Dorothy Sharpes ^{4 5 6}

   Another name for Dorothy was Dorothy Sharps.^{2 4}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of April 1879 and a birth location of Calhoun County, WV.

This birth date was given on her 1900 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 11 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 230D, District 143, Dwelling 34, Family 34, Roll1401
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Dortha Sharpes..Daughter..2..WV
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 23 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 25, Family 162
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 8 months
Dorthy Poling..Wife..Apr 1879..21..WV..0/0
(Living with husband and mother-in-law.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 Apr 1878 instead of Apr 1879, then her age should have been 22 instead of 21.
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• She was buried after 4 December 1945 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Grantsville, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial #35105479
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Dorothy married French Poling, son of Nicholas Amos Poling and Matilda Hathaway, on 29 September 1899 in Grantsville, WV.^{1 2 3} (French Poling was born on 3 March 1876 in Calhoun County, WV,^{2 7 8} died on 27 September 1959 in , Wood County, WV ^{1 8 9} and was buried after 27 September 1959 in Grantsville, WV ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 23 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 25, Family 162
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 8 months
French Poling..Head..May 1877..23..WV..Farmer
Dorthy Poling..Wife..Apr 1879..21..WV...0/0
Matilda Poling..Moth..Feb 1837..63..WV..Widowed
Fred Hathiway..Serv..May 1882..18..WV..Day Laborer
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  Marriage Notes:

Dorothy Sharps was a 2nd cousin once removed to French Poling.
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Name: French Poling
Event Type: Marriage
Age: 23 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Birthplace: Calhoun, West Virginia
Marriage Date: 07 Oct 1899
Marriage Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Father's Name: Nicholas Poling
Mother's Name: Matilda Poling
Spouse's Name: Dorthy Sharps
Spouse's Age: 21 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Spouse's Birthplace: , Calhoun, West Virginia
Spouse's Father's Name: J S Sharps
Spouse's Mother's Name: Marietta Sharps
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 20
Reference ID: v 2 p 20

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRDG-HVY : 16 March 2020), Nicholas Poling in entry for French Poling and Dorthy Sharps, 07 Oct 1899; citing Calhoun, West Virginia, v 2 p 20, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 807,456.
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