SHARP, James "Jimmie" Washington, 23 Jul 1903 - 4 Jun 1981, (son of James Anderson & Sallie Ann Hardison Sharp).
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SHARP, Ruby Media Turner, 16 Sep 1906 - 28 Dec 1979 (dau of James Anderson & Anna Maggie Austin Turner).
James "Jimmy" Washington Sharp, born in Maury County Tennessee on 23 Jul 1903: died in Davidson
County, Tennessee on 6 Jun 1981 He was a 1926 graduate of Columbia Central Hi School and attended Middle Tennessee State Teachers College known today (2008) as Middle Tennessee State University. He taught school in rural Maury County for several years in one room school houses. After the
outbreak of World War II Jimmy moved his family of seven children to Nashville where he worked for the State of Tennessee. He spent 28 years with the United States Postal Service before retiring. Jimmy was married to the former Ruby Media Turner, d/o James Anderson Turner and Anna
Maggie [Austin] Turner, on March 23, 1928. Ruby was born 16 Sep 1906 in Culleoka, Tn. died 29 Dec 1979 in Nashville Tn. Ruby attended Columbia Central Hi School through the 11th grade and had to drop out of school to help out at home with her many younger brothers and sisters. Ruby and
Jimmy are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery Columbia. TN.
Information & photo by Linda Yates. UPdate from the book Sharp and related families by Linda Sharp Yates, published by the JM Press, Brentwood TN
