Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Sharp was born in 1832, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States, his father, Nicholas Sharp, was 28 and his mother, Elisabeth Angel, was 20. He married Kizziah Hamon about 1850, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Scott, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 September 1864, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (9)
- George W Sharp in household of Nicholas Sharp, "United States Census, 1850"
- Wash Sharp in entry for Elizabeth Newport, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
- G W Sharp, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1832–1864 Male
1831–1914 Female
Children (9)
1852–1913 Male
1853–1930 Female
1856–1932 Female
1858– Female
1858–1950 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1804–1876 Male
1812–1877 Female
Siblings (17)
1829–1905 Male
1832–1864 Male
1834– Female
1834– Female
1836–1922 Female
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World Events (7)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
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1834
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1846
Age 14
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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