Merle Clifton Sharp
1919 - 1977 (58 years)1. Merle Clifton Sharp was born on 7 May 1919 (daughter of Clifton Chalmer Sharp and Mary Jane Johnson); died on 17 Dec 1977. Notes:
Lived in Wyandotte MI in 1943; Midland WA in 1967
Ref: Pocahontas 1981: 424Merle married Philip Carl White on 30 May 1943 in , Cincinnati, , Oh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Philip Carl White was born on 24 Sep 1944; died on 20 Jul 1957.
- Stephen Craig White was born on 31 Dec 1949; died on 4 Jan 1974.
- Living
2. Clifton Chalmer Sharp was born on 18 Oct 1877 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States (son of William Alexander Gilmer Sharp and Nancy Elizabeth Arbogast); died on 11 Feb 1946 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
Ref: WBH; information from obituary
Ref: Pocahontas 1981: 424Clifton married Mary Jane Johnson on 31 Jul 1905 in Wv, Pocahontas Co., B. Mary was born on 17 May 1881 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 28 Jun 1927 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Jane Johnson was born on 17 May 1881 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 28 Jun 1927 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
D/o John A. and Rebecca Jane (McNeel) Johnson
Children:
- Living
- John Gilmer Sharp was born on 20 Oct 1914; died on 22 Aug 1967; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- Living
- 1. Merle Clifton Sharp was born on 7 May 1919; died on 17 Dec 1977.
- Henry Harper Sharp was born on 5 Jun 1920; died on 6 Jun 1920.
- Living
- Living
Generation: 3
4. William Alexander Gilmer Sharp was born on 26 Sep 1848 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 12 Oct 1914 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
Ref: Pocahontas 1981: 425 Per W. Curtis Sharp, W.A.G. s/o John Sharp and
Elizabeth Slaven "Bessie" (Wade) Sharp.William married Nancy Elizabeth Arbogast on 24 Sep 1868 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States. Nancy (daughter of Solomon Arbogast and Nancy Nottingham) was born on 14 Jul 1849 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 19 May 1917 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Nancy Elizabeth Arbogast was born on 14 Jul 1849 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv (daughter of Solomon Arbogast and Nancy Nottingham); died on 19 May 1917 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
From Amanda Arbogast Forbes family group record 359.
Ref: WBH; children, spouses, dates in Nancy's handwriting, in possession of her
son George Mervin, 30 Jul 1938Children:
- Minnie Ursula Sharp was born on 22 Jul 1870 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 5 Oct 1937 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- Upton Porter Sharp was born on 4 Mar 1873 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 4 Sep 1931 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- William Bradford Sharp was born on 11 Jun 1875 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 16 Jul 1932 in , , Washington, Dc.
- 2. Clifton Chalmer Sharp was born on 18 Oct 1877 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 11 Feb 1946 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- Nancy Daisy Elizabeth Sharp was born on 5 Jun 1880 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 19 Jun 1948 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- Ernest Gilmer Sharp was born on 6 Oct 1882 in Poca. Co.*, Wv; died on 24 Jan 1959 in Poca. Co., Wv; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- George Mervin Sharp was born on 6 Jan 1885 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 25 Jul 1955 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Mt. View Cem, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- John Mitchell Sharp was born on 10 Jul 1887 in Poca. Co.*, Wv; died on 7 Dec 1961 in Clifton Forge, Va; was buried in Rosewood Cem, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., Wv.
- Charles Letcher Sharp was born on 31 Dec 1890 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 2 Aug 1943 in , Lewis, , De.
Generation: 4
10. Solomon Arbogast was born on 25 Jan 1808 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv (son of Benjamin Arbogast and Frances Mullens); died on 23 Apr 1857 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; was buried in Homeplace, Glade Hill, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
From family records of Merle Arbogast Chorba of New Vernon, New Jersey.
Ref: WBH; grandson Walter Arbogast (son of George) says that he died 13 Mar
1857. Grandson George Mervin Sharp gave names, spouses, birthdates, and some
death dates of children in August 1938; his information was from his mother
Nancy Elizabeth's handwritten notes.
Ref: Jim and Rita Wooddell records, January 1994, gave details about places of
birth, death, and burial for this family. Neither Solomon's nor Nancy's grave
is marked.Solomon married Nancy Nottingham on 16 Apr 1831 in Pocahontas Co., Va. Nancy was born on 14 Feb 1808 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 20 Dec 1877 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; was buried in Homeplace, Glade Hill, Pocahontas Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Nancy Nottingham was born on 14 Feb 1808 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 20 Dec 1877 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; was buried in Homeplace, Glade Hill, Pocahontas Co., Wv. Notes:
rom family records of Merle Arbogast Chorba of New Vernon, New Jersey,
daughter of Dr. Hoyt Bailey Arbogast. Nancy is the daughter of William and
Mary (Arbogast) Nottingham and first cousin of her husband.
Additional information from Mary E. Skelton, a descendant, of Jamestown, PA,
provides day and month of birth, and date of death. Married by Benjamin
Tallman in Pocahontas County.
Same person as #9003.Children:
- Harriet N. Arbogast was born on 25 Jan 1832 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 29 Oct 1903 in , , Webster Co., Wv.
- Esther Caroline Arbogast was born on 7 Dec 1834 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 28 Mar 1890 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Marvin's Chapel, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- Benjamin Allen Arbogast was born on 17 Jun 1836 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 2 Jan 1910 in , , Webster Co., Wv.
- William Harvey Arbogast was born on 20 Mar 1838 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 22 Dec 1858 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Homeplace, Glade Hill, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- George Washington Arbogast was born on 15 Mar 1840 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 24 Jun 1911 in , , Webster Co., Wv; was buried in , Hacker's Valley, Webster Co., Wv.
- Charles Wesley Arbogast was born on 11 Dec 1841 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 11 Aug 1864 in Andersonville, Confederate, Prison.
- Mary Emily Arbogast was born on 10 Sep 1844 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 4 Apr 1907 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Green Bank, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- Rachel Frances Arbogast was born on 18 Nov 1846 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 20 Jul 1913 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Arbovale Cemetery, Arbovale, Pocahontas, WV, USA.
- 5. Nancy Elizabeth Arbogast was born on 14 Jul 1849 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 19 May 1917 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; was buried in Sharp Cemetery, Frost, Pocahontas Co., Wv.
- Alice Lavinia Arbogast was born on 3 Feb 1852 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; died on 8 Apr 1862.