Navorska tree » Jacob Henderson (Jacob Henderson "Jake") "Jake" Sharp (1884-1947)
Personal data Jacob Henderson (Jacob Henderson "Jake") "Jake" Sharp
- Nickname is Jake.
- He was born on December 5, 1884 in Lost Creek, Union Co., TN.
- He died on February 8, 1947 in Muncie, Delaware Co., IN, he was 62 years old.
- A child of Isaac Franklin Sharp and Parley Stooksbury
- This information was last updated on May 9, 2013.
Household of Jacob Henderson (Jacob Henderson "Jake") "Jake" Sharp
(1) He is married to Stachia L. (I.) Kauffman.
They got married on August 16, 1909 at Muncie, Delaware Co., IN, he was 24 years old.
Jacob Henderson oo Stachia L. Kauffman
Marriage source: Russell, Lee, notes for David A. Navorska, (Muncie IN, L.R., xv Nov MCMXCIII)
W.P.A. Marriage Index series Z121 Roll 12 Delaware Co., IN c18-z44, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib. <>
Child(ren):
- Emily Sharp 1911-
- Charlotte Sharp 1912-
- Mary C Sharp 1914-
- John K. (F.) (C.) Sharp 1917-1981
- Mildred Sharp 1920-2009
(2) He is married to Mary Elvira Williamson.
They got married about 1928 at Muncie, Delaware Co., IN.
Jacob Henderson Sharp oo Mary Elvira Williamson
Marriage source: Russell, Lee, notes for David A. Navorska, (Muncie IN, L.R., xv Nov MCMXCIII) for fact of marriage.
Ketchum, Barbara, "Barb's Family Tree," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bkeketchum&id=I21570, xxix Dec MMX)
"... Mary Elvira WILLIAMSON Sex: F Birth: 19 JUN 1884 in Hamilton, Delaware Co., Indiana Death: 29 AUG 1939 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana Change Date: 29 DEC 2010 ...
Marriage 1 Jacob Henderson SHARP b: 5 DEC 1884 in Lost Creek, Union Co., Tennessee Married: Abt 1928 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana
Children
1. Helen Ruth SHARP b: 1929 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana" <>
Child(ren):
Notes about Jacob Henderson (Jacob Henderson "Jake") "Jake" Sharp
Jacob Henderson "Jake" Sharp
Source: Russell, Lee, notes for David A. Navorska, (Muncie IN, L.R., xv Nov MCMXCIII)
Lee Russell writes, 'Known as Jake Sharp - born Tennessee moved to Gaston IN before 1st marriage.' - xv Nov MCMXCIII - Muncie, IN
Lee Russell writes, 'Jacob (Jake) Sharp 2nd wife was Mary? Williamson They had 1 child - daughter born 1929. Helen who m. ___ Homer. They live in Colorado."
WPA Marr. indicies, Series Z121 Roll 12. Reg., Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.
Jacob's wives: 1) Stachia L. Kauffman
2) Mary? Williamson
Ketchum, Barbara, "Barb's Family Tree," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bkeketchum&id=I21570, xxix Dec MMX)
"... Jacob Henderson SHARP Sex: M Birth: 5 DEC 1884 in Lost Creek, Union Co., Tennessee Death: 8 FEB 1947 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana Change Date: 29 DEC 2010 ...
Father: Isaac Franklin SHARP b: 3 JUL 1852 in Union Co.,Tennessee Mother: Parley STOOKSBURY b: 14 DEC 1852 in Union Co.,Tennessee
Marriage 1 Stacia I KAUFFMAN b: MAY 1886 in Hamilton, Delaware Co., Indiana Married: 16 AUG 1909 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana
Children
1. Charlotte SHARP b: 1913 in Muncie,Delaware Co.,Indiana 2. Mary C SHARP b: 1914 in Muncie,Delaware Co.,Indiana 3. Worth Cullen SHARP b: 16 JAN 1916 in Muncie,Delaware Co.,Indiana 4. John F SHARP b: 22 AUG 1917 in Muncie,Delaware Co.,Indiana 5. Mildred SHARP b: 1921 in Muncie,Delaware Co.,Indiana
Marriage 2 Mary Elvira WILLIAMSON b: 19 JUN 1884 in Hamilton, Delaware Co., Indiana Married: Abt 1928 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana
Children
1. Helen Ruth SHARP b: 1929 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana" <>
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Historical events
Birthday December 5, 1884
- The temperature on December 5, 1884 was about 4.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
- May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
- May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
- June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
- October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
- October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
Day of marriage August 16, 1909
- The temperature on August 16, 1909 was between 15.1 °C and 28.5 °C and averaged 21.2 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
- April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
- May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
- July 16 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
- September 7 » Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.
- October 16 » William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.
- December 14 » New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.
Day of death February 8, 1947
- The temperature on February 8, 1947 was between -12.5 °C and -5.3 °C and averaged -9 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
- April 15 » Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
- April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
- May 31 » Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government.
- August 2 » A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
- August 17 » The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.
- November 2 » In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.
Same birth/death day
- 1879 » Clyde Vernon Cessna, American pilot and businessman, founded the Cessna Aircraft Corporation († 1954)
- 1881 » René Cresté, French actor and director († 1922)
- 1886 » Nikolai Uglanov, Soviet politician († 1937)
- 1886 » Pieter Oud, Dutch historian, academic, and politician, Minister of Finance of the Netherlands († 1968)
- 1886 » Rose Wilder Lane, American journalist and author († 1968)
- 1890 » David Bomberg, English painter, illustrator, and academic († 1957)
- 1935 » Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
- 1936 » Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (b. 1860)
- 1945 » Italo Santelli, Italian fencer and coach (b. 1866)
- 1956 » Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (b. 1862)
- 1957 » John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1903)
- 1957 » Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
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