Family Group Sheet
NameVincent Sharp, 3C4R
Birth12 Jan 1856, Putnam Co., Indiana
Death26 Jun 1918, Mattoon, Coles Co., Illinois
FatherGeorge W. Sharp (~1807-<1880)
MotherEnfield Stone (~1823-1918)
Marriage28 Jul 1878, Bond Co., Illinois
SpouseMary E. Thacker
BirthOct 1847, Greensville, Bond Co., Illinois
Death22 Oct 1922, Mattoon, Coles Co., Illinois
FatherHenry C. Thacker (~1824-1879)
MotherEliza Jane Laws (1826-1906)
Children
1 MCharles Sharp, 4C3R
BirthJan 1880, Hendricks Co., Indiana
2 MWalter Sharp, 4C3R
Birth10 Apr 1881, Hendricks Co., Indiana
Death1936, Mattoon, Coles Co., Illinois
SpouseBlanche Maude Nichols
3 FEthel Melissa Sharp, 4C3R
BirthJun 1883, Hendricks Co., Indiana
Death5 Nov 1946, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana
SpouseCharles Richard Sanford
Notes for Vincent Sharp
The Illinois deaths index lists Vincent Sharp, born 12 Jan 1856 in Indiana, died 26 June 1918 in Mattoon, Coles Co., Illinois, occupation carpenter, married, father Geo. Sharp, burial in Dodge Grove.
Notes for Vincent & Mary E. (Family)
Bond Co., Illinois marriage records list the marriage on 28 July 1828 of Vinson Sharp and Mary E. Thacker.
Census
1880 census of Hendricks Co., Indiana, Coatsville precinct, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 23 as family #233/244:
Sharp, Vincen, 23, carpenter, b. Ind Ky Ky; Mary, 30, wife, b. Ills Ky Ky; Charles, 5/12, son, b. Jan, Ind Ind Ills.
1900 census of Coles Co., Illinois, Mattoon township, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 15A as family #324/347, at 904 Wabash Ave:
Sharp, Vincent, 46, b. Jan 1854, Ind Ky Ky, railroad bridge carpenter; Mary, wife, 49, b. Oct 1850, Ill Ky Ky, married 23 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Charles, son, 20, b. Jan 1880; Walter, son, 19, b. Apr 1881; Ethel, dau, 16, b. June 1883. All children born Ind Ind Ill.
The reported birthdate for Vincent is off by 2 years; his parents were not married until 1855, and he was reported as age 4 in the 1860 census. Mary’s age is also off by at least two years, more likely three if her age was reported accurately in the 1850 census (age 2, with a younger sister Nancy age 11 months, i.e., born about May or June 1849.) She was also reported as age 12 in the 1860 census.
Sharp, Vincen, 23, carpenter, b. Ind Ky Ky; Mary, 30, wife, b. Ills Ky Ky; Charles, 5/12, son, b. Jan, Ind Ind Ills.
1900 census of Coles Co., Illinois, Mattoon township, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 15A as family #324/347, at 904 Wabash Ave:
Sharp, Vincent, 46, b. Jan 1854, Ind Ky Ky, railroad bridge carpenter; Mary, wife, 49, b. Oct 1850, Ill Ky Ky, married 23 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Charles, son, 20, b. Jan 1880; Walter, son, 19, b. Apr 1881; Ethel, dau, 16, b. June 1883. All children born Ind Ind Ill.
The reported birthdate for Vincent is off by 2 years; his parents were not married until 1855, and he was reported as age 4 in the 1860 census. Mary’s age is also off by at least two years, more likely three if her age was reported accurately in the 1850 census (age 2, with a younger sister Nancy age 11 months, i.e., born about May or June 1849.) She was also reported as age 12 in the 1860 census.
