Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Sharp was born in 1873, in Edray, Pocahontas, Virginia, United States, her father, William M. Sharp, was 29 and her mother, Julia Frances Moore, was 28. She married James Ward Price on 19 September 1894, in Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Edray, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States for about 30 years and Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States in 1920. She died on 10 January 1926, at the age of 53.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Lura A Price in household of William M Sharp, "United States Census, 1900"
- Laura A Sharp, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Lena Price in entry for Roland L Price and Irene Dozier, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
Spouse and Children
1868–1946 Male
1873–1926 Female
Children (5)
1875– Female
1895–1967 Male
1897– Male
1897– Male
1903– Female
Parents and Siblings
1844–1925 Male
1845–1922 Female
Siblings (1)
1873–1926 Female
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 2
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
Age 2
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 17
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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