Dr. Guilford Ernest Sharp^{[1, 2, 3]}

1852 - 1921  (68 years)

• Name	Guilford Ernest Sharp
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	2 Oct 1852	Tennessee   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	28 Jul 1921
  Buried	Brabson Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I59116	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	James Madison Sharp,   b. 8 Jul 1816, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Aug 1905  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Cannon,   b. 9 Mar 1812, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Aug 1901  (Age 89 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1846
  Family ID	F21822	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Florence Irene Brabson,   b. 12 Dec 1852, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jul 1888  (Age 35 years)
  Married	1876	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Marriage License	18 Oct 1876	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Earl Ernest Sharp,   b. Nov 1877, Tennessee ,   d. 1933  (Age ~ 55 years)   2. Dr. Benjamin Brabson Sharp,   b. 20 Jun 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Oct 1907  (Age 28 years) + 3. James Walter Sharp,   b. 11 Nov 1881, Tennessee ,   d. Sep 1966  (Age 84 years)   4. Elizabeth Berry Sharp,   b. 29 Nov 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Aug 1970  (Age 85 years)   5. Samuel Linch "Sammie" Sharp,   b. 20 Jun 1887,   d. 15 Jul 1888  (Age 1 years)
  Family ID	F21821	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Amelia Brabson,   b. Abt 1853,   d. 20 Jul 1897  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	1891
  Children	1. Raymond Cannon Sharp,   b. 25 Oct 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Nov 1973  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F21843	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Jane "Jennie" Cox,   b. 22 Sep 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Apr 1957  (Age 84 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1899	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Irene Sharp,   b. 4 Aug 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jul 1989  (Age 88 years) + 2. Ethel Sharp,   b. 16 Jul 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jun 1993  (Age 90 years)   3. Hugh Sharp,   b. 8 Feb 1904,   d. 19 Jun 1906  (Age 2 years) + 4. Dr. John Cox Sharp,   b. 25 Jun 1909, Tennessee ,   d. Apr 1968  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F21844	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Oct 1852 - Tennessee Married - 1876 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 18 Oct 1876 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 18 Sep 1899 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Brabson Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 336.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 23 Jun 1993. Ethel Sharp Kyker obituary [S118] History of early Sevier County Doctors , Beulah Linn, (www.sevierlibrary.org/genealogy/doc/doc.htm). Dr. Guilford E. Sharp was born in Sevier County Oct. 26 1852, the son of James M. an Rebecca Cannon Sharp. He graduated from Bellevue Medical College, New York, in 1881 Later he took a post graduate course at Tulane University. He began his medical practice in Sevierville about 1880. He practiced out of his home on Main Street, near the present day Food City Grocery. Some time later he moved to Trundle's Cross Roads and lived in the J. C. Ellis home until his new home could be built. His medical practice extended over Sevier Blount and Knox Counties. He was a member of the Board of Examining Surgeons for persuasions at Knoxville, Tn. Dr. Sharp married Florence Irene Brabson, daughter of Benjamin Davis and Elizabeth Berry Toole Brabson on Oct.19,1876. Children born to this union were: Earle Ernest Sharpm. Mary Bruce McMahan; Dr. Benjamin Brabson Sharp b. June 20,1879; d. Oct. 10,1900 James Sharp m. Pauline Fenton; Elizabeth Berry Sharp b. Nov. 29,1884; d. Aug. 29,1971 Sammie E. Sharp b. June 20,1887; d. July 15, 1888. After the death of his first wife in 1888, Dr. Sharp married her sister, Amelia Brabson 1891. A son, Raymond Cannon Sharp, was born Oct. 25, 1892. After the death of Amelia Brabson Sharp, Dr. Sharp married in 1899, Jennie Cox, daughter of Hugh and Ellen Blalock Cox, Their children were: Irene Sharp Burchfield; Ethel Sharp Kyker, and Dr. John Sharp. Dr. G. E. Sharp was an original stockholder in the Bank of Sevierville in 1888. and serve as president 1895 - 1921. He was part owner of Dupont Springs Hotel. He died July 2 1921, and is buried in the Brabson Cemetery. [S101] 1880 Census, Trundles Cross Roads, Sevier County, Tennessee, 431D. Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Gifford SHARPE Self M Male W 27 TN Physician TN TN Irena SHARPE Wife M Female W 27 TN Keeping House TN TN Earl SHARPE Son S Male W 2 TN TN TN Benie SHARPE Son S Male W 11M TN TN TN Prudence WADE Other S Female W 24 VA Servant VA VA James VANCE Other S Male W 22 TN Teacher TN TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 432a, 18 Aug 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0432a.gif [S112] Census, 1910. Name Gibson E Sharp Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Civil District 9, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 57 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1853 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 11 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Gibson E Sharp Head M 57 Tennessee Jenny C Sharp Wife F 37 Tennessee James Sharp Son M 27 Tennessee Ramond Sharp Son M 17 Tennessee Irene Sharp Daughter F 9 Tennessee Ethel Sharp Daughter F 7 Tennessee John Sharp Son M 2 Tennessee Bertha Johnson Servant F 16 Tennessee "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9THH-9S16?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-H5L%3A133640301%2C135278201%2C133693501%2C1589088950 : 24 June 2017), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 9 > ED 143 > image 21 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 230.