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Descendants of Laodicea Corn

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  LAODICEA³ CORN  (JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Jan 10, 1803 in Patrick Co, VA, and died Bet. 1838 - 1840 in Franklin Co, TN.  She married ROBERT STOCKTON SHARP in Franklin Co, TN, son of WILLIAM SHARP and JAMIMA STOCKTON.  He was born Abt. 1800 in Patrick Co, VA, and died Oct 25, 1872 in Winchester, Franklin Co, TN.

     

Children of LAODICEA CORN and ROBERT SHARP are:

2.           i.   VIRGINIA A.⁴ SHARP, b. Bet. 1821 - 1824; d. Bef. 1851, Franklin Co, TN.

              ii.   MARY ANN SHARP, b. 1825; d. Aft. May 5, 1869; m. CLIFTON R. EMBREY, March 6, 1846, Franklin Co, TN.

             iii.   ELIZABETH J. SHARP, b. Bet. 1826 - 1827; d. Aft. May 05, 1869; m. NAPOLEON B. CROMWELL, August 16, 1843, Franklin Co, TN.

3.          iv.   WILLIAM WASHINGTON SHARP, b. Dec 20, 1828, Winchester, Franklin Co, TN; d. July 8, 1863, Franklin Co, TN.

             v.   JESSE M. SHARP, b. 1832; d. Aft. May 05, 1869.

             vi.   SUSAN FRANCES SHARP, b. 1838; d. 1873, Franklin Co, TN.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  VIRGINIA A.⁴ SHARP (LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Bet. 1821 - 1824, and died Bef. 1851 in Franklin Co, TN.  She married OLIVER PERRY DUNCAN Apr 9, 1843 in Franklin Co, TN, son of WILLIAM DUNCAN and SARAH COLLINS.  He was born Abt. 1822, and died Bet. 1851 - 1855.

     

Children of VIRGINIA SHARP and OLIVER DUNCAN are:

              i.   MARY ELIZABETH⁵ DUNCAN, b. Abt. 1844; d. Bet. 1860 - 1863; m. WILLIAM B. CLEMENTS.

              ii.   WILLIAM R. DUNCAN, b. 1846.

 

 

3.  WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴ SHARP (LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Dec 20, 1828 in Winchester, Franklin Co, TN, and died Jul 8, 1863 in Franklin Co, TN.  He married SUSAN SCRUGGS FINCH Apr 8, 1851 in Winchester, Franklin Co, TN, daughter of THOMAS FINCH and EDNA SCRUGGS.  She was born Mar 22, 1832 in Winchester, Franklin Co, TN, and died Apr 22, 1882 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.

     

Children of WILLIAM SHARP and SUSAN FINCH are:

4.           i.   EDNA LAODICEA⁵ SHARP, b. May 18, 1852, Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN; d. Dec 19, 1889, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.

              ii.   ROBERT THOMAS SHARP, b. Sep 27, 1854, Franklin Co, TN; d. Nov 28, 1924, California.

5.          iii.   MARY VIRGINIA SHARP, b. Sep 7, 1856, Franklin Co, TN; d. 1955, Olney, Young Co, TX.

6.          iv.   GEORGE CLIFTON SHARP, b. May 16, 1859, Estill Springs, Franklin Co., TN; d. Oct 30, 1930, Plainview, Hale Co, TX.

7.          v.   SARAH ELIZABETH SHARP, b. June 16, 1861, Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN; d. Aft. 1930.

             vi.   WILLIAM WASHINGTON SHARP, JR., b. May 28, 1863, Franklin Co, TN; d. Feb 3, 1874.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

4.  EDNA LAODICEA⁵ SHARP (WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born May 18, 1852 in Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN, and died Dec 19, 1889 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.  She married BENJAMIN O'KELLY DUNCAN Nov 25, 1869 in Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN, son of ROBERT DUNCAN and ELIZABETH O'KELLY.  He was born Jun 17, 1848 in Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN, and died Aug 28, 1940 in Hubbard, Hill Co, TX.

     

Children of EDNA SHARP and BENJAMIN DUNCAN are:

              i.   SUSAN ELIZABETH⁶ DUNCAN, b. March 31, 1871, Franklin Co, TN; d. Sep 5, 1876, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.

              ii.   MARY BELL DUNCAN, b. Jul 10, 1873, Franklin Co, TN; d. Sep 7, 1899, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX; m. S. WILEY BURDINE, May 2, 1899, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.

             iii.   EDNA EARL DUNCAN, b. Feb 21, 1876, Navarro Co, TX; d. Jun 21, 1959, Galveston, Texas; m. CHARLES AUGUSTUS RANKIN, Oct 16, 1895.

             iv.   LUCY DUNCAN, b. Feb 21, 1878, Navarro Co, TX; d. Feb 25, 1878, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.

             v.   EVA FINCH DUNCAN, b. May 30, 1879, Navarro Co, TX; d. Aug 22, 1972, Austin, Travis Co, TX; m. JAMES DOUGLAS CARROLL, Jan 15, 1902, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.

             vi.   EFFIE DUNCAN, b. Oct 5, 1881, Navarro Co, TX; d. Oct 5, 1881, Navarro Co, TX.

            vii.   "LITTLE BABE" DUNCAN, b. Sep 27, 1882, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX; d. Sep 28, 1882, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.

