Lawrence James Sharp

1908 - 1975  (67 years)

• Name	Lawrence James Sharp
  Birth	24 Feb 1908	Union Co, TN
  	Lawrence was Rachel Shelton Ridings' nephew
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Union Co, TN
  Census	1920	Union Co, TN
  Census	1950	Lee Co, VA
  Death	6 Nov 1975
  Burial	Hamilton Co, IN
  	FindAGrave Memorial 53746093
  Person ID	I488	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Caswell Henderson Sharp,   b. Abt 1870   d. Abt 1920 (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Octavia Laura Belle Shelton,   b. 25 May 1878, TN d. 19 Feb 1923, Union Co, TN (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1892	Union Co, TN
  	Groom's Name: Caswell H. Sharp Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Octava Shelton Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1892 Marriage Place: , Union, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51977-3 System Origin: Tennessee-VR Source Film Number: 976342
  Family ID	F615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Jane Doss,   b. 27 May 1909, Lee Co, VA d. 27 Nov 1995, Hamilton Co, IN (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1933	Lee Co, VA
  	Groom's Name: Lawrence Sharp Groom's Birth Date: 1908 Groom's Birthplace: Union Co., Tenn Groom's Age: 25 Bride's Name: Ruby Ridings Bride's Birth Date: 1909 Bride's Birthplace: Lee Co., Va Bride's Age: 24 Marriage Date: 03 Nov 1933 Marriage Place: Lee, Virginia Groom's Father's Name: Casual Sharp Groom's Mother's Name: Octavia Shelton Bride's Father's Name: W. K. Doss Bride's Mother's Name: Aimee Carter Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Single Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Widowed Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01794-9 System Origin: Virginia-EASy Source Film Number: 2048459 Reference Number: Image 594 Collection: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
  Children	1. James Hershel Sharp,   b. 12 Jul 1934, Lee Co, VA d. 18 Sep 1992, Hamilton Co, IN (Age 58 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Claude Ridings b 1923 Lawrence Sharp b 1908 taken v.i.c. coalcamp 1941

  
  

• Notes

  Lawrence was Willie Ridings' first cousin