In his own words . . . "At my death I want no flowers or funeral. I want my body cremated and the ashes destroyed."
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William was the youngest of five children known to have been born to Sam and Emma (Henry) Sharp. He is found living with his parents in Houston County, Texas on the 1910 and 1920 census. W. H. Sharp is only 16 when his father dies in 1921, and by 1930, he is in Cincinnati, Ohio -- listed as an automobile mechanic -- with a wife and a young son. By 1931, that soon to be ex-wife and the little boy are back in Texas when a baby girl is born. On the 1940 census, William is still in Cincinnati, with a new wife and no children. A daughter would join this household in 1943.
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From his Ohio certificate of death
Name: William H Sharp
Event: Death
Event Date: 11 Aug 1947
Event Place: Monroe Twp., Clermont, Ohio, body found under bridge
Residence: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Street Address: 4207 Verne Ave.
Gender: Male
Death Age: 42y 10m 27d
Marital Status: widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Auto Mechanic, unemployed
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1904
Birthplace: Texas
Cremation Date: 15 Aug 1947
Cremation Place: Cincinnati Crematory
Spouse: Virginia Sharp
Informant: Mr. William Merkel, 4207 Verne Ave.
Cause of Death: Suicide
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William was the youngest of five children known to have been born to Sam and Emma (Henry) Sharp. He is found living with his parents in Houston County, Texas on the 1910 and 1920 census. W. H. Sharp is only 16 when his father dies in 1921, and by 1930, he is in Cincinnati, Ohio -- listed as an automobile mechanic -- with a wife and a young son. By 1931, that soon to be ex-wife and the little boy are back in Texas when a baby girl is born. On the 1940 census, William is still in Cincinnati, with a new wife and no children. A daughter would join this household in 1943.
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From his Ohio certificate of death
Name: William H Sharp
Event: Death
Event Date: 11 Aug 1947
Event Place: Monroe Twp., Clermont, Ohio, body found under bridge
Residence: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Street Address: 4207 Verne Ave.
Gender: Male
Death Age: 42y 10m 27d
Marital Status: widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Auto Mechanic, unemployed
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1904
Birthplace: Texas
Cremation Date: 15 Aug 1947
Cremation Place: Cincinnati Crematory
Spouse: Virginia Sharp
Informant: Mr. William Merkel, 4207 Verne Ave.
Cause of Death: Suicide
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In his own words . . . "At my death I want no flowers or funeral. I want my body cremated and the ashes destroyed."
. . . . . . . . . . '
William was the youngest of five children known to have been born to Sam and Emma (Henry) Sharp. He is found living with his parents in Houston County, Texas on the 1910 and 1920 census. W. H. Sharp is only 16 when his father dies in 1921, and by 1930, he is in Cincinnati, Ohio -- listed as an automobile mechanic -- with a wife and a young son. By 1931, that soon to be ex-wife and the little boy are back in Texas when a baby girl is born. On the 1940 census, William is still in Cincinnati, with a new wife and no children. A daughter would join this household in 1943.
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From his Ohio certificate of death
Name: William H Sharp
Event: Death
Event Date: 11 Aug 1947
Event Place: Monroe Twp., Clermont, Ohio, body found under bridge
Residence: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Street Address: 4207 Verne Ave.
Gender: Male
Death Age: 42y 10m 27d
Marital Status: widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Auto Mechanic, unemployed
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1904
Birthplace: Texas
Cremation Date: 15 Aug 1947
Cremation Place: Cincinnati Crematory
Spouse: Virginia Sharp
Informant: Mr. William Merkel, 4207 Verne Ave.
Cause of Death: Suicide
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William was the youngest of five children known to have been born to Sam and Emma (Henry) Sharp. He is found living with his parents in Houston County, Texas on the 1910 and 1920 census. W. H. Sharp is only 16 when his father dies in 1921, and by 1930, he is in Cincinnati, Ohio -- listed as an automobile mechanic -- with a wife and a young son. By 1931, that soon to be ex-wife and the little boy are back in Texas when a baby girl is born. On the 1940 census, William is still in Cincinnati, with a new wife and no children. A daughter would join this household in 1943.
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From his Ohio certificate of death
Name: William H Sharp
Event: Death
Event Date: 11 Aug 1947
Event Place: Monroe Twp., Clermont, Ohio, body found under bridge
Residence: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Street Address: 4207 Verne Ave.
Gender: Male
Death Age: 42y 10m 27d
Marital Status: widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Auto Mechanic, unemployed
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1904
Birthplace: Texas
Cremation Date: 15 Aug 1947
Cremation Place: Cincinnati Crematory
Spouse: Virginia Sharp
Informant: Mr. William Merkel, 4207 Verne Ave.
Cause of Death: Suicide
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