8.        viii.   BENNIE SHARP DUNCAN, b. Feb 13, 1885, home, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX; d. July 31, 1966, Arlington, Tarrant Co, TX.

             ix.   CLIFTON MULLINS DUNCAN, b. Aug 26, 1887, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX; d. Dec 14, 1961, Iowa Park, Texas; m. EMILY ZOE STEPHENS, Apr 30, 1912.

 

 

5.  MARY VIRGINIA⁵ SHARP (WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Sep 7, 1856 in Franklin Co, TN, and died 1955 in Olney, Young Co, TX.  She married JOHN HUNT MULLINS Aug 29, 1877 in Hill Co, TX, son of WILLIAM MULLINS and SARAH GRANDBERRY.  He was born Dec 9, 1849 in Copiah Co, MS, and died 1917.

     

Children of MARY SHARP and JOHN MULLINS are:

              i.   JOSIE S.⁶ MULLINS, b. Sep 1878, Texas.

              ii.   JOHN C. MULLINS, b. Jul 1881, Texas.

             iii.   ROBERT D. MULLINS, b. Nov 1883, Texas.

             iv.   NORVAL F. MULLINS, b. Jan 1886, Texas.

             v.   ALVIN C. MULLINS, b. Jul 1888, Texas.

9.          vi.   EDITH H. MULLINS, b. Aug 5, 1895, Texas; d. Feb 9, 1992, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX.

 

 

6.  GEORGE CLIFTON⁵ SHARP (WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born May 16, 1859 in Estill Springs, Franklin Co., TN, and died Oct 30, 1930 in Plainview, Hale Co, TX.  He married (1) IDA IRENE HOLLOWAY July 29, 1894 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX.  She was born Nov 15, 1869 in MS, and died Nov 28, 1903 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX.  He married (2) CELIA LEAH MURPHEY 1915 in Tennessee?, daughter of JOHN MURPHEY and JEMIMA FRANCIS.  She was born Jan 20, 1874 in GA, and died Sep 29, 1955 in Plainview, Hale Co, TX.

     

Children of GEORGE SHARP and IDA HOLLOWAY are:

10.         i.   ROBERT THOMAS⁶ SHARP, b. May 20, 1895, Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX; d. August 23, 1959, Portales, Roosevelt, NM.

11.         ii.   WILLIAM HENRY SHARP, b. Aug 23, 1897, Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX; d. Mar 9, 1985, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM.

             iii.   GEORGE CLIFTON SHARP, JR., b. Jun 29, 1899, Mansfield, Tarrant, Texas; d. Jun 16, 1980, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM.

12.        iv.   SALLY VIRGINIA SHARP, b. Jul 22, 1901, Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX; d. Jan 15, 1990, Los Angeles, California.

             v.   HENRY FINCH SHARP, b. Bet. May - Oct 1903, Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX; d. Bet. 1977 - 1978, San Francisco,, CA.

 

 

7.  SARAH ELIZABETH⁵ SHARP (WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born June 16, 1861 in Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN, and died Aft. 1930.  She married EDWARD HALE HALL Jan 30, 1884 in Fayetteville, NC, son of HENRY HALL and EMILY ROBINSON.  He was born June 1853 in NC, and died 1913.

     

Children of SARAH SHARP and EDWARD HALL are:

              i.   GOLDE⁶ HALL, b. Dec 1884, Texas.

              ii.   SUSIE B. HALL, b. June 1888, Texas.

             iii.   SALLIE M. HALL, b. Nov 1896, Texas; m. FINIS LEFON.

             iv.   HENRY HALL, b. August 1899, Texas.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

8.  BENNIE SHARP⁶ DUNCAN (EDNA LAODICEA⁵ SHARP, WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Feb 13, 1885 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX, and died Jul 31, 1966 in Arlington, Tarrant Co, TX.  She married HERMAN RICHARD MCCANDLESS, SR. Oct 14, 1908 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX, son of JOHN MCCANDLESS and LEORA NELSON.  He was born Jul 14, 1884 in Columbia, Maury Co, TN, and died June 29, 1962 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.

     

Children of BENNIE DUNCAN and HERMAN MCCANDLESS are:

13.         i.   HERMAN RICHARD⁷ MCCANDLESS, JR., b. July 12, 1911, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX; d. Mar 29, 1997, Dallas, Dallas Co, TX.

              ii.   BEN DUNCAN MCCANDLESS, b. Nov 27, 1919, Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX; d. Mar 14, 1995, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX; m. BETTY JANE MARTIN HALL.

 

 

9.  EDITH H.⁶ MULLINS (MARY VIRGINIA⁵ SHARP, WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Aug 5, 1895 in Texas, and died Feb 9, 1992 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX.  She married CHARLES T. WOLVERTON 1920 in Texas.  He was born Abt. 1894 in Texas.

