Brief Life History of William Bibb
When William Bibb Sharrit was born on 27 April 1857, in Jefferson, Alabama, United States, his father, Benjamin Maltimore Sharitt, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Bibb, was 32. He married Francis Marion James on 26 May 1882. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 16, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1920. He died on 4 November 1923, in Morris, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Morris Cemetery, Morris, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
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- William D Sharet, "United States Census, 1900"
- William B Shwit, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
- William E. Sharit in entry for Alice Gladyes Hughes, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872
Historical Boundaries 1872: Jefferson, Alabama, United States
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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English: see Sherrard .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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