick, smart, acute, keen-witted’ (Old English scearp).
Irish: when not the English or Scots name in 1 above, an Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Scharf ‘sharp-cutting’ or of any of several other European names with similar meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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