Fanny Sharp

Fanny Sharp

• Fanny Sharp was born circa 1813 in North Carolina.
• She married Harrison Brooks.
• Harrison Brooks and Fanny Sharp appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Sonora, Hancock County, Illinois. Other members of the household included Mary Jane Brooks. Also in the household were children William (age 12), Absalom (9), Elizabeth (7), Jacob (2) and Melvina (1 month).
• Harrison Brooks and Fanny Sharp appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Burnet PO, Burnet County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mary Jane Brooks. Also in the household were children William (age 22), Abslom (18), Fanny a. (8) and Samuel K. (6).
• Fanny Sharp became a widow at the 23 June 1865 death of her husband Harrison Brooks.
• Fanny Sharp appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Burnet County, Texas. Also in the household was her son Samuel (age 17).
• A photographic portrait was made about 1900 of Mary Jane Brooks and her siblings, children of Harrison and Fanny Sharp Brooks. Standing: Absolom Brooks and Samuel Rose Brooks; seated: Elizabeth Sarah Brooks Lawler, William Wayland Brooks and Mary Jane Brooks Bolt.

• Last Edited: 22 Mar 2016