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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Tombstone Tuesday - Charles Bruce and Bertie Sharp, Forsyth, Taney Co., Mo.

The Snapp Cemetery near Forsyth, Missouri is the final resting place for Charles Bruce and Bertie Sharp. A photograph of their gravestone follows:

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Sympathy Saturday - Passing of Bertie Sharp, 1964, Forsyth, Taney Co., Mo.

A death certificate[1] reported the passing of Bertie Sharp at Lakeview Rest Home, Ozark Beach Community, near Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri on 7 February 1964. Information on the certificate was supplied by Mrs. Sybil Parrish—relation unknown, and Dr. Mary King, the attending physician. An image of the certificate and commentary follow:

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Sympathy Saturday - Passing of Charles Bruce Sharp, 1935, Taney Co., Mo.

A death certificate[1] reported the passing of Charles Bruce Sharp in Swan Township, Taney County, Missouri on 18 November 1935. Information on the certificate was supplied by Bertie Sharp, Charles's wife, and Guy B. Mitchell, M.D., the attending physician. An image of the certificate and commentary follow:

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Wedding Wednesday - C.B. Sharpe and Bertie Gregory, 1895

C. B. Sharpe and Bertie Gregory, both of Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri, were married on 2 May 1895.[1] The ceremony was officiated by J. M. Haworth, Elder of the Christian Church, in Forsyth. The scanned image of the marriage license and certification on the left can be enlarged by double-clicking it.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Census Sunday - Charles B. Sharp household, 1900 U.S. Census, Taney Co., Mo.

The Charles B. Sharp household was enumerated in the city of Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri on 5 July 1900.[1] Charles was accompanied by his wife Bertie. An extract of their census data, from lines 51 and 52, follows:

Monday, September 7, 2015

Mappy Monday - C.B. Sharp in Plat Book of Taney County, Mo., 1930

W.W. Hixson & Co. created a series of plat books for Missouri in 1930. The maps use the Public Land Survey System (townships and ranges) to record land ownership. The following image is a part of the Swan Township map of Taney County which shows a parcel of land owned by
C.B. Sharp.[1]