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Sheets, David P.

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Last Name Sheets
First Name David
Middle Name P.
Maiden Name
Death Date 2/7/1899
Birth Date 11/18/1833
Obituary Source Mooresville Guide, Feb. 24, 1899
Source Information Cemetery index/Diary of Elam Harvey
Cemetery Mooresville Cemetery
Family Information
Spouse Rachel Ellen Bray
Survived By Wife and 6 children: William, Laura Belle, Mary Alice, James, Frederick, and Albert.
Other Age 65. Son of George and Margaret House Sheets. Born in Virginia. Member Methodist church at Mooresville. Married Rachel E. Bray on June 3, 1858. Father of ten children, four of whom preceded him in death: George, Ida, Anna, and Walter. He had a saddle and harness shop in Mooresville. His death was unexpected; he had only been ill a few days. [From the Diary of Elam Harvey for Feb. 7, 1899: "D.P. Sheets died about 10 A.M. from congestion of the stomach."] Funeral at the residence near Joppa by Rev. J. W. J. Collins.
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