William Lewis Sharkey and Family Papers (Z/2234)

Dates: 1836-1931

Biography:

William Lewis Sharkey

William Lewis Sharkey, son of Patrick Sharkey, was probably born in Knox County, Tennessee, on August 12, 1798. Sharkey moved with his family, including younger brothers Jacob Rhodes and James Elliott, to Warrenton, Warren County, Mississippi, around 1800. Both of Sharkey’s parents had died by 1813, leaving him to support himself and his brothers by farming.