     

Children of EDITH MULLINS and CHARLES WOLVERTON are:

              i.   JEAN⁷ WOLVERTON, b. Abt. 1922, Texas.

              ii.   EDITH WOLVERTON, b. Abt. 1924, Texas.

 

 

10.  ROBERT THOMAS⁶ SHARP (GEORGE CLIFTON⁵, WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born May 20, 1895 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died Aug 23, 1959 in Portales, Roosevelt, NM.  He married GLADYS NAOMI SHAHAN Aug 19, 1927 in Texas, daughter of ELRY SHAHAN and MARY LEWIS.  She was born Oct 23, 1908 in Bandera, Texas, and died Jun 22, 1992 in Portales, Roosevelt, NM.

     

Children of ROBERT SHARP and GLADYS SHAHAN are:

14.         i.   VIRGINIA NAOMI⁷ SHARP, b. Aug 16, 1928, Hale Co, TX, m. HULAN HARRISON

              ii.   ROBERT THOMAS SHARP, b. Jul 5, 1930, Hale Co, TX, d. Feb 6, 2005, Los Angeles, CA 90066

             iii.   ELBERT GALE SHARP, b. Nov 2, 1932, Hale Co, TX; d. Aug 1976, Boulder, Colorado.

             iv.   WILLIAM SHAHAN SHARP, b. Nov 16, 1934, Hale Co, TX, m. UNKNOWN, d. May 14, 2005, Huntsville, Madison Co., AL

             v.   LENORA MAE SHARP, b. Feb 9, 1937, Hale Co, TX; m. UNKNOWN KOS.

             vi.   DONALD BRUCE SHARP, b. May 18, 1938, Roosevelt Co., NM, d. Apr 28, 2004, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM

            vii.   RICHARD HOLLOWAY SHARP, b. Nov 10, 1941, Curry Co., NM.

           viii.   FERN RAE SHARP, b. Oct 31, 1946, Roosevelt Co., NM; m. (1) UNKNOWN MCCULLOUGH; m. (2) UNKNOWN CAVETT.

 

 

11.  WILLIAM HENRY⁶ SHARP (GEORGE CLIFTON⁵, WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Aug 23, 1897 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died Mar 9, 1985 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM.  He married (1) FLAVA MARIE ERB Nov 23, 1923 in Floydada, Floyd Co, TX, daughter of ANTON ERB and JOSIE STONER.  She was born Jun 1, 1904 in Marion Co, Iowa, and died Jul 24, 1937 in Lubbock, Texas.  He married (2) MARY UNKNOWN Aft. 1946 in NM.  She died Abt. 1998.

     

Child of WILLIAM SHARP and FLAVA ERB is:

15.         i.   LAJUANA JO⁷ SHARP, b. Dec 29, 1927, Floydada, Floyd Co, TX.

 

     

Child of WILLIAM SHARP and MARY UNKNOWN is:

              ii.   UNKNOWN⁷ SHARP, b. NM.

 

 

12.  SALLY VIRGINIA⁶ SHARP (GEORGE CLIFTON⁵, WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Jul 22, 1901 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died Jan 15, 1990 in Los Angeles, California.  She married JESSE HOUCK MELTON Abt. 1923 in Tarrant Co, TX, son of JESSE MELTON and LENA BARDEN.  He was born May 8, 1902 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, and died Sep 21, 1966 in Dallas, Dallas, TX.

     

Child of SALLY SHARP and JESSE MELTON is:

              i.   CLIFFORD EARL⁷ MELTON, b. Aug 17, 1925, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX; d. Dec 1977, Los Angeles, CA; m. MARY UNKNOWN, Abt. 1947, England; b. Abt. 1929, England.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

13.  HERMAN RICHARD⁷ MCCANDLESS, JR. (BENNIE SHARP⁶ DUNCAN, EDNA LAODICEA⁵ SHARP, WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Jul 12, 1911 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX, and died Mar 29, 1997 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX.  He married RUTH KING Dec 30, 1937 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX, daughter of GLENN KING and CLARA MCCOLISTER.  She was born Mar 14, 1915 in Twitty, Wheeler Co, TX, and died Jul 1, 1979 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX.

     

Children of HERMAN MCCANDLESS and RUTH KING are:

16.         i.   KAREN ELIZABETH⁸ MCCANDLESS, b. Dec 13, 1940, Dallas, Dallas Co, TX.

              ii.   HERMAN RICHARD MCCANDLESS III, b. Nov 16, 1947, Dallas, Dallas Co, TX; m. (1) YOLANDA TORRES, Dec 13, 1975, Dallas, Dallas Co, TX; m. (2) VICKIE BIGGERS, Aft. Dec 1976.

 

Generation No. 6

 

16.  KAREN ELIZABETH⁸ MCCANDLESS (HERMAN RICHARD⁷, BENNIE SHARP⁶ DUNCAN, EDNA LAODICEA⁵ SHARP, WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁴, LAODICEA³ CORN, JESSE², JOHN ADAM¹) was born Dec 13, 1940 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX.  She married JIMMY RAY MCCLENDON Aug 28, 1959 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX.