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Dorcas Shoffner

Female 1818 - 1894  (76 years)


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  1. 1.  Dorcas Shoffner was born 1818; died 6 Jun 1894; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Sharps Chapel, Union County, Tennessee.

    Dorcas married James Jessie Lay NOT MARRIED. James (son of John David "Big Valley Dave" Lay and Mary Moore) was born 1798; died 1884; was buried Lay Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Bettie Shoffner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1826, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1890; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Sharps Chapel, Union County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Bettie Shoffner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Dorcas1) was born 15 Apr 1826, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1890; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Sharps Chapel, Union County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Claiborne County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee

    Elizabeth — Ambrose Sharp. Ambrose (son of John Honas Sharp and Mary Green Palmer) was born 13 May 1824, Tennessee; died 18 May 1888; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Sharps Chapel, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Matilda Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.
    2. 4. Wesley Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Nov 1850, Tennessee; died 15 May 1894; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.
    3. 5. James W. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.
    4. 6. Isaac Calvin Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jul 1853, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1911; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.
    5. 7. Mary Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1856, Tennessee.
    6. 8. Greenberg Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
    7. 9. Nancy Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.
    8. 10. John Henry Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 May 1861, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1939; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    9. 11. Andrew J. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1863, Tennessee.
    10. 12. Rufus Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1865, Tennessee.
    11. 13. Harriet Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.
    12. 14. Brise M. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.
    13. 15. Frances C. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Matilda Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Claiborne County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee


  2. 4.  Wesley Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born 15 Nov 1850, Tennessee; died 15 May 1894; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee

    Wesley — Rosa Collingsworth. Rosa was born 14 Jan 1860; died 19 Mar 1917; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Betty Malinda Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jun 1878, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1917; was buried Yoakum Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

  3. 5.  James W. Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee


  4. 6.  Isaac Calvin Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born 17 Jul 1853, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1911; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee

    Isaac — Matilda Jane Brogan. Matilda was born 1 Feb 1863; died 15 Sep 1889; was buried Big Barren Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Isaac Calvin Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Dec 1887; died 20 Oct 1968; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  5. 7.  Mary Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1856, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee


  6. 8.  Greenberg Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee


  7. 9.  Nancy Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee


  8. 10.  John Henry Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born 10 May 1861, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1939; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee

    John married Martha Ellen Browning 18 Jul 1883, Union County, Tennessee. Martha was born 24 May 1866, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1931; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Scott Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1898, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1927, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Nov 1927, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  9. 11.  Andrew J. Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1863, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee


  10. 12.  Rufus Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1865, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee


  11. 13.  Harriet Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee


  12. 14.  Brise M. Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1868, District 11, Union County, Tennessee


  13. 15.  Frances C. Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Union County, Tennessee



Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Betty Malinda Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (4.Wesley3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born 17 Jun 1878, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1917; was buried Yoakum Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 7, Claiborne County, Tennessee

    Betty — James Franklin Vanbebber. James (son of James Moss Vanbebber and China Minerva Yoakum) was born 24 Aug 1864, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1953; was buried Yoakum Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Laucretia Vanbebber  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1899, Tennessee.
    2. 20. Etta L. Vanbebber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jan 1900, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1985; was buried Yoakum Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

  2. 17.  Isaac Calvin Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (6.Isaac3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born 18 Dec 1887; died 20 Oct 1968; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Isaac married Elizabeth Bauman 26 Nov 1911, Campbell County, Tennessee. Elizabeth was born 9 Dec 1894; died 7 Mar 1987; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Thelma E. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Oct 1912; died 25 Apr 2000; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 22. Juanita Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 24 Oct 2007.
    3. 23. I. C. Sharp, J. R.  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 24 Oct 2007.
    4. 24. Clarence Lee Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Feb 1919; died 22 Jul 1974, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. 25. Jack Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 24 Oct 2007.
    6. 26. Ruth H. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1923; died 24 Oct 2007, St. Mary's Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center; was buried 27 Oct 2007, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. 27. Dona Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 28. Jay Victor Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 May 1927, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 1931, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Aug 1931, Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  3. 18.  Scott Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dorcas1) was born Abt 1898, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1927, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Nov 1927, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

    Scott — Tressie C. Armstrong. Tressie (daughter of Samuel T. Armstrong and Sarah A.) was born Jul 1897, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. John Scott Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1918, Knox County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1993, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


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