William Henry Sharpless

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Sharpless was born on 29 July 1840, in West Goshen, West Goshen Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Sharpless, was 36 and his mother, Abigail Garrett, was 36. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Goshen Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 18 July 1900, at the age of 59, and was buried in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Sharpless
1803–1886
Abigail Garrett
1804–1854
Milton Sharpless
1826–1898
Rebecca G Sharpless
1827–1828
Elizabeth Sharpless
1829–
Caroline Sharpless
1833–1903
Abner G Sharpless
1835–1915
Benjamin Franklin Sharpless
1837–1918
William Henry Sharpless
1840–1900
child Sharpless
1842–1842

Sources (4)

  • William Sharpless, "United States Census, 1900"
  • William Sharpless, "Find A Grave Index"
  • William H Sharpless in household of William Sharpless, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Sharples .

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

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