Florence Beatrice Wines

Brief Life History of Florence Beatrice

When Florence Beatrice Wines was born on 10 December 1884, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, her father, Ira Doty Wines Jr, was 40 and her mother, Margaret Taylor, was 38. She married Lewis Sharp about 1897, in Ruby Valley, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Township 6, Elko, Nevada, United States in 1940 and Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States in 1950. She died on 24 November 1974, in Elko, Nevada, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Sharp
1876–1964
Florence Beatrice Wines
1884–1974
Marriage: about 1897
Clarence Lewis Sharp
1909–1964
Blaine Walter Sharp
1912–1987
Grant Dodge Sharp
1914–1989
Lewis Sharp Jr.
1919–1983

Sources (14)

  • Florence W Sharp, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Florence B. Wines, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Florence Sharp, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1891

Historical Boundaries: 1891: Elko, Nevada, United States

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

English (Somerset): variant of Wine , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

History: Barnabas Wines came from Wales to Watertown, MA, in or before 1635.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

THE STORY OF MY LIFE-- BY MRS. LEWIS SHARP, SR.

Editor's note: This autobiography was written by Florence Wines Sharp in 1964. Sharp served on the Northeastern Nevada Historical Society's board of directors in 1958 and 1959. I was born in Lehi …

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