HENRY LAURENS SHARPE
Birth: 28 Apr 1849
Death: 23 Oct 1906
(age 57 years, 5 months, 25 days)
Henry Laurens Sharpe, the son of the Hon. Elam Sharpe and
Frances Henrietta Hayn, was born in South Carolina in 1849. The Civil War came
to an end just as he was about to go South, Henry went to Texas in the late
1860’s.
Henry met and married Lucy Phillips in Dallas County, Texas August 21, 1873. They moved to Parker County, buying a farm northeast of Weatherford, near the Godfrey’s Chapel area. They raised their large family on the farm, becoming part of the community, where their descendants still reside. Their children were Henry, Ed, Elam. Sadie, William, Isaac, Mark, James, Charlie, Lucy and Minnie.
After Henry’s death in 1906, Lucy moved into Weatherford where she died in 1941 at the age of 90. They are buried in the Clark Cemetery with many of their relatives.
Elam Laurens Sharpe was born September 20, 1875, after growing up as a farmer’s son, he bought the farm adjoining his father’s home place. Elam married in 1899, Ola Godfrey, the daughter of William J Godfrey and Susan Ann Kutch. Her grandfather, John W. Godfrey, came to Parker County in 1853 from Knox County, Tennessee. He was the founder and builder of Godfrey’s Chapel, located north of the Dicey community. John Godfrey also planted the Bois d’arc hedges and built the rock fences that remnants of still can be seen today on the McAnally farm.
The children of Elam and Ola Sharpe are, sons; Fred, Roy, John of Weatherford, Raymond of Springtown, and E.L. Jr of Oklahoma. Their daughters are Ruby Adalyn who married Buford Aaron Wilson in 1930 and resides in Weatherford now, and Mamie Sue, who married Lloyd Preston Smith and now lives in Albuquerque. Raymond Sharpe served in World War II as a Sgt. T-4 and was decorated for meritorious service during the Italian Campaign.
Henry Laurens Sharpe descended from Colonial South Carolina families that took an active part in the history of this country.
Andrea Lauret, born Rochelle, France, was the first of the name to America. He and his wife, Mary, with their five children migrated to South Carolina in 1716. The family landed at Charleston with other Huguenots. John Laurens, son of Andrea, married Esther Gossett, the name was changed with his generation. John’s son Henry, born 1724, was president of South Carolina Council of Safety in 1774. He also served as a minister to Holland and at one time was captured by the British on the high seas and imprisoned in the Tower of London. After an exchange of prisoners, Henry went to Paris with Benjamin Franklin and others to negotiate the Treaty of Peace. He signed the preliminary Treay November 30, 1782, but was forced to return to his home due tom ill health before the treaty was adopted. Henry Laurens married Eleanor Ball, and their daughter, Mary Eleanor, became the wife of the Hon. Charles Pickney.
In 1812, Frances Henrietta Pickney, daughter of Charles, married Robert Young Hayne. Robert Hayne was a United States Senator and a governor of South Carolina. He was a participant in the Hayne-Webster debate in 1830, concerning states rights.
The Haynes were the grandparents of Henry Laurens Sharpe. When the Hon. Elam Sharpe married Francis Henrietta Hayne in South Carolina, they bgave their son a proud heritage to bring to Texas and pass on to his children.
Written by: Ruby Sharpe Wilson (granddaughter of Henry and Lucy Sharpe)
In photo: Lucy and Henry Laurens Sharpe
Henry met and married Lucy Phillips in Dallas County, Texas August 21, 1873. They moved to Parker County, buying a farm northeast of Weatherford, near the Godfrey’s Chapel area. They raised their large family on the farm, becoming part of the community, where their descendants still reside. Their children were Henry, Ed, Elam. Sadie, William, Isaac, Mark, James, Charlie, Lucy and Minnie.
After Henry’s death in 1906, Lucy moved into Weatherford where she died in 1941 at the age of 90. They are buried in the Clark Cemetery with many of their relatives.
Elam Laurens Sharpe was born September 20, 1875, after growing up as a farmer’s son, he bought the farm adjoining his father’s home place. Elam married in 1899, Ola Godfrey, the daughter of William J Godfrey and Susan Ann Kutch. Her grandfather, John W. Godfrey, came to Parker County in 1853 from Knox County, Tennessee. He was the founder and builder of Godfrey’s Chapel, located north of the Dicey community. John Godfrey also planted the Bois d’arc hedges and built the rock fences that remnants of still can be seen today on the McAnally farm.
The children of Elam and Ola Sharpe are, sons; Fred, Roy, John of Weatherford, Raymond of Springtown, and E.L. Jr of Oklahoma. Their daughters are Ruby Adalyn who married Buford Aaron Wilson in 1930 and resides in Weatherford now, and Mamie Sue, who married Lloyd Preston Smith and now lives in Albuquerque. Raymond Sharpe served in World War II as a Sgt. T-4 and was decorated for meritorious service during the Italian Campaign.
Henry Laurens Sharpe descended from Colonial South Carolina families that took an active part in the history of this country.
Andrea Lauret, born Rochelle, France, was the first of the name to America. He and his wife, Mary, with their five children migrated to South Carolina in 1716. The family landed at Charleston with other Huguenots. John Laurens, son of Andrea, married Esther Gossett, the name was changed with his generation. John’s son Henry, born 1724, was president of South Carolina Council of Safety in 1774. He also served as a minister to Holland and at one time was captured by the British on the high seas and imprisoned in the Tower of London. After an exchange of prisoners, Henry went to Paris with Benjamin Franklin and others to negotiate the Treaty of Peace. He signed the preliminary Treay November 30, 1782, but was forced to return to his home due tom ill health before the treaty was adopted. Henry Laurens married Eleanor Ball, and their daughter, Mary Eleanor, became the wife of the Hon. Charles Pickney.
In 1812, Frances Henrietta Pickney, daughter of Charles, married Robert Young Hayne. Robert Hayne was a United States Senator and a governor of South Carolina. He was a participant in the Hayne-Webster debate in 1830, concerning states rights.
The Haynes were the grandparents of Henry Laurens Sharpe. When the Hon. Elam Sharpe married Francis Henrietta Hayne in South Carolina, they bgave their son a proud heritage to bring to Texas and pass on to his children.
Written by: Ruby Sharpe Wilson (granddaughter of Henry and Lucy Sharpe)
In photo: Lucy and Henry Laurens Sharpe