John Wesley Sharrow
AKA: John W. Sharrow 2 5 6 7, John W. Shearo 3, John Wesley Sharow 1, John W. Sherrow 4
Note: John's father was illiterate, so the surname was transcribed in many ways.
Parents: Thomas Sherow (about 1825-1899) & Mary Ann Lucas (about 1828-before 1875)
Born: 16 Dec 1856, Fayette County, Ohio 1
or 16 Dec 1856, Ohio 2
or 16 Dec 1856 6
or Feb 1858, Ohio 4
1860 Census: in Paint Township, Fayette County, Ohio, living with parents 3 Details
1870 Census: no record of him has yet been found
1880 Census: in Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois 3a Details
living in household of John William Jacobs, his future father-in-law
Occupation: farm hand 3a, farmer 4 5
Died: 6 Apr 1912, Golden, Adams County, Illinois 1
or 6 Apr 1912 2 6
Buried: Row 17-N, Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery, Golden, Adams County, Illinois 1 6
Marriage:
Wife: Lillian Alice Jacobs (17 Dec 1863 - 22 Apr 1946)
Married: 25 Mar 1884, Adams County, Illinois 7
or 25 Mar 1884, Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois 1
or 26 Mar 1884 2
1890 Census: most census records lost in fire
1900 Census: in Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois 4 Details
1910 Census: in Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois 5 Details
6 Apr 1912: John died
Children:
1. William Lee Sharrow (1885-1970)
Wife: Viola Bashen (1886-1971)
2. Roy Lynn Sharrow (1887-1954)
Wife: Beulah Mae Curless (1892-1978)
3. Clarence Earl Sharrow (1890-1973)
Wife 1: Neva Blanche Witt (1892-1985)
Wife 2: Rebecca Irene Sloan (1906-1992)
Notes:
1. Ancestry World Tree, John Wesley
Sharrow, ID I2692 in "Sharrow Clan"
compiled by Ronald D. Sharrow, last update 12 Mar 2004.
2. Ancestry World Tree, John W.
Sharrow, ID I26829 in "The Prather Family"
compiled by Randy Jones, last update 29 Jun 2005.
3. Census 1860, Roll 959, p. 407, Image 192.
3a. Census 1880, Roll 174, Family History Film 1254174, p. 164C, Enumeration District 11, Image 0330.
4. Census 1900, Roll 235, p. 5A, Enumeration District 110.
5. Census 1910, Roll 229, Part 1, p. 131A.
6. Ebenezer Chapel & Cemetery Records, John W. Sharrow.
7. Illinois Marriages, John
W. Sharrow & Lillie A. Jacobs.