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Moved to Howard, Elk Co., KS then Bashaw, Alberta, Canada.
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From "On the Hills of Home" by Cal Sharpe (1972):
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Marcellus married Florence Patterson in Kansas and later moved to Canada near Frank, He had two children, and one grandson, who was a minister to the Bahamas.
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"Uncle Marcellus, the youngest of the children of Daniel and Charlotte Sharp, was born in 1861, and lived to be 82 years old. He moved to Kansas with Grandpa Daniel seeking better farming land. While there he worked for a Mr. Patterson and married his daughter, Florence. At the age of 40, his wife fell off a horse and broke her leg, causing her to limp the rest of her life. They moved to Canada in 1913 after his brother, Frank, had settled there.
To uncle Marse, as he was called, and Aunt Florence, were born Marvin and Adele. Adele and her mother were invalids many years prior to their deaths. In writing to his sister Eliza's daughter, Alma, Uncle Marse wrote, "We came here to the old people's home, April 15, 1942. Aunt Florence was a perfect invalid for the last five years. She passed away August 30, and so I am alone just among strangers . . . your letters and pictures will interest me in my lonely times, This is your Uncle Marcellus, the only one left of a family of eighteen."
He died there at the convalescent home in Wetaskinin, Alberta, Canada, and outlived his wife only a few months. Marvin has a son, Alan, who is an evangelical missionary to the Bahamas, and a daughter, Alice (Mrs. Elmer Sorensen) who is a trained nurse. At present Marvin is a paralytic, and is a patient in a hospital at Camrose, Alberta. Uncle Marcellus has at this time seven living descendants.
Marcellus was said to have excellent health throughout his 82 years, was devoted to his family, and especially to his crippled and later invalid wife. He left the testimony of a Christian and a good man.
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1900 Howard, Elk Co., KS
Marcell Sharp - Nov 1861 - AL TN KY - m. 1886
Florence - Oct 1864 - IL IL IL - 2 born, 2 living
Adella - Sep 1887 - KS
Marvin - Feb 1890 - KS
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1910 Howard, Elk Co., KS
Marcellus D. Sharp - 48 - 1862 - AL MD TN
Florence J. - 45 - 1865 - IL
Adella B. - 21 - 1889 - KS
Marvin W. - 20 - 1890 - KS
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Brother Frank lived in the Busby Community (Painterhood Twsp.), abt. 7 miles north of Longton. He moved to British Columbia, Canada.
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