John William Sharp
Alternate Names
John W Sharp (Alternate Name)
John Sharpe (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1836 July 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1923 March 26 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1836 July 22
Mother
Esther Richards
Father
George Thomas Sharp
Date Details
Occurred On 1836 July 22
Baptized by S Parks
1852 October 22 (Age 16)
Traveled in
Ira Eldredge Company (1861)
1861 July 1 – September 13 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1861 July 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 September 13
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1876 October 9 – 1877 October 23 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
23rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United Statess
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
States
Date Details
Started On 1876 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 October 23
Released
Died in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1923 March 26 (Age 86)
Media
John W Sharp (1836 - 1923) Profile
John William Sharp (1836 - 1923) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"John William Sharp of East Midvale Dies", Deseret News, (27 March 1923), Page 5.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. B, Page 38, Line 1495.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. A, Page 35, Line 1495.
Southern States Mission history, 1832-1964
Southern States Mission history, 1832-1964, Vol. 1, Page 344.
Pioneer
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Sharp, John William", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 2, Page 320-321.
