Catherine Sharp (Graves)

Catherine married William W. Sharp in May of 1789 in North Carolina. They are thought to have had at least nine or children. By 1830 they had migrated to Claiborne Co., Tennessee where they lived the rest of their lives.

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Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; @R2@

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Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; @R2@

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Source number: 645.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CDV

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Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;

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Birth year: 1770; Birth city: Orange Co; Birth state: NC

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Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; @R2@

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Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; @R2@

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Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;

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Birth year: 1770; Birth city: Orange Co; Birth state: NC

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Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Deaths Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001; @R2@

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Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; @R2@

GEDCOM Source

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Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; @R2@

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Source number: 645.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CDV

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Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;

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Birth year: 1770; Birth city: Orange Co; Birth state: NC

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Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Deaths Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001; @R2@

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Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; @R2@

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Source number: 782.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LWP

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Catherine (Graves) Sharp was born in Orange Co., North Carolina about 1770. She was the daughter of Sebastian Boston Graves (1747-1840) and Sarah Efland (1751-1842).

Both of Catherine's parents were born in Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Each had migrated to Orange Co., North Carolina with their parents in the mid 1750s.

Catherine's parents were married in June of 1769 in Orange Co., NC. Ten years later her father Boston was fighting in the Revolutionary War. He was a private in a regiment of Orange Co., NC troops. Boston was captured by the British and held captive for nearly a year before being released in a prisoner exchange.

Catherine's parents eventually migrated to Knox Co., Tennessee. Boston died there in 1840, Sarah in 1842. They are buried in the Boston Graves Family Cemetery located in Corryton, Knox Co., Tennessee about 15 miles from Knoxville.

Catherine married William W. Sharp (1765-1840) in May of 1789 in North Carolina. He was the son of German immigrant Johann Georick Sharp (1722-1789) and Maryland born Ann Marie Loy (1735-1777).

Catherine and William were married for nearly 50 years and had 13 known children. By 1830 they had migrated to Claiborne Co., Tennessee where they lived the rest of their lives.

Catherine's husband William died on Mar. 11, 1840 in Powell Valley, Claiborne Co., TN at the age of 75. Catherine is thought to also have died about 1840 and would have been about 70 years of age. Both are buried in the Sharp Cemetery located in Speedwell, Claiborne Co., Tennessee.

Both Catherine and William have a new marker and whoever placed them wisely left the old ones. Unfortunately, the death date on Catherine's new marker is incorrect.

The old grave markers for William and Catherine are nearly identical and have nearly the same degree of deterioration. This would indicate that the years of their deaths were fairly close rather than 35 years apart. Catherine's birth year of 1875 on the new marker is also questionable.

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