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Maria Christine Nelson was born in Mercer county, Ill., March 29, 1855 and died at her home in Blockton July 6, 1928, aged 73 years, 3 months and 7 days.
She was united in marriage to William G. Sharp Nov. 10. 1872. To this union 11 children were born, 3 dying in infancy and one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Ledgerwood, dying June 23, 1925. She was also preceded by her husband Dec. 30, 1910 and by two brothers, August and Albert Nelson, and one sister, Clara Nelson.
They moved to Iowa in the fall of 1877, located in Taylor county, one mile south of Platteville. In the spring of 1881 they bought a farm in Gay township, and there resided until the spring of 1909 when they moved to Blockton.
Mother Sharp was blessed with Christian parents and was dedicated in baptism unto the Lord while an infant, and after moving in the Gay Center community she united with the Methodist church and was an active worker in the church and Sunday school. The Sharp home was always open to the preacher and his family. In the earlier days when the charge was under a circuit, the preacher would preach at Gay Center in the morning and frequently go to the Sharp home for dinner, preaching at Platteville in the afternoon and Blockton at night.
Mrs. Sharp had been in failing health for about eight years and after suffering with pneumonia last winter left her in a weakened condition and the relapse was more than she could stand.
She leaves to mourn seven children -- Warren F., John Clinton, Claud, Arthur and Mrs. Cora Livingston, of Blockton; Mrs. Ada Brown, of Ideal, S.D., and Mrs. Zelda Thompson, of Moline, Ill., 14 grandchildren, one brother, S. L. Nelson of Joy, Ill., and two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Adams, of Rolla, Mo., and Mrs. L. H. Kerch of Doran, Minn.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by Rev. J. H. Bennett, assisted by Rev. C. Max Buck, and interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery.
Newspaper & Date Unknown
Maria Christine Nelson was born in Mercer county, Ill., March 29, 1855 and died at her home in Blockton July 6, 1928, aged 73 years, 3 months and 7 days.
She was united in marriage to William G. Sharp Nov. 10. 1872. To this union 11 children were born, 3 dying in infancy and one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Ledgerwood, dying June 23, 1925. She was also preceded by her husband Dec. 30, 1910 and by two brothers, August and Albert Nelson, and one sister, Clara Nelson.
They moved to Iowa in the fall of 1877, located in Taylor county, one mile south of Platteville. In the spring of 1881 they bought a farm in Gay township, and there resided until the spring of 1909 when they moved to Blockton.
Mother Sharp was blessed with Christian parents and was dedicated in baptism unto the Lord while an infant, and after moving in the Gay Center community she united with the Methodist church and was an active worker in the church and Sunday school. The Sharp home was always open to the preacher and his family. In the earlier days when the charge was under a circuit, the preacher would preach at Gay Center in the morning and frequently go to the Sharp home for dinner, preaching at Platteville in the afternoon and Blockton at night.
Mrs. Sharp had been in failing health for about eight years and after suffering with pneumonia last winter left her in a weakened condition and the relapse was more than she could stand.
She leaves to mourn seven children -- Warren F., John Clinton, Claud, Arthur and Mrs. Cora Livingston, of Blockton; Mrs. Ada Brown, of Ideal, S.D., and Mrs. Zelda Thompson, of Moline, Ill., 14 grandchildren, one brother, S. L. Nelson of Joy, Ill., and two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Adams, of Rolla, Mo., and Mrs. L. H. Kerch of Doran, Minn.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by Rev. J. H. Bennett, assisted by Rev. C. Max Buck, and interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery.
Family Members
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James Walter Sharp
1873–1878
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Warren Francis Sharp
1875–1962
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Nellie May Sharp Ledgerwood
1877–1925
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Cora C. Sharp Livingston
1879–1948
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John Clinton Sharp
1881–1962
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Clyde Sharp
1883–1883
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Arthur Claude Sharp
1885–1937
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Claud Sharp
1885–1937
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Arthur Roy Sharp
1887–1955
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Zelda V. Sharp Ledgerwood
1895–1971
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Infant Daughter Sharp
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