U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharps, Hamilton Newton (1855-1936) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Ritchie County by Minnie Kendall Lowther Wheeling News Litho. Co., Wheeling W.Va., 1911 Page 530 H. Newton Sharps is one of the widely-known citizens of the town. He came to the Cairo vicinity with the rest of the family more than forty years ago, and began life for himself as clerk for Harrison B. Haddox. He later "wielded the yard stick" in the store of Sigler and Gilbert, and served as deputy-sheriff under John B. Hallam, and then came to Pennsboro as clerk for the Thomas Brothers. He traveled for a Baltimore house, and is now on the road for the "Pennsboro Grocery Company." In 1879, he claimed Miss Mae C. Zeveley, sister of Van A., as his wife, and three children are the result of this marriage; viz., Fred, June, and Coral, who was recently married to Dr. Cruikshanks. Henry Sharps, the father of H. N., was born in Pocahontas county, on June 18, 1826; and on May 18, 1848, he was married to Miss Mary M. Terry, of Highland county, Virginia, whose natal day was June 18, 1831. After spending ten years of their wedded-life in Pocahontas county, and some time in Ohio, and Wood county, they came to Cairo, more than forty years ago, where they still reside. Their family is as follows: James W., H. N., J. R., O. S., Mary F. (Mrs. Wm. Upton), Chas. F., H. H., George B., Wm. H., Sherman, Florence and Eva M. (Mrs. J. J. Calvert.) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Marriages, Ritchie County, WV (Page 41, Line 64) H. N. Sharp age 26 son of Henry & Margaret May Zevely age 19 dau of E. S. & ___ were married by S. R. Dawson, Minister on August 19, 1879 in Ritchie County, WV ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Ritchie County, WV #4859 FULL-NAME: Hamilton Newton Sharp BIRTH-DATE: December 23, 1855 BIRTH-PLACE: Pocahontas Co., W.Va. DEATH-DATE: March 8, 1936 (at age 80y-2m-24d) DEATH-PLACE: Pennsboro, Clay District, Ritchie County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Wid (Mary Zevely) OCCUPATION: Retired Salesman FATHER: Henry Sharp (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Mary Terry (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Lobar Pneumonia / Myocarditis INFORMANT: J. C. Smith (of Washington, D.C.) BURIAL: Pennsboro, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Ritchie County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/ritchie/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------